Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book (2019 Release), First Edition

When you create the first vertex, After Effects automatically adds a shape layer—Shape Layer 1 —to the Timeline panel. 4. Select ...

Positioning layers with snapping Now you’ll create the rim of the flowerpot and position it atop the base using the snapping fea ...

all layers. Snapping layers into position The flowerpot layers currently have no relationship to each other in the composition. ...

As you drag the layer, a box appears around the handle you selected, indicating that it is the snapping feature. 5. Use the Sele ...

5. Select the Shape Layer 1 layer, press Enter or Return, change its name to Falling Star, and press Enter or Return again. 6. I ...

After Effects creates a Position keyframe. 5. Go to 4:01. Increase the Scale value so that the flower is about the width of the ...

9. Hide the properties for the Falling Star layer. Animating fill color Currently, the star remains yellow with a red stroke as ...

You’ll draw a stem and leaves that emerge from the flowerpot to meet the falling star. You can simply parent the layers to each ...

Tip If you haven’t already deselected the Snapping option, you may need to deselect it now in order to position the stem where y ...

Parenting layers You’ll parent the leaves to the stem so they’ll emerge with it. 1. Move the Stem, Leaf 1, and Leaf 2 layers ben ...

2. Choose Window > Create Nulls From Paths.jsx. 3. Expand the Stem layer in the Timeline panel, and then expand Contents, Sha ...

You’ll animate the flower subtly, and the stem will move with it. 9. Go to 4:28, and use the Selection tool to move the flower a ...

Make any adjustments you need to make. For example, if the leaves protrude from the flowerpot as they rise with the stem, use t ...

[property name] line, and drag it to the Slider property name in the Audio Amplitude layer. When you release the mouse, the pick ...

5 Animating a Multimedia Presentation Lesson overview In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following: Create a complex ani ...

PROJECT: ANIMATED VIDEO Animation by Lee Daniels, http://www.leedanielsart.com Adobe After Effects projects typically use a vari ...

5. Choose File > Save As > Save As. 6. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the Lessons/Lesson05/Finished_Project folder ...

Easily access images, videos, colors, and other assets you’ve created in After Effects and other Adobe applications. Through Cre ...

Creating the composition You’ll create the composition and add the sky. 1. Click New Composition in the Composition panel. 2. In ...

3. Drag the Sky.ai footage item from the Project panel into the Timeline panel. The balloon will float across the Sky.ai image. ...