After Effects CC Fundamentals: 1- 10

Explaining the workflow
Start a new project
Import and org assets ("footage")
Create one or more compositions ("comps")

Add assets and layers to a comp
- Assets, text, shapes, and other layer types

Composite (combine) layers in a comp
-Use existing transparency
-Create transparency

Adjust and animate layer properties
- scale, position, rotation, opacity

Add effects and adjust/animate effect
Preview you comps
Render (export) comps

Touring and customizing the workspace
When working with windows the check mark means its forward
Get rid of panel go to the three lines press close panel
To save layout go to standard "New workspace" and name it what you want
Shvron - Edit Work spaces see which is on the bar and so on

Mini project
Black is the default for transparency
Going to be using key frames YAY

Starting a project and Importing Assets
Ctrl +I is the shortcut to import
or double click in the project panel and hit import
or file> import > files

While importing a tif (or anything with transpreancey) it will pop up with this box have the program guess

Importing Photoshop and Illustrator
You can keep all the layers from a Photoshop or Ill. files and then use the elements that is in those layers to animate in after effects
Bring it in and hit "Composition - Retain Layer Sizes"
If you then hit "Editable layer Style" you can then animate bevels and things that you had in Photoshop

So now I have the files with all the many layers and there over all comp

Organizing Assets in the project panel
THIS BUTTON IS NICE `````~~~~
if you hover the mouse and press the button it expands the panel to see more info

Setting up New Comps

Since the resolution from the illustrator file is much bigger we can put into the new comp that is 1080 and it will match it.

So I put the background picture wich is bigger than 1080 but when I put in the new comp it will only put segment of the picture in. It will only put 1080 of it in and you can resize it from there.

When you add video it will change the duration
set the start timecode back to 0 tho

Adding Assets to a comp

Just like Photoshop there are layers and you can have things on top of things. you can also add music and words. Pressing space bar playing the music/ Media.

Creating Layers Within a Comp

Some cool layers you can do is text, solid, shape and adjustment layers. To add these layer right click on the layer box and click new > new layer and then pick which on you want. To do a shape it is easier to go to the top and do it that way.

Changing Layer Transform Properties

The first one is anchor point- scale and rotate around it
Using the pan tool with snapping turned on will help move it
Most layers will have the same 5 properties
You can have a layer with multi shapes in it

Explaining Key frames

You have to click the little stopwatch looking thing to activate key frames then scrub through it and change what you want. Ctrl + C will copy the active frame and Ctrl + v will paste it

Animating Transform Properties

Using Bezier Curves and Easy Ease

So easy ease is F9 and it is really nifty it makes things a lot smoother

Creating and Editing Text

Double clicking on the text will make is all red if you then type in it it will replace it. Vertical is good for lists and things of that sort.

I think I'm going to have to much fun with this....

Using The Source Text Keyframe

Not smooth it will always be jumpy

Explaining Shapes

Two shape types

- Parametric (shape Tools)

- Bezier (pen tool or pasted path)

Shapes consist of:

- Path

- Stroke (optional)

- Fill (optional)

Shape Path operations

- Repeater, Twist, Pucker & Bloat

Shape groups = Merging paths

Creating Shapes with Shape Tools

If you are making the shape and then you hit shift it will make a perfect circle.
Space bar moves it around while still making it

Having fun with experimenting with shapes

Creating Shapes With the pen tool

If you have a solid or a layer selected and then you use the pen tool it will create mask out the rest of it. A shape is when you don't have it selected. And has a stroke and fill.

Creating shapes from paths and text

Applying and Animating Shape Properties

Using Shape Path Operations

If you hit the little add button there are endless possibilities.

Overview of Video Effects
F1 gets you to the help
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/effect-list.html

Applying Video Effects
To apply to vid drag and drop. If you are dragging you should be able to tell what you are putting it on by the color the outline turns. If you have a layer active and double click on an effect it will apply it.

Examine Frequently Used Vid effects

Presenting Effect Animation Presets

Using Specialized Effects and Layer Styles

using key light to croma key out the green screen. first I masked the corner then have to find the right shad of green using the eye dropper in staus mode