AFTER EFFECTS 5 USER MANUAL - UITS
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1. Frames This can be changed later if necessary Click OK Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona File name AfterEffectS User pmd Last modified 05 24 02 AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual THE INTERFACE IN DEPTH Sbhyline pod Siar E Smaoke mev Women nav Mutic aif A A Source Footage B Project Window C Composition Window D Timeline Window As you work with compositions you also use three other types of windows Footage windows Layer windows and Effect Controls windows Footage Windows are useful for viewing and evaluating footage items in their original form Layer Windows To view a layer s original source independently of other layers or to trim footage you can open a Layer window Effects Control Windows As you work with effects you use the Effect Controls window to modify and animate the effects File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual EXERCISE 2 IMPORTING FILES Steps 1 Click File gt Import gt File A location window will appear 2 Locate and select the footage file you wish to import 3 Click Import For this workshop the folder on the hard drive is called AEWorkshop Import the files in this folder Note If importing more than one file choose Multiple Files option A location window will appear Locate and select the footage files y2. quce SdcepdEquebds 10 CrON TOSE M T EE 12 File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual WHY AFTER EFFECTS AfterEffects creates stand alone movies With so many programs out there that create stand alone movies to choose from how can we help a user pick the best one to fit their needs AfterEffects is an advanced motion graphics and visual effects program The final outcome of AfterEffects is a movie file such as a QuickTime movie Because of this it is necessary to distin guish AfterEffects from digital video editing software AfterEffects does not edit video but rather takes video clips and creates special effects and or adds movement to the clip along with sound files still images text etc Final Cut Pro is a professional quality digital video editing program Final Cut Pro offers some effects but has relatively few options when compared to AfterEffects Macromedia Flash also has the ability to create web sites and movies that can be published to the web using a separate FTP program or burned to a CD as a projector of the movie The advantages of Flash is the ability of increased interactivity and animation Flash movies can be very small in size and can be placed in Dreamweaver along with other information on a web page Flash is the choice if interactivity and advanced animations are import
3. 5 77 R7 TTT Ec n Activate the time vary stopwatch circled 3 oL mm for the layer you wish to animate Do this by v recie m clicking on the stopwatch shaped icon located oP m EUER a to the left of the layer property ex to the left of H position 6 Opacity a When the time vary stopwatch is activated a keyframe circled will be appear wherever the current time marker red line is currently located To add an additional keyframe place the current time marker in a new position and comp LN set the property s value any of the ways 9 00 9118 ma 2 zz M Co discussed before i e setting a property s eo Donec ia T lI RE E initial value Another keyframe automatically RID D a NUI Bes 3 appears and another diamond will appear a along the timeline once a new keyframe mem Ca has been set Rotation Opacity File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual To remove a keyframe highlight the keyframe by clicking on it once then press the delete key To remove all keyframes for a given layer property deactivate the time vary stopwatch by clicking on it If you accidentally get rid of your keyframes this way choose Edit gt Undo To show the animation between the keyframes press play on the Time Controls Palette or press the spacebar with the Current Time Marker at th
4. Multimedia Module AFTER EFFECTS 5 USER MANUAL For information and permission to use these training modules please contact Limell Lawson limell gu arizona edu 520 621 6576 Or Joe Brabant jorabant u arizona edu 520 621 9490 Modules available online at http mll arizona edu workshops shtml tutorialpdfs AfterEffectsS User pmd Last modified 05 24 02 AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS NAT CCL so d ET 9 Essential Terms and Concepts ccccccccescccececeneeceeeceeeeseeecsucecaseceaeeseeeesueeseueesaeesueesaeesaeeesaeesanas 9 Exploring TNS ES ACS MNT tee T COO ETT 4 Exercise 1 Exploring the Interface esses nennen nennen nnne nnne nnns 4 The internace n Dep Rm T 5 EXGICISG 2 NNDOMING FUG S saceti omm 6 FSM o REO TEE 6 ZW gemere puero ine PEE E OTT 7 Exerci cem IS NG eenei uad arias eed PM RI MORIETUR Rr uvadateda soc So Pra Ue SRL OPI tyananaeretns T EE M 8 pie cmo Be eC NER n 9 Set Keyframes and Save Work ccccceccccesecceeeecceeecceueeceseecceucessueeseeuseesueessaeecsusecsueessueeeseesessass 9 Exercise 6 Set Keyframes and Save Work cccccsececseeeeceseeceseeeceusecsuseesuseseueessaeessaueesseeness 10 Exercise 7 Export From After Effects iuusiseie posses donec p oseihs eDeaue toi ortu au pes e Qus vasa tS
5. The interface consists of three main windows the Project window the Composition window and the Timeline window In addition there are palettes tools info time controls and audio Project Window Tool Palette Info Palette Time Controls Composition Audio Palettes Window AEDI NE PCC E Loos E 002 0 27 al E ra f as d Comp Te Tineline BB vos 0427 EE Mi Ht secs elec Ier rewogies Di io SE EC Ro RO EC EO ko SR a d Timeline Window Switches Modes EXERCISE 1 EXPLORING THE Steps 1 Create anew composition window by selecting Composition gt New Composition The Composition Settings window will appear 2 Name the composition in the Com position Name box 3 Setthe Preset i e frame size to 720 x 480 and NTSC DV 720 x 480 4 Setthe Pixel Aspect Ratio to D1 DV NTSC 5 Set Resolution to Full INTERFACE Composition Settings Composition Name Insert Comp Name Here Preset NISCOU 720 486 Width 720 v Lock Aspect Ratio to 3 2 Height 480 Frame Aspect Ratio Pixel Aspect Ratio D1 DU NTSC 27 20 Frame Rate 29 97 Frames per second Resolution 720 x 480 1 2M per Sbpc frame Start Timecode 0 00 00 00 Base 30drop Duration 8 88 10 88 is 0 00 10 00 Base 30drop 6 Set Frame Rate to 29 97 frames per second 7 Set Duration to the expected duration of your project i e Hours Minutes Seconds
6. angle to the left of Mask 1 to reveal the mask s properties You will see Mask Shape Mask Feather Mask Opacity and Mask Expansion File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual Mask Shape controls the shape and size of the mask Mask Feather dithers the edges of the mask for less noticeable edges Mask Opacity controls the transparency of the mask Mask Expansion scales the mask To adjust the values of any of the four mask properties click on the numbers or words to the right of the property s name and enter a value or click hold Ejcomp 14 and scroll the same way transform 0 00 06 02 E zeca E E _ fe eS L Sv E 1 Ej flowerhop m amp g Masks properties are adjusted The tools from the Tools window used on the transform properties can also be used to manipulate masks such as 5 Mask Siapa b Mask Feather Inverted moving the position of the mask using b Mask Opacity the Selection Tool 5 Mask Expansion b E Mask 2 b E Mask 3 A o Inverted Inverted 4 Change the Mask Opacity to 41 5 Change Mask Feather to 5 pixels EFFECTS When you apply an effect to a layer the Effect Controls window opens the effect is listed there Each layer to which you apply effects appears on its own tab in the Effect Controls window The effect is also l
7. ant to you or your web site Macromedia Director can also be used like a Flash movie as an interactive web site but is mostly useful if creating stand alone projectors for movies interactive games and animations on CDs web sites and Kiosks ESSENTIAL TERMS AND CONCEPTS Footage file is any sound movie or picture file such as aif mov or tif that After Effects supports Object is a footage file that has been placed into the Composition and Timeline windows Layer Objects are placed in a stacking order each one on a layer in the Composition and Timeline windows Manipulate To manipulate an object is to apply any transform mask or effect to it objects are manipulated over time Transforms are used to change an object s position scale opacity and or rotation within the compo sition and over time Masks are created to block out and or reveal portions of the composition They are an outline that modifies a layer s alpha channel Use a mask when you want to draw areas of transparency in After Effects A mask belongs to a specific layer but each After Effects layer can contain multiple masks Effects are another more advanced way to manipulate objects A movie file ex a QuickTime file will be the final outcome of using After Effects File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual EXPLORING THE INTERFACE
8. e beginning point of the animation Be sure to save your work often It is also advisable to save various versions of your work as you progress This way if a mistake is made and then saved an older version can be recalled Saving options are found under the File menu When saving work to removable media ex Zip disk CD R or CD RW be sure to copy the AfterEffects project file as well as all source media i e footage files The file After Effects creates when you save only keeps track of the manipulations you make to your media The media is only referenced from the original image movie and sound files EXERCISE 6G SET KEYFRAMES AND SAVE WORK Steps 1 Adda keyframe by activating the time vary stopwatch for a particular property placing the cursor on a new point in time and changing the property s value 2 Remove a keyframe by highlighting it and pressing delete and replace it in another location on Timeline 3 Deactivate the time vary stopwatch to remove all keyframes for a particular layer then Undo 4 Savethe project to the hard drive by going to File Save As EXERCISE 7 EXPORT FROM AFTER EFFECTS Steps 1 Click Composition gt Add To o workshop aep Render Queue EIB Render Queue The Render PTT espe Queue window will appear epe 2 The composition you have been creating will be highlighted in black in the Render Queue ACCAC CTO 7 NINE E window Click
9. from the Project window to the Timeline window They will appear as a list of objects once moved AES sample project redlawer tif T20 x M D NTSC Miang of Colorie Alpha ignored E uias O Geek Movia B Comp 1 Timeline SSS DE ld tewerhepmev C Cui Movie m price aif Ouch _ Movie I redira mas O Caii Movie J pirer tt 5 F Jr mer 3 E ZZ S CO ON OT cw TORT 7 2 nn RR 2 Expand properties of item by pressing on the triangle and then expanding the Transform option as well 3 Setanumeric value for any transform property by doing one of the following Click and hold on the blue number to the right of the property While holding down the mouse button you will be able to increase or decrease the property s value by scrolling right or left respectively Set both position and scale using the selection tool For position click the center of the object in the Composition Window and drag to the desired position For scale click and drag the handles at the corners or sides of the object Setthe rotation property by using its tool Select the rotation tool in the Tools window In the Composition window click on the desired object Then rotate the object using the handles EXERCISE 4 MASKING Steps 1 Select the layer in the Timeline window that you wish to add a mask to 2 Click Layer gt Mask gt New Mask A new mask named Mask 1 will appear under the Masks section 3 Click on the tri
10. ing to create an interactive web page containing video C Someone wanting to animate titles and audio into a video Complete the following tasks Have the instructor verify that the task was successfully completed before moving to the next task 1 Open After Effects 5 2 Create a new composition and set the correct initial values 3 Import footage files from the AE5 Module Media folder on the desktop into the Project window of After Effects Show the instructor what you have done before proceeding Write the answers to the following questions about keyframing 1 Whatis a keyframe used for 2 Whatinformation is contained in a keyframe 3 How many keyframes must be set to animate objects 4 How are the frames between keyframes calculated File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona
11. isted in the Effects section under the layer name in the Timeline window If you apply additional effects to the layer they are listed under the first effect in the Timeline window You change the order in which effects are rendered by dragging the effect name to a new position in the list File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual EXERCISE 5 EFFECTS Steps 1 Select the layer in the Timeline flowerhop mou Effect Controls E S window that you wish to add an effect flowerhop mov 5 to Comp 1 flowerhop mov vf Reset v7 Direction 2 Select the desired effect s by going to Effect at the top of the screen For example click Effect gt Blur amp Sharpen b IS Blur Length gt Directional Blur The Effect Con trols window will appear 3 Inthe Effect Controls window adjust the values in this example Direction and Blur Length as desired The values can also be set in the Timeline window by changing the numeric value to the right of the property the same ways as described before for transform and mask properties f Comp 1 0 00 02 27 T ATTO 8000 SM ove tore Uu BUAI b Masks v Effects m P IF SET KEYFRAMES AND SAVE WORK f amp Comp 1 Set keyframes to animate objects 0 00 00 00 DE 2 zz M f ST DAT 1 7
12. ou wish to import onto the computer one at a time KEYFRAMING JE AES sample project 720 x 486 D1 DV NTSC d Millions of Colors Alpha Ignored and B Composition iai cubie mov Quick Movie iai flowerhop mov Quick Movie HA music aif E Quick Movie ia redflower mowv Quick Movie i pinkflower 1 tif 7 TIFF id redflower tif gi ee clgjuw swm p jj 1 A keyframe marks the point in time in the Timeline window where one specifies a value for a layer property for instance its position 2 Animation of any kind requires at least two keyframes i e an initial value and a final value Change begins at the first keyframe and continues until it reaches the second keyframe 3 Given two or more keyframes AfterEffects interpolates transition frames the frames between the keyframes automatically 4 You will be setting keyframes in the Timeline window for each desired property ex position scale etc of every object you wish to animate These are the basic principles of keyframes and how to use them Though this is only a model created for this lesson the principles can be directly applied to After Effects or any program that uses keyframes File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Last modified 05 24 02 Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual EXERCISE 3 COMPOSITING Steps 1 Drag the footage files that you will be using
13. ssor None Rate 44 100 Size 16 bit Use Mono or Stereo depends on your specific audio source Click OK 10 Click OK to close the Output Module Settings window 11 Click on Not Yet Specified to the right of Oo workshop aep Render Queue EB Output To to set your file s saving destina Mese tion and name The Output Movie To deniers Started window will appear Log File ent Render e 12 Name the movie file and select an output m n D Current Render Details destination on the hard drive SC C NN b ttn P Curr e Errors Only Y ry b Output Module L 13 Click Save v i E 14 Click Render to begin rendering your composition into a movie file When finished the movie will appear as a file in the location you saved it to File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual CRITERION TEST eO min Write the answers to the following questions 1 What is After Effects used for 2 Whatis a footage file 3 What is an object 4 Whatare the four primary Transform properties 5 What are masks used for 6 Howare effect properties set compared to Masks or Transforms 7 What will the final product of After Effects be 8 Which of the following lab clients should use After Effects A Someone wanting to digitize and edit video B Someone want
14. the triangle to ves Ense d the right of Render Settings and select Best Settings File name AfterEffect5 User pmd Copyright Arizona Board of Regents 2002 Last modified 05 24 02 University of Arizona AFTER EFFECTS 5 User Manual 3 Double click on Output Module to bring up the Output Module Settings window Set Format to QuickTime Movie c Output Module Settings Composition Comp 1 Format QuickTime Movie gt g Import into project when done Embed None l 4 Video Output 4 Make sure the Video Output box is checked 5 Under Video Output click Format Options m i Hara Compressor arnes The Compressor Settings window will appear Spatial Quality High 100 Depth Color Premultiplied Matted gt O Stretch Width Height Rendering at 720 x 480 V Lock Aspect Ratio to 3 2 420 6 For Compressor select None and Millions of Colors Set the Quality slider to Best 4b Custom Stretch to 720 x Stretch 96 x Stretch Quality High gt L Crop 2 Click OK Top ES E eCT Final Size 720 x 480 8 If your composition does not have audio EI make sure the Audio Output box is not checked If your composition does have audio place a check in the Audio Output Co box 9 Click on Format Options The Sound Settings window will appear Select the following values Compre
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