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

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4. In the Effects & Presets panel, type bad TV in the search bar. Then select the Bad TV 3 -
weak animation preset, and drag it onto the Background effect layer in the Timeline panel.

5. Press the Home key or move the current-time indicator to the beginning of the time ruler.
Then press the spacebar to preview the movie. Press the spacebar again to stop playback.

The series title slides down, the episode title appears, and then the image becomes distorted.
Near the end of the time ruler, the episode title explodes off the screen. The image is challenging
to see once the effect is applied. You can change a setting in the effect to make the image clearer.


6. In the Effect Controls panel, choose Smooth Noise from the Wave Type menu. Then
preview the sequence again to see the difference.

7. Choose File > Save to save your work so far.

Setting up a template


You use the Essential Graphics panel to build custom controls and share them as Motion
Graphics templates. Drag properties into the panel to add controls you want to make editable. In
the panel, you can customize the names of controls, and you can group them to help others
understand their function. You can open the Essential Graphics panel separately, or select the
Essential Graphics workspace to open the panels you’re most likely to use in creating a template,
including the Effects & Presets panel.


1. Choose Window > Workspace > Essential Graphics.
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