Control mask path color
To help you identify and work with masks, the Composition and Layer panels outline a mask’s path with color, and the Timeline panel displays that same color next to the mask’s name. By default, After Effects uses the color yellow for all masks. To make each mask more distinctive, you can manually change a mask’s color using the Timeline panel, or you can set After Effects to cycle through mask colors for new masks.
Apply a new color to a mask outline
To make it easier to work with multiple masks in the Composition panel, you can apply different colors to each mask outline.
- Select the mask in the Timeline panel.
- Click the color swatch to the left of the mask name, pick a new color, and click OK.