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

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2. In the Essential Graphics panel, choose Title sequence from the Master menu. Your
template will be based on the Title sequence composition.
3. Type Shot in the Dark sequence for the template name.

Adding properties to the Essential Graphics panel


You can add the controls for most effects, transform properties, and text properties to Motion
Graphics templates. You’ll give your colleagues options to replace the episode title and adjust it,
and to adjust the settings of the Bad TV - weak effect.


Making the text editable


The episode title for this title sequence will change for each episode, so the editor needs to be
able to edit the text. For every text layer, there is a source text property that you can add to the
Essential Graphics panel.


1. In the Timeline panel, expand the Text properties for the Episode 3 layer.
2. Drag the Source Text property into the Essential Graphics panel.

3. Click the Source Text label in the Essential Graphics panel, and then type Episode title.
4. Click Edit Properties next to the Episode title property, select Enable Font Size Adjustment,
and click OK.
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