Introduction
Overview
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Software versions and exercise files
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1. Editing Layers in Time
Stacking and sliding layers
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Trimming layers in the Timeline panel
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Trimming in the Layer panel
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Pre-trimming and inserting layers from the Footage panel
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Slip editing
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2. Sequencing Layers
Applying sequence layers to footage
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Using sequence layers with objects
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Example: Sequence layers and photographs
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Creating a new composition using sequence layers
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Understanding the importance of layer order
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3. Looping, Stretching, and Frame Blending Footage
Looping footage
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Importing a sequence of still images
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Using Time Stretch vs. altering frame rates
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Frame blending
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4. Blending Modes
Applying effects
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Overview of blending modes
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Combining modes and effects
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Why apply effects to slides?
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5. Effects and Presets
Using the Effects & Presets panel
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Applying presets
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Working with behaviors
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Creating and saving presets
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Property links and effects
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6. Layer Styles
Importing Photoshop files with layer styles
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Applying layer styles inside After Effects
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7. Adjustment Layers
Using adjustment layers
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Working with adjustment layers and alpha channels
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Applying a filmic glow treatment
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8. Quizzlers
Quizzler challenges
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Quizzler solution one: Pyrotechnic composite
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Quizzler solution two: Sequenced fades
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9. Idea Corner
Idea corner one: Adjustment layer shapes
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Idea corner two: Creating a traveling glass bar
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Idea corner three: Creating sequences from filmstrips
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10. Sidebars
Looping footage by crossfading
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Working with effect point paths
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Brainstorming
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Working with pixel aspect ratios
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Higher quality upscaling
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Ex_Files_AE_Apprentice_04_Layer_Control_Update.zip
(1.5 GB)