# Automatic resizing switch off? **URL:** \ **Category:** Flame Questions\ **Tags:** action, gmask-tracer\ **Created:** [May 9, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332 "2023-05-09T12:31:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 12:31pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332/1 "2023-05-09T12:31:34Z")
I’ve spent a while making a rig to animate some masks - I then applied it to a new clip with a different resolution and all the masks change their aspect ratio. Is there a way to turn this auto resize off? [![](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/thedepartmentofexternalservices/original/2X/f/f1936097bd8c088deab127ae313c13b5ca78f8c5.jpeg "rig autosize") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vo1xgKGiRJ8) ---
**Author:** ![Francesco.Bianco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/ecae2f/32.png) [@Francesco.Bianco](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Francesco.Bianco)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:35pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332/2 "2023-05-09T13:35:52Z")
Not sure if it helps but try as a workaround this: Create a new action connected to the new plate with new resolution and copy the rig from the old rig to the new action (select all nodes from old rig → comand C and paste in new Action). ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 1:38pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332/3 "2023-05-09T13:38:59Z")
It’s a good workaround. I’m actually using gmask tracer. I used action for the video to see if it would be better. But it has the same fault. Fortunately Al the masks are instances so I only have one shape to tweak. But I wish I could just get it to work with real vectors which have their values true pixel value from Centre and not a proportion. ---
**Author:** ![Josh\_Laurence](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/josh_laurence/32/1243_2.png) [@Josh\_Laurence](https://forum.logik.tv/u/Josh_Laurence)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2023, 4:03pm UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332/4 "2023-05-09T16:03:49Z")
When faced with this, I usually add an Axis as parent to all the masks from the previous plate and tweak the scale that way. There’s a common factor that’s changed and the idea is to reverse that out. ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [May 10, 2023, 7:15am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332/5 "2023-05-10T07:15:45Z")
Thanks @Josh_Laurence. I’d still like to switch it off. My masks were based on all vertices being 100 pixels from the centre. If I were to take a colour source of 200x200px and place it over different canvas sizes, it would not automatically reshape itself. Whilst I can see some benefit, for motion graphics it’s a massive pain in the hole. ---
**Author:** ![johnag](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnag/32/573_2.png) [@johnag](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnag)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 1:16am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332/6 "2023-05-11T01:16:26Z")
Just asking but should the “Apply and scale” pref in Action do this? ---
**Author:** ![johnt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.logik.tv/johnt/32/14040_2.png) [@johnt](https://forum.logik.tv/u/johnt)\ **Post date:** [May 12, 2023, 2:24am UTC](https://forum.logik.tv/t/automatic-resizing-switch-off/8332/7 "2023-05-12T02:24:18Z")
I did try but it didn’t seem to.