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

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3. Click OK to save the new brightness setting or Cancel to leave your preferences unchanged.
You can click Default to restore the default brightness setting.
4. Choose File > Close Project to close the file without saving any changes.

Finding resources for using After Effects


After Effects includes interactive tutorials in the application itself. To access them, select Learn
in the Workspace bar. An overview of the interface and essential features is available in the
Learn panel, as are several interactive tutorials.


The Home window that appears when you open the application provides quick access to the
tutorials in the Learn panel as well as more advanced tutorials online. Additionally, it provides
links to other information to help you get the most out of After Effects. You can return to the
Home window at any time by clicking the Home icon in the Tools panel.


For complete and up-to-date information about using After Effects panels, tools, and other
application features, visit the Adobe website. To search for information in After Effects Help and
support documents, as well as on other websites relevant to After Effects users, simply enter a
search term in the Search Help box in the upper right corner of the application window. You can
narrow the results to view only Adobe Help and support documents.


For additional resources, such as tips and techniques and the latest product information, check
out the After Effects Help And Support page at helpx.adobe.com/after-effects.html.


Congratulations! You’ve finished Lesson 1. Now that you’re acquainted with the After Effects
workspace, you can continue to Lesson 2 to learn how to create and animate compositions using
effects and preset animations, or you can proceed to another lesson in this book.

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