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davoodice2 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 4:08 pm when set blending mode to any mode except normal, layer become invisible in render.

Greenlaw wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 4:59 pm Hi Davoodice2,

Blend modes are working here. I just now tried it with Vector, Image, and Group layers.

Are you hitting Apply before rendering? This is required to see the effect while the Layers Settings window is open.

One thing to watch for in Moho is that the Apply button should flash to let you know it registered the click. I've noticed that sometimes if I click too quickly, the click might not register.

Alternatively, you need to click the Okay button to both apply the settings and close the window. If you close the window via the 'X' box, the changed settings will not be applied.

davoodice2 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:37 pm

Greenlaw wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 4:59 pm Hi Davoodice2,

Blend modes are working here. I just now tried it with Vector, Image, and Group layers.

Are you hitting Apply before rendering? This is required to see the effect while the Layers Settings window is open.

One thing to watch for in Moho is that the Apply button should flash to let you know it registered the click. I've noticed that sometimes if I click too quickly, the click might not register.

Alternatively, you need to click the Okay button to both apply the settings and close the window. If you close the window via the 'X' box, the changed settings will not be applied.

hi friend
I sended a file with problem. I think some thing in masking is wrong.please download it and see if in your computer .

davoodice2 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:48 pm I don't know but "line magic_GRP" has a problem. I deleted that and recreate it, problem solved.but I want to to know why!

Greenlaw wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:54 pm Interesting. To check, I placed an image layer underneath the group, and didn't see the expected result. But if I move the Multiply setting to the top group, then I see the expected result over the image layer.

This seems to be a conflict with the masking settings, but I'm not sure why this is happening. I'm guessing it's because there is nothing underneath the group for the blend mode to apply to? That doesn't make complete sense to me but when I returned the Multiply setting to the child group and place the image layer between the group and the mask layer, the blend worked correctly with mask.

That said, this seems like an unusual setup (using multiply over nothing.) Is there a reason you need to use the blend mode this way?

synthsin75 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:55 pm

davoodice2 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 5:48 pm I don't know but "line magic_GRP" has a problem. I deleted that and recreate it, problem solved.but I want to to know why!

Tell you what, you go tell people how you've solved your other problems (so others can benefit from your solutions)

synthsin75 wrote: ↑Sat Aug 21, 2021 7:25 pm Trying to blend with a background that is "Add to mask, but keep invisible" means that there is nothing visible to blend with.

For the above, I did three things:

1. Removed the groups and masking. It's not necessary.

2. Duplicated the 'tick' layer and set the blend mode to either Add or Screen. Blur the layer from the layer settings. This will create an 'aura' around the original image and add a 'luminous' quality to the original image.

3. On the original layer, add a Soft Edge effect to the style. This is probably more effective when it's an outline, but it will help 'erode' the edges into the glow effect. This way, you're not blurring the entire layer, just the edges.

I'm sure there are other ways to do this in Moho, this was just one trick that came to mind. Personally, I prefer to apply this kind of effect when I'm compositing (i.e., in After Effects, HitFilm, Fusion, Nuke, etc.) It's much easier/flexible to do this stuff in a dedicated compositing/fx program, and rendering should be faster too.

Hope this helps.

Trying to blend with a background that is "Add to mask, but keep invisible" means that there is nothing visible to blend with.