Answers.Body: <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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Answers.UserDisplayName: tomh
Body: <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>
  
Comments.ContentLicense: CC BY-SA 3.0
Comments.CreationDate: 2014-12-29T17:10:07.643Z
Comments.Text: Can you post screen shots by any chance?  There are lots of check boxes and such on the layers that could be related.
Comments.UserDisplayName: AJ Henderson
Tags: <after-effects>
Title: Composition shows mask instead of content
UserDisplayName: membersound
ThreadText: # 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)
  
  
  ---
  
  