Adobe After Effects 5.0- P8

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Adobe After Effects 5.0- P8 ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 5.0 207 Classroom in a BookYou create both of these elements within a single project. Your first task is to create thatproject.1 Start After Effects 5.0, if it is not already running.2 Choose File > New > New Project.3 Choose File > Save As.4 In the Save Project As dialog box, find and open the _aep folder in the AE_CIB jobfolder you created earlier.5 Type 3DHexagons06_work.aep to name the project, and then click Save.Creating the first element: 3D hexagonsIn this lesson, you’ll create two elements with hexagons that appear to move in three-dimensional space. This first element includes solid-fill hexagonal shapes. You’ll createthe element using a single source file.Importing and organizing the source fileYou’ll start by importing the hexagon illustration.1 Choose File > Import > File.2 Locate the _ai folder inside of your AE_CIB job folder and select the 3DHexagon01.aifile.3 Click Open (Windows) or Import (Mac OS). The file is added to the Project window.4 Choose File > New > New Folder to create a new folder in the Project window.5 Type ai files to name the folder.6 Drag the 3DHexagon01.ai file into the ai files folder. Expand the folder so that you cansee the file inside it.This file is an image of a solid black hexagon with a transparent background, so thethumbnail in the Project window is completely black. The file was created in Adobe Illus-trator and contains a labeled alpha channel (that is, an alpha channel that After Effects canautomatically interpret), so the Interpret Footage dialog box is not required and does notappear during the import process.When you deselect the file (by clicking an empty area in the Project window), thethumbnail and file information no longer appear at the top of the window.208 LESSON 6 Building 3D Hexagon Elements Creating a composition Begin building the 3D hexagons element by creating a new composition. 1 Choose Composition > New Composition. 2 In the Composition Settings dialog box, type Hexagon Ring Comp in Composition Name. 3 In Preset, select NTSC D1 Square Pix, 720 x 540 to automatically set the Width, Height, Pixel Aspect Ratio, and Frame Rate to the appropriate selections. 4 (Optional) In Resolution, select Half or lower, as needed for your system. 5 In Duration, type 300 to specify three seconds, and then click OK. Note: If the In/Out/Stretch/Duration panel is still open, close it now by clicking the Expand or Collapse button ( ), which is below the panel and to its right. Adding the hexagons Next you’ll add the 3DHexagon01.ai to the composition. After adjusting its Opacity, you’ll duplicate the layer. You’ll use one layer for reference and make the other a 3D layer. 1 Move the current-time marker to 0:00, if it is not already there. 2 In the ai files folder in the Project window, select the 3DHexagon01.ai and drag it into the Timeline window. The layer automatically centers itself in the Composition window, but if the background is black, all you see are the layer selection handles. ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 5.0 209 Classroom in a Book3 Choose Composition > Background Color, and select white, using the color picker oreyedropper. The hexagon is now visible in the Composition window.4 Press T to open the Opacity property, and scrub or type to set the Opacity value to50%. Press T again to close the Opacity property.5 Duplicate the layer by pressing Ctrl + D (Windows) or Command + D (Mac OS).There are now two 3DHexagon01.ai layers in the Composition and Timeline windows.6 In the A/V Features panel for Layer 2, select the Lock switch ( ) so that you cannotaccidentally select or change it. Layer 2 will act as a reference layer as you position thehexagons.7 In the Switches panel for Layer 1, click the 3D Layer switch ( ). A small cube appears,indicating that this is now a 3D layer.Now you have one 3D hexagon layer and one 2D reference layer in your composition. Views When working in 3D space it is helpful—and often necessary—to view the layers in the composition from more than one angle. You use the view pop-up menu to select the orthogonal view (Front, Left, Top, Back, Right, and Bottom) that you see as you work with your layers. You can also create and save up to three custom views at any angles and distan ...