Shoreline.mov
In the Sample_Movies folder: Lesson13.avi, Lesson13.mov
2. Open and play the Lesson13.avi sample movie in Windows Movies & TV or the
Lesson13.mov sample movie in QuickTime Player to see what you will create in this lesson.
When you are done, close Windows Movies & TV or QuickTime Player. You may delete
the sample movies from your hard disk if you have limited storage space.When you begin this lesson, restore the default application settings for After Effects. See
“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/Lesson13/Finished_Project folder.
6. Name the project Lesson13_Finished.aep, and then click Save.Importing the footage
You’ll import five assets for this lesson.
1. Choose File > Import > File.
2. Navigate to the Lessons/Lesson13/Assets folder. Shift-click to select the Quote1.psd,
Quote2.psd, Quote3.psd, and Shoreline.mov files, and then click Import or Open.
3. Double-click an empty area in the Project panel to open the Import File dialog box again.
4. Select the BlueCrabLogo.psd file, and click Import or Open.
5. In the BlueCrabLogo.psd dialog box, select Merged Layers, and then click OK.Creating the composition
Now, you will create a new composition based on the aspect ratio and duration of the
Shoreline.mov file.
1. Drag the Shoreline.mov item onto the Create A New Composition button ( ) at the bottom
of the Project panel. After Effects creates a new composition named Shoreline and displays
it in the Composition and Timeline panels.2. Drag the current-time indicator across the time ruler to preview the shot.