You’ll add an effect to the type layer, but this time, you’ll animate its settings using keyframes. 9. Manually preview the effect by moving the current-time indicator from 0 to ... Read MoreRead More
Use the Timeline panel to animate layer properties and set In and Out points for a layer. (In and Out points are the points at which a layer begins and ... Read MoreRead More
You’ll start by replacing the placeholder text with real text. Then you’ll format it to fit the space better. Note After Effects offers robust character and paragraph formatting controls, but ... Read MoreRead More
In this exercise, you’ll work with a separate composition—the one you imported from a layered Photoshop file. At the top of the Composition panel is the Composition Navigator bar, which ... Read MoreRead More
After Effects also includes many stylistic effects. You’ll add a beam of light to the clip to add an artistic touch. You’ll change the settings of this effect to modify ... Read MoreRead More
The title is currently in the center of the screen, obscuring the dog and distracting from the action. You’ll move it to the lower left corner, where it will remain ... Read MoreRead More
Layers are the components you use to build a composition. Any item that you add to a composition—such as a still image, moving-image file, audio file, light layer, camera layer, ... Read MoreRead More
The next step of the workflow is to create a composition. You create all animation, layering, and effects in a composition. An After Effects composition has both spatial dimensions and ... Read MoreRead More
Because one of the footage items for this project is a multilayer Photoshop file, you’ll import it separately as a composition.TipYou can also choose File > Import > Multiple Files ... Read MoreRead More
A basic After Effects workflow follows six steps: importing and organizing footage, creating compositions and arranging layers, adding effects, animating elements, previewing your work, and rendering and outputting the final ... Read MoreRead More