Working with solid layers (6.5)

You can create solid images of any color or size (up to 30,000 x 30,000 pixels) using After Effects. After Effects treats solids as it does any other footage item: You can modify the mask, transform properties, and apply effects to the solid layer. After Effects 6.5 lets you continuously rasterize a solid layer so that the edges of the solid stay crisp as you scale it larger. This is particularly useful when applying a mask to a solid.

To continuously rasterize a solid layer:

1. Select the solid layer in the Timeline window.
2. Click the Collapse Transformations/Continuously Rasterize switch so that the "on" icon  appears for that layer.