That time a pro at a Denver convention showed me their layer masking shortcut

I was watching them work on a live projection piece and they just tapped a key to toggle the mask view instead of clicking through menus, and I saved like 20 minutes on my next complex render, anyone else learn those random efficiency tricks from watching someone else's hands on the keyboard?

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terry_wood5113d ago

It's funny how those little keyboard shortcuts feel like discovering a secret level in a video game. Kinda makes you realize how much of our daily grind is just layers of hidden efficiency we haven't uncovered yet. I bet there's a ton of stuff like that in regular life too, like the way your grandma folds a fitted sheet or how a mechanic checks your oil. Mostly we just stumble through things the hard way until someone casually shows us a better path. Idk, maybe the real trick is just staying open to watching how other people do the small stuff.

jessicac2829d ago

Man, that's the best feeling when you catch a trick like that.

daniel85729d ago

I get what you're saying about that satisfaction, but honestly I don't really feel it the same way. When I pull off something tricky it just feels like I got lucky and barely dodged a mess up. Like I spend the whole time thinking about all the ways it could have gone wrong instead of enjoying the moment.