Digital Photographing and Imaging / After Effects Exercise (Week10)
|| 25/11/24 (Week 10)
|| Tee Zi Tong, 0366165
|| Digital Photographing and Imaging
|| After Effects Exercise
LECTURER
1. What is Adobe After Effects?
Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool designed for creating animations, visual effects, and motion graphics. It is widely used across industries, including:
- Film production
- Television projects
- Web-based video content
Primarily utilized in the post-production process, this software enables users to enhance and manipulate visuals with an extensive library of effects. It also supports the seamless integration of videos and images into unified scenes.
2. Preparing Layers in Adobe Photoshop for Adobe After Effects
In a way, Photoshop is a preparation and coordination tool before a project is transferred to After Effects. To ensure smooth animation workflows:
- Organize layers easily for better understanding and label them properly.
- Save the text layer in an organized way in order to synchronize it with After Effects.
3. Importing and Working with External Elements
Using Adobe After Effects, the user can open different elements such as image, video or Vector graphic from other programs like Photoshop or Illustrator. To optimize this process:
- It possible to make sure all developed layers are well-documented and labelled appropriately.
- Remember that After Effects does not work with media files importing them instead as linked files.
TASK PROGRESSIONS
Instructions
1. Import PSD File:
- Import W10_ANIMATE.psd into After Effects.
- Select Composition - Retain Layer Sizes.
2. Set Composition:
- Dimensions: 1080px (W) x 1920px (H).
- Duration: 15 seconds.
3. Animate Layers:
- Use Position (P) and Scale (S) to create keyframes.
- Apply Masking Path for custom transitions.
4. Render Output:
- Export as QuickTime (.MOV) or MP4.
5. Submit:
- Upload the video to the YouTube Channel.
- Update your E-Portfolio with progress and the video link.
- Attach the E-Portfolio link in your submission.
Instructions
1. Import PSD File:
- Import W10_ANIMATE.psd into After Effects.
- Select Composition - Retain Layer Sizes.
2. Set Composition:
- Dimensions: 1080px (W) x 1920px (H).
- Duration: 15 seconds.
3. Animate Layers:
- Use Position (P) and Scale (S) to create keyframes.
- Apply Masking Path for custom transitions.
4. Render Output:
- Export as QuickTime (.MOV) or MP4.
5. Submit:
- Upload the video to the YouTube Channel.
- Update your E-Portfolio with progress and the video link.
- Attach the E-Portfolio link in your submission.
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