Comments on: labwork… rd: Masks to Shapes http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/ refine+definition+factory = where ideas go to be refined Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:16:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Jeff Almasol http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-39315 Jeff Almasol Tue, 31 Jan 2012 01:16:18 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-39315 hi lee... you should just need to select a layer that has masks on it, then run this script. :jeff hi lee… you should just need to select a layer that has masks on it, then run this script.

:jeff

]]> By: Lee http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-39308 Lee Mon, 30 Jan 2012 17:43:12 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-39308 just downloaded your script but how do you use it? Prob stupid question i know! Thanks Lee just downloaded your script but how do you use it? Prob stupid question i know!

Thanks

Lee

]]> By: Jeff Almasol http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-36748 Jeff Almasol Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:42:05 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-36748 hey pete... glad to hear it was useful. cheers! hey pete… glad to hear it was useful. cheers!

]]> By: Pete Menich http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-36724 Pete Menich Tue, 25 Oct 2011 09:13:42 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-36724 Hey Jeff This script totally saved my butt today. many thanks! Pete Hey Jeff

This script totally saved my butt today.

many thanks!

Pete

]]> By: Jeff Almasol http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-31359 Jeff Almasol Thu, 07 Apr 2011 04:03:19 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-31359 hi jeroen... sounds like nice enhancements. no need to send it to me. i'm glad you're able to find it helpful for your needs. hi jeroen… sounds like nice enhancements. no need to send it to me. i’m glad you’re able to find it helpful for your needs.

]]> By: Jeroen Schellekens http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-31269 Jeroen Schellekens Tue, 05 Apr 2011 17:34:31 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-31269 Hello Jeff, I discovered your great Masks-to-shapes script today. For personal usage I made 2 small modifications to your script that was necessary for a project I am working on. Maybe you or others are interested: 1. Convert each mask to an individual Shape layer. This makes it possible to give each shape layer its own sets of effects, instead of all effects are applied to a single shape layer (which was needed in my project). 2. Add a Fill property to each created shape (using greyscale tints that increase in brightness each layer). This saves a lot of time if you have many Illustrator objects to copy-paste and where Illustrator object has a large set of shapes (in my case > 40). If useful, just let me know I can send/share it. FYI - of course I'm not spreading this modified code since it is originally your creation! Hello Jeff, I discovered your great Masks-to-shapes script today.
For personal usage I made 2 small modifications to your script that was necessary for a project I am working on. Maybe you or others are interested:

1. Convert each mask to an individual Shape layer. This makes it possible to give each shape layer its own sets of effects, instead of all effects are applied to a single shape layer (which was needed in my project).

2. Add a Fill property to each created shape (using greyscale tints that increase in brightness each layer). This saves a lot of time if you have many Illustrator objects to copy-paste and where Illustrator object has a large set of shapes (in my case > 40).

If useful, just let me know I can send/share it.
FYI – of course I’m not spreading this modified code since it is originally your creation!

]]> By: Michał Krut http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-27325 Michał Krut Tue, 21 Dec 2010 00:18:26 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-27325 Thanks for that scrip it works great on CS3 even on coplex shapes. If you want see my work when i use your script go to my folio on http://michalkrut.blogspot.com/. Thx again. Thanks for that scrip it works great on CS3 even on coplex shapes. If you want see my work when i use your script go to my folio on http://michalkrut.blogspot.com/. Thx again.

]]> By: Jeff Almasol http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-26362 Jeff Almasol Sat, 20 Nov 2010 05:36:40 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-26362 dane... what's happening? as for keyframes, was that link (from james clark, on this page) going to do what you need? dane… what’s happening? as for keyframes, was that link (from james clark, on this page) going to do what you need?

]]> By: Dane http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-26319 Dane Thu, 18 Nov 2010 19:09:47 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-26319 I can't seem to get that MasktoShapes-animation script to work right... I'm on CS5. If this were updated with an ability to match keyframed masks (even without interpolation), I think it'd make a lot of people happy. Great script! Thanks! I can’t seem to get that MasktoShapes-animation script to work right… I’m on CS5. If this were updated with an ability to match keyframed masks (even without interpolation), I think it’d make a lot of people happy. Great script! Thanks!

]]> By: James Clark http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/comment-page-1/#comment-25549 James Clark Mon, 18 Oct 2010 13:08:47 +0000 http://www.redefinery.com/blog/20071007_labwork-rd-masks-to-shapes/#comment-25549 I found your script very usefull, and for my own use added in a loop to copy the keyframes from the mask to the new shape. I can't see any problems with it and it worked for me. But maybe there are some flaws. Here is the script with the added feature anyway: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7304207/rd_MasksToShapes_animation.jsx I found your script very usefull, and for my own use added in a loop to copy the keyframes from the mask to the new shape.

I can’t see any problems with it and it worked for me. But maybe there are some flaws.

Here is the script with the added feature anyway: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7304207/rd_MasksToShapes_animation.jsx

]]>