Adobe After Effects 5.0- P4

Adobe After Effects 5.0- P4: AdobeAfter Effects5.0 provides the core 2D and 3D tools for compositing, animation,and effects that motion-graphics professionals, Web designers, and video professionalsneed. After Effects is widely used for digital post-production of film, motion graphics,video multimedia, and the Web.
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Adobe After Effects 5.0- P4 ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 5.0 79 Classroom in a BookPlacing the Square Grid animationsYou’ll now add, duplicate, rename, and move the Square Grid Comp within the newcomposition.1 In the Project window, select the Squares Grid Comp and drag it into the Compositionor Timeline window.2 Press Ctrl + D (Windows) or Command + D (Mac OS) five times to duplicate the layerso that a total of six layers appears in the Timeline window.3 In the Timeline window, select Layer 1 and press Enter or Return. The layer namebecomes active.4 Type Square Grid 1, and press Enter or Return to enter the new name.5 Repeat steps 3 and 4 to rename each of the other five layers, naming them according totheir position in the layer stack: Square Grid 2, Square Grid 3, and so forth.80 LESSON 2 Building Elements from Squares 6 In the Timeline window, select Square Grid 1 and drag it to the far left edge of the Composition window, at approximately the 220, 220 coordinates. 7 Move Square Grid 2 to the right of Square Grid 1, at approximately 660, 220. 8 Move each of the remaining layers until they line up approximately as shown: • Square Grid 3: 1100, 220 • Square Grid 4: 1540, 220 • Square Grid 5: 1980, 220 • Square Grid 6: 2420, 220 1 2 3 4 5 6 Layers 1–6 positions Adjusting the opacity of some layers To add variety and texture, you’ll change the opacity of two layers. 1 In the Timeline window, select the Square Grid 1 layer and press T to open its Opacity property. 2 Scrub or type 50% as the Opacity value, and press Enter or Return. Then press T again to close the Opacity property. ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 5.0 81 Classroom in a Book3 Select the Square Grid 4 layer and repeat this process, but this time change the Opacityvalue to 80%.4 Save your work.Rotating layersTo give this element a slightly less uniform appearance, you’ll randomize the orientations.Because you created the original animation composition as a perfect square, you cansimply rotate a few of the duplicates. This varies the movement within the overall compo-sition, creating the impression that you’ve done a lot more work than you actually did.Your last task before rendering is to limit the work area.1 Choose Edit > Select All or press Ctrl + A (Windows) or Command + A (Mac OS) toselect all layers.2 Press R to open the Rotation properties for all of the layers.3 Choose Edit > Deselect All or press Ctrl + Shift + A (Windows) orCommand + Shift + A (Mac OS) to deselect all layers, leaving the Rotation propertiesopen.4 Scrub or type to enter Rotation values for the layers, as follows:• Square Grid 1: 0˚ (No change.)• Square Grid 2: 90˚.• Square Grid 3: 180˚.• Square Grid 4: –90˚.• Square Grid 5: 0˚ (No change.)82 LESSON 2 Building Elements from Squares • Square Grid 6: 90˚. 5 Move the current-time marker to 3:00 and press N to set the work area to end at 3:00. 6 Press Home to move the current-time marker to 0:00, and then preview the animation. The squares randomly shift as they shuffle themselves in the Composition window. If you want to make adjustments, do so now. 7 Save the project. Rendering the dancing squares You’ve finished working with this element, so it’s time to render the movie. 1 Close the Composition and Timeline windows, and then select the Squares01 Comp in the Project window. 2 Choose Composition > Make Movie, or press Ctrl + M (Windows) or Command + M (Mac OS). 3 In the Output Movie To dialog box, locate your _mov folder in the AE_CIB job folder and type Squares01.mov in Name. 4 In the Render Queue window, choose Best Settings for the Render Settings. ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 5.0 83 Classroom in a Book5 Click the underlined words Best Settings to open the Render Settings dialog box.6 Make sure that Time Span is set to Work Area Only and that the work area indicatedstarts at 0:00 and ends at 3:00. Click OK to close the Render Settings dialog box.7 For the Output Module, choose Custom to open the Output Module Se ...