After Effects 2
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Photoshop Setup
cmd Y - New Solid Layer cmd C - Copy cmd V - Paste Resolution - 72dpi Colour Mode - RGB Use pixels not CM Can also use Film and Video drop down menu to get exact same specifications
Guides appear - specify zones Outside rectangle - Action safe zone Anything that you put inside that zone will be visible / viewable however the piece of video is presented There is a change if you have artwork outside of the rectangle they could be cropped depending on how they are going to be viewed Legacy feature from when TVs CRT old fashioned ratios Inside rectangle Title safe zone If you have text you must keep it in there May get distorted on older TV’s / Screens Can turn on these rectangles in After Effects
Used widescreen preset to create this file so that I can make the text the right size when its placed into after effects. Get an exact idea of how big its going to be when placed. Don’t want to e nlarge text / images in photoshop because they will pixelate. cmd I - Import file cmd K - Composition settings When you import something as footagepiece of video / image etc will occupy one layer in your composition, a dialogue box will always ask you how you want to import it again. When importing you are creating a link not actually putting the file in so make sure you keep everything organised in one folder, the same as in InDesign. You can drag a drop the file from the links menu to the timeline - This will automatically be centred in the composition frame - If you drag a drop into the composition Import as composition - Allows you to carry on editing these layers in After Effects - Can animate each layer individually - Need to add each segment as a new layer to maintain layer compatibility
Need a position frame on each layer so they remain on the layers they are on, Select all layers P - Will show positions of all your layers Because all the layers are selected, if you activate key framing on one layer, it will activate the key framing for position properties on all layers - will give you a start key frame on all the layers are the same time.
Import Options
When you want the letters to keep their own anchor points rather than the whole words anchor point you insert them using Composition / Retain layer sizes - This means the letters can be rotated and scaled from their individual anchor points as the images on this page show.
Dash on the timeline represents quality
Setting up documents in Illustrator for After Effects Use the video & Film setting then set up to match your After Effects file
Motion Blur - Three circles icon - Switch on the top of the timeline to enable motion blur for the entire clip
It is possible to use to collect files feature to keep all your files organised and in the same place - After Effects will make a new folder (same name as project) - Puts a copy of After Effects project - Makes a folder called footage which contains everything you have used in the project - Gathers everything together and allows you to move files from one computer to another
cmd Y - New Solid Layer cmd C - Copy cmd V - Paste cmd I - Import file cmd K - Composition settings cmd N - New Composition P - Position R - Rotation S - Scale O - Opacity A - Anchor Point