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Chroma Keying - After Effects

2011-11-24T00:37:29Z

Haramy27:

In this article, we will discuss how to chroma key out a background from your video. This works with any color, but a properly lit green or blue screen will yield the best results.
# Bring in your footage to a new composition. In the effects panel search for the effect '''Keylight (1.2)''', which is under '''Keying'''.
# Apply this effect to your footage by clicking, holding, and dragging this effect over the footage in the composition window.
# Now, in the '''Effect Controls''' window on the left of your screen, where it says '''Screen Colour''', click on the little eye dropper. Then click on the footage where the color you wish to key out is the most prominent.
# Then click on the little box that says '''Final Result''' and choose '''Status'''. You will now see what is transparent and what is opaque in your footage. Black is transparent, white is opaque, and gray is in-between. We want the subject to be white and the background to be black.
# Twirl the triangle next to '''Screen Matte''' and increase the Clip Black until your background is solid black. Decrease the Clip White until the subject is completely white. There will be a thin gray outline around your subject (which is okay).
# Finally, from the drop down '''View''' box, select '''Final Result''' to see your final key.

To clean up rough edges, use the Refine Matte effect. To learn more about that, go to the [[Refine_Matte_-_After_Effects | Refine Matte]] page.

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Create a Quick Vignette - After Effects

2011-11-23T23:53:38Z

Haramy27:

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a vignette. Vignettes can be used to direct the viewer's eye by drawing attention away from the edges of a video and focusing on a specific area.

# In your composition, create a new solid above your footage by going to '''Layer > New > Solid''', or by pressing '''Command Y'''. This solid will become your vignette - so keep that in mind when setting the solid color. Also, be sure to keep the Pixel Aspect Ratio and other presets similar to what you're working with in your main composition.
# Next, click and hold on the '''Shape Tool''' in the toolbar and select the '''Ellipse Tool''' (or whatever shape you want your vignette to be in).
# Then double click on the '''Ellipse Tool'''. It will automatically create a mask vignette that is the size of your composition.
# Next, in the '''Mask''' settings on the solid layer, click the drop down box that says '''Add''' and select '''Subtract''' instead (or click on the '''Inverted''' checkbox). This will move the solid layer to the outer edges of your composition.
# If you wish to resize or reshape the vignette, click on the red points to adjust the shape to your liking.
# Last, adjust the '''Mask Opacity''' (T) and the '''Mask Feathering''' (F) until the vignette is semitransparent and has the look you desire.

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Create a Quick Vignette - After Effects

2011-11-23T23:50:00Z

Haramy27:

In this tutorial, you will learn how to create a vignette. Vignettes can be used to direct the viewer's eye by drawing attention away from the edges of a video and focusing on a specific area.

# In your composition, create a new solid above your footage by going to '''Layer > New > Solid''', or by pressing '''Command Y'''. This solid will become your vignette - so keep that in mind when setting the solid color. Also, be sure to keep the Pixel Aspect Ratio and other presets similar to what you're working with in your main composition.
# Next, click and hold on the '''Shape Tool''' in the toolbar and select the '''Ellipse Tool''' (or whatever shape you want your vignette to be in).
# Then double click on the '''Ellipse Tool'''. It will automatically create a mask vignette that is the size of your composition.
# Next, in the '''Mask''' settings on the solid layer, click the drop down box that says '''Add''' and select '''Subtract''' instead. This will move the solid layer to the outer edges of your composition.
# If you wish to resize or reshape the vignette, click on the red points to adjust the shape to your liking.
# Last, adjust the '''Mask Opacity''' (T) and the '''Mask Feathering''' (F) until the vignette is semitransparent and has the look you desire.

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Refine Matte - After Effects

2011-11-23T23:34:37Z

Haramy27:

The Refine Matte plug-in can be used to touch up edges on masks, keys, or rotobrushed subjects. To apply the plug-in, search for '''Refine Matte''' (under '''Matte''') in the '''Effects & Presets Panel''' and apply this effect to your video in your composition. Adjust the various settings until you are happy with the footage.
# '''Smooth''' will adjust the sharpness of the curve and smooth along the edge of the footage or matte.
# '''Feather''' softens the edge of the matte or footage. Unlike Smooth, Feather will apply ''across'' the edge.
# '''Choke''' contracts or expands the matte. Choke should only be used as a last attempt to clean up edges, as it restricts the edging of your matte.
# '''Use Motion Blur''' will give the edge of the matte or key motion blur, which can help quite a bit if your subject moves at all.
# '''Decontaminate Edge Colors''' will help control any color spill into your key or matte. This will also help remove any halos and motion blur.

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Chroma Keying - After Effects

2011-11-23T23:24:01Z

Haramy27:

Chroma Keying - After Effects

2011-11-23T23:23:16Z

Haramy27:

In this article, we will discuss how to chroma key out a background from your video. This works with any color, but a properly lit green or blue screen will yield the best results.
# Bring in your footage to a new composition. In the effects panel search for the effect "Keylight (1.2)", which is under "Keying".
# Apply this effect to your footage by clicking, holding, and dragging this effect over the footage in the composition window.
# Now, in the "Effect Controls" window on the left of your screen, where it says "Screen Colour", click on the little eye dropper. Then click on the footage where the color you wish to key out is the most prominent.
# Then click on the little box that says '''Final Result''' and choose '''Status'''. You will now see what is transparent and what is opaque in your footage. Black is transparent, white is opaque, and gray is in-between. We want the subject to be white and the background to be black.
# Twirl the triangle next to '''Screen Matte''' and increase the Clip Black until your background is solid black. Decrease the Clip White until the subject is completely white. There will be a thin gray outline around your subject (which is okay).
# Finally, from the drop down '''View''' box, select '''Final Result''' to see your final key.

To clean up rough edges, use the Refine Matte effect. To learn more about that, go to the [[Refine_Matte_-_After_Effects | Refine Matte]] page.

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Precomposing/ Nesting Compositions - After Effects

2011-11-23T22:24:37Z

Haramy27:

===What it does===

'''Nesting''' is defined as building a '''composition''' that is used in another composition. '''Precomposing''' simply means taking one or more '''layers''' that are already in a composition and turning them into a composition of their own. Many people can confuse nesting and precomposing, since for both, one composition feeds another composition.

The difference is that, when you nest, you build a composition and set it up to suit your needs, and then place that composition into another composition, along with other nested compositions and layers to create your final product. When you precompose, you take a layer or layers that already live in a composition, and precomposing applies an effect to all of them, to make them move in unison or to apply the same transfer mode to them.

===Why it's helpful===

'''Nesting''' is primarily used for organizational purposes. It treats compositions as a layer in another composition, and it helps to create your overall project. '''Precomposing''' makes multiple layers do similar things. It also sets the new composition to the same resolution as the original composition, and sets the new composition’s beginning at the beginning of the original.

Both are good to use when you want to apply complex changes to an entire composition.

===How to do it===

To '''precompose''' one or more layers, select them and hit '''Shift+Command+C''' (or right click and select '''Pre-compose'''). Notice that the layer is now a composition within the original composition, and a new composition has appeared in your project window. That’s a precomposition.

If you still want to manipulate the original layers, double-click on the new composition in the project window. That will bring you inside the precomposition, and the layers will now be available for manipulation.

To '''nest''', this is simply done by selecting two or more compositions from the '''Project''' panel and dragging them into your '''Composition''' panel.

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Precomposing/ Nesting Compositions - After Effects

2011-11-23T22:23:44Z

Haramy27:

===What it does===

'''Nesting''' is defined as building a '''composition''' that is used in another composition. '''Precomposing''' simply means taking one or more '''layers''' that are already in a composition and turning them into a composition of their own. Many people can confuse nesting and precomposing, since for both, one composition feeds another composition.

The difference is that, when you nest, you build a composition and set it up to suit your needs, and then place that composition into another composition, along with other nested compositions and layers to create your final product. When you precompose, you take a layer or layers that already live in a composition, and precomposing applies an effect to all of them, to make them move in unison or to apply the same transfer mode to them.

===Why it's helpful===

'''Nesting''' is primarily used for organizational purposes. It treats compositions as a layer in another composition, and it helps to create your overall project. '''Precomposing''' makes multiple layers do similar things. It also sets the new composition to the same resolution as the original composition, and sets the new composition’s beginning at the beginning of the original.

Both are good to use when you want to apply complex changes to an entire composition.

===How to do it===

To '''precompose''' one or more layers, select them and hit '''Shift+Command+C''' (or right click and select '''Pre-compose'''). Notice that the layer is now a composition within the original composition, and a new composition has appeared in your project window. That’s a precomposition.

If you still want to manipulate the original layers, double-click on the new composition in the project window. That will bring you inside the precomposition, and the layers will now be available for manipulation.

To '''nest''', this is simply done by bringing two or more compositions from the '''Project''' panel into your '''Composition''' panel.

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Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-23T22:20:36Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

==Looping a Composition==

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel (See note *).
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your compositions. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting does, click on this link: [[Precomposing/_Nesting_Compositions_-_After_Effects | Precomposing/ Nesting Compositions]]. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

==Editing Master Composition==

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this:

#Select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

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Precomposing/ Nesting Compositions - After Effects

2011-11-23T22:19:22Z

Haramy27: Created page with '===What it does=== '''Nesting''' is defined as building a '''composition''' that is used in another composition. '''Precomposing''' simply means taking one or more '''layers'''…'

===What it does===

'''Nesting''' is defined as building a '''composition''' that is used in another composition. '''Precomposing''' simply means taking one or more '''layers''' that are already in a composition and turning them into a composition of their own. Many people can confuse nesting and precomposing, since for both, one composition feeds another composition.

The difference is that, when you nest, you build a composition and set it up to suit your needs, and then place that composition into another composition, along with other nested compositions and layers to create your final product. When you precompose, you take a layer or layers that already live in a composition, and precomposing applies an effect to all of them, to make them move in unison or to apply the same transfer mode to them.

===Why it's helpful===

'''Nesting''' is primarily used for organizational purposes. It treats compositions as a layer in another composition, and it helps to create your overall project. '''Precomposing''' makes multiple layers do similar things. It also sets the new composition to the same resolution as the original composition, and sets the new composition’s beginning at the beginning of the original.

Both are good to use when you want to apply complex changes to an entire composition.

===How to do it===

To '''precompose''' one or more layers, select them and hit '''Shift+Command+C''' (or right click and select '''Pre-compose'''. Notice that the layer is now a composition within the original composition, and a new composition has appeared in your project window. That’s a precomposition.

If you still want to manipulate the original layers, double-click on the new composition in the project window. That will bring you inside the precomposition, and the layers will now be available for manipulation.

To '''nest''', this is simply done by bringing two or more compositions from the '''Project''' panel into your '''Composition''' panel.

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Precomposing Compositions

2011-11-17T19:10:13Z

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Nesting Compositions

2011-11-17T19:08:53Z

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Nesting Compositions

2011-11-17T19:06:29Z

Haramy27:

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Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-17T19:05:46Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

==Looping a Composition==

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel (See note *).
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your compositions. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting does, click on these links: [[Precomposing_Compositions_-_After_Effects | Precomposing Compositions]], [[Nesting_Compositions_-_After_Effects | Nesting Compositions]]. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

==Editing Master Composition==

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this:

#Select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-17T19:05:12Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

==Looping a Composition==

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel (See note *).
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your compositions. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting does, click on these links: [[Precomposing_Compositions_-_After_Effects | Precomposing Compositions]] , [[Nesting_Compositions_-_After_Effects | Nesting Compositions]]. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

==Editing Master Composition==

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this:

#Select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Nesting Compositions

2011-11-17T19:02:42Z

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What it does Why it's helpful How to do it

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Precomposing Compositions

2011-11-17T19:02:02Z

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Why it's helpful
How to do it

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Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-17T19:00:18Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

==Looping a Composition==

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel (See note *).
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your compositions. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

==Editing Master Composition==

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this:

#Select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-17T18:50:29Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

==Looping a Composition==

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel (See note *).
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

==Editing Master Composition==

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this:

#Select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-17T18:49:05Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

==Looping a Composition==

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

==Editing Master Composition==

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this:

#Select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T20:50:26Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

==Looping a Composition==

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

==Editing Master Composition==

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T20:30:41Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.

# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop (from the project panel) into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's composition panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the composition panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the project panel to the composition panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press '''Shift, Command, D''').
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T19:10:08Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.
# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition in the ______ panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.

# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's__ panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the ____ panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the ____panel to the ____ panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press Shift, Command, D).
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T19:09:52Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.
# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition in the ______ panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's__ panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the ____ panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the ____panel to the ____ panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press Shift, Command, D).
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T19:09:40Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.
# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition in the ______ panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's__ panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the ____ panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
#Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the ____panel to the ____ panel.
#Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press Shift, Command, D).
#Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T19:09:25Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.
# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition in the ______ panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's__ panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the ____ panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.

##Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the ____panel to the ____ panel.
##Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press Shift, Command, D).
##Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T19:09:17Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.
# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition in the ______ panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's__ panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the ____ panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

*Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
##Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the ____panel to the ____ panel.
##Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press Shift, Command, D).
##Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T19:09:04Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.
# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition in the ______ panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's__ panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the ____ panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

**Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
##Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the ____panel to the ____ panel.
##Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press Shift, Command, D).
##Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Looping a Composition - After Effects

2011-11-16T19:08:19Z

Haramy27:

This will loop your selected composition.
# Set your work area start and end points to the section of the composition you wish to loop. Then from the Menu bar, select '''Composition > Trim Composition to Work Area'''.
# Create a new composition ('''Command N''') and keep your settings the same as the original composition. Then place the newly trimmed composition that you wish to loop into your newly created composition by dragging it to the new composition in the ______ panel.
*NOTE: This is different from pre-composing or nesting your clips. For more information about what pre-composing or nesting clips does, click on these links: _________. If you pre-compose when trying to loop, however, any effects or changes made to the pre-composition will not directly affect changes on the master composition. In other words, any looping changes made to the pre-composition won't be added to the master composition. This can cause problems if you are rotobrushing, for example.
# Now, in the new composition, go to the Menu bar and select '''Layer > Time > Enable Time Remapping'''. Time Remapping will create two key frames: one at the beginning of your composition and one at the end.
# Move to the very last key frame, step backwards one frame, and create a new keyframe.
# On the very last keyframe, double click on it and change the time to 0. Then double click on the last keyframe and delete it from your composition.
# Select the '''Time Remapping''' effect from the layer's__ panel to activate it, and from the Menu bar, select '''Animation > Add Expression'''.
# Time Remapping will now have an expressions box in the composition. Click on the '''Expressions Language''' menu icon in the ____ panel; it will look like this: [[File:Expression_icon_ae.jpg]], and then '''Property > LoopOut(Type="Cycle", numKeyframes = 0)''' will show up in the expressions box. Leave this as it is.
# Now you may extend the looping composition (by clicking and dragging it longer) and it will loop as many times as you want, repeatedly.

##Now, if you want to add this looped composition back to your master composition, you can edit this together manually (as stated earlier, pre-composing won't do this automatically for you). To do this, select the new composition that has your looped changes made to it.
##Then add a new layer to this composition by dragging the original master composition from the ____panel to the ____ panel.
##Select the new layer and move your playhead to the point where you want to break up the new layer (to add in the looped section). Then go to the Menu bar and select '''Edit > Split Layer''' (or press Shift, Command, D).
##Now you can move the layers around as needed to edit these changes back together.

[[category:After Effects]]

Venezuela - Keyboard Shortcuts

2011-11-10T20:37:03Z

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Venezuela - Keyboard Shortcuts

2011-11-10T20:36:23Z

Haramy27: Created page with 'There are many keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut Pro 7 that can be helpful to use while editing. To learn some of the most used shortcuts, you can either hover over the '''Tool Tip…'

There are many keyboard shortcuts in Final Cut Pro 7 that can be helpful to use while editing. To learn some of the most used shortcuts, you can either hover over the '''Tool Tips''' from the Final Cut Pro drop down menus, or refer to reference materials listed on the Wiki or the Manuals folder in the dock on the Multimedia Lab computers. A complete list of all the shortcuts can be found in the Manuals folder, titled "Final Cut Pro 7 Shortcuts." Some of the most commonly used ones include:

⇧ = Shift key

⌥ = Option/alt key

⌘ = Command key

↩ = Return key

<br> '''Files:'''

Open: ⌘O

'''Project:'''

Save: ⌘S

'''Find:''' ⌘F

'''Capture:'''

Log and Capture: ⌘8

'''Import:'''

Import Files: ⌘I

Log and Transfer: ⇧⌘8

'''Settings:'''

Sequence Settings: ⌘0

'''Editing:'''

Close Gap: ^G

Copy: ⌘C

Cut: ⌘X

Select All: ⌘A

Make Freeze Frame: ⇧N

Paste: ⌘V

Redo: ⇧⌘Z

Undo: ⌘Z

Snapping: n

Linking: l

Change Speed: ⌘j

'''Mark:'''

Add Marker: m

Mark In: i

Mark Out: o

'''Tool Palette:'''

Selection Tool: a

Crop Tool: c

Hand Tool: h

Pen Tool: p

Razor Blade Tool: b

'''Transport:'''

Loop Playback: ⌃L

Play/ Pause: space

Show Next Edit: ↓

Show Previous Edit: ↑

Rewind: j

Pause: k

Fast Forward: l

'''Display:'''

Zoom In: ⌘=, ⌘+

Zoom Out: ⌘-, ⌘⊝

'''Render:'''

Render All- Both: ⌥R

Render Only- Preview: ^R

'''Export:'''

Export QuickTime Movie: ⌘E

Print to Video: ^M

Share: ⇧⌘E

<br>

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2011-10-13T20:44:58Z

Haramy27:

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2011-10-13T20:43:37Z

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