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inte r fa ce Wo r k s p a c e The After Effects workspace is comprised of 3
Timeline
primary areas:
The Timeline panel graphically represents a composition as layers in a timeline.
Project Panel
● In the time ruler, a yellow marker—called the
The project Panel displays all of your imported files
current time indicator (CTI)—corresponds to the
in alphabetical order from which you can build your
current frame pictured in the Composition panel.
film:
● A vertical line extending from the CTI makes it easy
● It has a preview section at the top, and the bottom
to see how layers in the composition are situated in
segment identifies the files that can be used in the
time.
composition.
● In the Timeline panel, each layer occupies a row,
● These files can be renamed and duplicated through
and the rows are stacked vertically.
copy and paste actions. The file extension will
● Layers that are higher in the Timeline panel’s
automatically duplicate and can then be renamed
stacking order appear in front of lower layers when
(right click on folder or file to rename)
viewed in the Composition panel.
● The buttons on the bottom include : bin, new
● The Timeline panel offer more than just an
composition, new folder.
alternative view of the composition, it gives you
● As a means of managing multiple files it is
precise control over virtually every attribute of each
recommended that you create folders to organise/
layer in a composition.
manage the content in the panel.
Composition Preview
Wo r k f l o w
This is the main working and viewing area of the composition, it displays the layers of the footage
The basic workflow for After Effects is as follows:
visible in the current frame of the composition.
● Import and organize footage, images, audio into the
● You can use the Compostion Panel to visually
Project Panel.
preview the way a composition’s layers are rendered
● Create, arrange, and composite the files from the Project
within the visible frame as well as how those layers
Panel into layers in a composition.
are placed outside the frame.
● Modify and animate layer properties
● The Compostion Panel is equipped with many of
● Preview
the viewing and time controls present in the Footage
● Render and Export the film
panel and Layer panel, but because the composition
+
is where footage items become layers, the
● note : After Effects generates large files, it is
Compostion panel has several unique features, for
reccomended that these files are compressed post
example, you can move and scale layers and masks
production.
etc. directly in the Compostion panel.
