You can create a text layer with or without a matte. A text layer with a matte can be used to place a layer of text on a background. Create text layers with mattes when you are planning to use the text with a soft effect that requires a matte to composite a foreground on a background. You use the composited text as an input for Sparks or when adding an axis.
The transparency of the text's fill attribute receives special treatment when creating a text layer with a matte. By default, the transparency value is transferred to the matte. In the composite, this yields an image in which the text has the expected transparency.
To create a text layer:
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Select: | To: |
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RGB | Create a text layer that does not include a matte. |
RGBA | Create a text layer that does include a matte. |
In the following example, the text layer is created with the RGB option. The layer on which the text was created is output in the result, composited over a background layer.
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In the following example, the text layer is created with the RGBA option. Only the matte of the text layer itself is output in the result, composited over the background layer.
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