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Lesson 1: Introduction to After Effects
CMM204CMM204 – Digital Media Effects– Digital Media Effects
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Chapter ObjectivesChapter Objectives
• Able to understand compositions and its features
• Able to identify the different panels and frames
• Able to organize panels• Able to save custom workspaces
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Topics to be coveredTopics to be covered
• Introduction• Compositions and its features• Components of an application window• Overview of the tools panel• Project panel and its features• Adobe Bridge• Re-sizing frames and panels• Re-Organizing panels• Opening new panels• Workspaces
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After EffectsAfter Effects
• Digital motion graphics and compositing software
• Main purpose is for film and video post-production
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IntroductionIntroduction
• Source materials have to be imported in– Importing does not copy the actual source
but creates a link to the source
• Source material is known as footage– Audio– Video– Still image
• After Effects project file will have a file extension .aep
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Compositions and its featuresCompositions and its features
• Compositions is a major building block
• Known as comp for short• Layers are footage items that are
added to a comp– Solids– Text– Shapes
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Compositions and its featuresCompositions and its features
• The same footage item can be used multiple times and in multiple compositions in the same comp
• Comps are live, you can go back and alter any settings
• Comps are non-destructive
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Components of an application windowComponents of an application window
• Contains panels and frames– Tools– Project– Composition– Timeline– Audio– Info– Controls
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Overview of the tool panelOverview of the tool panel
• Strip along the application window• Contains a number of icons• Most tools have popup menu which
allows you to choose sub tools• Some tools automatically open
related panels when you select them
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Project panel and its featuresProject panel and its features
• Contains all the footages and comps• Displays info in a series of columns
(eg. File type, size and location)• Able to create folders for house-
keeping purposes
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Importing footages into a projectImporting footages into a project
• File > Import > File or Ctrl+I• Able to import file as single or
multiple files• You can also import files as a folder
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Footage PanelFootage Panel
• Footage items always open in the footage panel
• Able to study the footage before deciding to use it in your comp
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Adobe BridgeAdobe Bridge
• An application that is shared by many Adobe programs
• Helps to search, preview and rank content
• Gives easy access to the template projects and animations presets and other assets such as Adobe Stock Photos
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Resizing Frames and PanelsResizing Frames and Panels
• When you select a panel a yellow outline will appear after which you can resize it
• Tabs displays the comp names in the timeline panel
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Re-OrganizingRe-Organizing
• Allows for re-organizing of panels to create custom workspace
• You can drag panels and drop them to your desired locations
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Opening New PanelsOpening New Panels
• By Default After effects only opens a few panels
• You can open more using the window menu
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WorkspacesWorkspaces
• After organizing the panels and frames to your liking you have to save the workspace
• Click on the workspace pop-up and select new and name the workspace
• After saving, if you were to change anything accidently, you can always reset the workspace to its original form
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