<p>Check whether you have <a href="http://www.digitalsandwich.net/portfolio/ae-quicktip-collapse-transformations/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Collapse Transformations</a> enabled in your comp1.  It's a litte sun icon:</p>

<p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/fx4fq.png" alt="Screenshot of a comp showing the collapse transformations icon"></p>

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2014-12-29T19:06:29.617Z
2014-12-29T19:06:29.617Z
tomh
<p>I have the following project layout:</p>

<pre><code>[null]
[comp1]
  mask/matte
  texture
</code></pre>

<p>When I'm inside the comp1 I see the content correctly. But in my main project view, I just see the mask(!) (black/white) instead of the content! What might be wrong here?</p>

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2014-12-29T17:10:07.643Z
Can you post screen shots by any chance?  There are lots of check boxes and such on the layers that could be related.
AJ Henderson
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Composition shows mask instead of content
membersound
# Composition shows mask instead of content

(Asked by: username_0 on 2014-12-29)

I have the following project layout:
[null]
[comp1]
  mask/matte
  texture

When I'm inside the comp1 I see the content correctly. But in my main project view, I just see the mask(!) (black/white) instead of the content! What might be wrong here?

**Tags:** after-effects

> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Can you post screen shots by any chance?  There are lots of check boxes and such on the layers that could be related.  

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## 1 answers

### Answer by username_2 on 2014-12-29. Score: 3 | Accepted answer

Check whether you have [Collapse Transformations](http://www.digitalsandwich.net/portfolio/ae-quicktip-collapse-transformations/) enabled in your comp1. It's a litte sun icon:

![Screenshot of a comp showing the collapse transformations icon](https://i.sstatic.net/fx4fq.png)


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