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

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2. Find a plane that is relatively flat on a rock, right-click the target, and choose Create Solid.

3. Right-click or Control-click the Track Solid 1 layer, choose Pre-compose, name the
composition Logo, and click OK.
4. Double-click the Logo composition to open it. Delete the Track Solid 1 layer, and then drag
the BlueCrabLogo. psd file into the Timeline panel. With the BlueCrabLogo.psd layer
selected, choose Layer > Transform > Fit To Comp.
5. Select the Shoreline Timeline panel, and then select the Logo layer.
6. Press R to reveal the Rotation property, and then change the Orientation to 0 , 60 , 0. Use the
Selection tool ( ) to drag the logo up to rest on the rock.

7. Press Shift+P+S to reveal the Position and Scale properties, too. Click the stopwatch icons (
) to create initial keyframes for the Position, Scale, and Orientation properties.
8. Go to 12:03, and increase the Scale value (we used 190.5%). Adjust the position and
orientation as needed to match the image below.
9. Go to 13:04, and increase the Scale value again (we used 249%). Adjust the position if
necessary to match the image below.



  1. Go to 13:25, and increase the Scale value again (we used 285.2%). Adjust the orientation so
    that the logo faces forward; adjust the position to match the image below.




  2. Go to 14:29, and adjust the position for the final shot. Hide all layer properties.



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