“Restoring default preferences” on page 3.
3. Start After Effects, and then immediately hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or
Command+Option+Shift (macOS). When prompted, click OK to delete your preferences.
Click New Project in the Home window.After Effects opens to display an empty, untitled project.
4. Choose File > Save As > Save As.
5. In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the Lessons/Lesson11/Finished_Project folder. Name
the project Lesson11_Finished.aep, and click Save.Preparing a master composition
To create a template, you first need to create an After Effects composition upon which the
template will be based. You’ll create a master composition that contains the background image
assets and an animated title and subtitle.
Creating the composition
First, import the assets, and create the composition.
1. Double-click an empty area of the Project panel to open the Import File dialog box.
2. Navigate to the Lessons/Lesson11/Assets folder on your hard disk, and then Shift-click to
select all four PSD files. Click Import or Open.
3. Click the New Composition button in the Composition panel.
4. In the Composition Settings dialog box, do the following, and then click OK:
Name the composition Title sequence.
Choose HDTV 1080 25 from the Preset menu.
Enter 10:00 for the Duration.
Select black for the Background Color.