After Effects Notes

Using alt and bracket places markers on areas of the text

Effect> Generate> Ramp (for gradient background)

To use pickwip make sure "parent option is on"

1. How to set a keyframe

• press the stopwatch icon next to the position property
• pressin the "end" takes the CTI (current time indicator) to the end of the keyframe
• pressing the home key moves it to the beginning.

motion path show dotted lines that trace the path of the animation from start to finish. Each dot represents a position of fish at each frame in the timeline.

**preview animation in "Time Controls" shortcut is the number 0.

** there is a button shortcut for transform properties functions. S=scale, P=position, R=rotation

applying effects

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Bezier handles allow you to fine-tune curve of motion path.

Tweening versus interpolation

tweening: only in flash, only applied to objects on stage, symbol instances or grouped objects

interpolation: transitional frames between two keyframes, occurs as soon as a clockwatches is activated.

motion in After Effects is easier than flash because AE uses spatial (how a layer moves in compositions space) keyframes visualized as a motion path with belzier handles. (In flash you have to create a separate motion guide layer and link a drawn path to an object layer.

spatial and temporal interpolation

spatial is viewed as a motion path. Auto belzier creates a smooth rate of change from one keyframe to the next

Temporal: change of values in keyframes in regards to time. Default temp. inter. is Linear so value constantly changes.

>clicking "position" and the "Graphic editor" button allows for editing. Picking 'Auto Bezier' allows for more smooth animation.

applying effects

Rendering a project

keyframe assistant:

craqueline

***From Class****

After Effects is as the name suggest, great for using it after any given programs such as Photoshop and Illustrator. Videocopilot, creative cow.net

Flash is two dimensional flat

In AFter EFFects you have (the 3 d's which are>

X (LR), Y(UD) and Z(going around the word, makes it 3d) (after making an object 3d)

responds to the coordinates in your video.

, (zoom out)

. (zoom in)

0 (ram preview)

space bar (ram preview)

After Effects Basic Training 2-4, 7 and 8

hold cntrl while scrubbing to hear audio while you work

Mask=window on the screen

Add Camera (camera is child, null is parent) & pickwip

**TITLE SAFE BOX

Precompose

h.264 compression settings for quicktime

used program called compressor

1. drag and drop, click settings dvd
2. best quality 90 minutes, all