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Adobe After Effects 4
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Windows and palettes  Introduction - project, composition and time layout window settings Project
window Importing into the project window, part I Importing into the project window, part
II Importing into the project window, part III Organizing your project window Project
window in-depth, part I Project window in-depth, part II Creating compositions within project
window Composition window Title and action safe zones Current time indicator
examined Take snapshot, show last snapshot and channel displays Time layout window Mock
composition Current time display Audio/video features panel Layer outline Switches
panel Quality adjustment column and hiding layers Time graph Composition family
button Optional panels Viewing area markers Work area markers Current time
marker Time ruler and window menu Composition time marker Toolbox window Time
control palette Importing Importing introduction Importing files continued Importing
files continued Importing Photoshop sequence Importing Photoshop layers Interpreting
footage options Interpreting footage continued Illustrator; EPS files; effects Some
artistic play Working with layers Introduction Importing material Composition
window Scaling, sizing and positioning layers Basic animation Introduction to layers and
keyframes Adjusting keyframes and previewing motion Scaling and previewing Adjusting
anchor path Tweaking motion paths Adjusting motion Adjustment layer Brightness and
sharpness Internal titling/text Working with an Illustrator file Adding a solid color
layer Nesting of compositions and layer masking Introduction Importing files Keying,
scaling, and effects with layers Positioning layers, part I Positioning layers, part II
Beveling, alphas, and scaling Time layout Motion Motion sketching Motion with
trails Keyframes and nesting compositions Alpha channel Time layout Composition
nesting Masking Multiple masks per layer Positioning product Applying motion
Layer mask Keyframes Animation Introduction Examining material Importing
material and loading Isolating layers, blur and drop shadow Color and beveling alpha channel
tricks Copying/pasting keyframes, part I Copying/pasting keyframes, part II Stylize
filter Animating layers Rotation Playing material back Rendering with audio
Video effects introduction Work area setup Importing and placing material Using layers and
creating effects Text effects and cropping Effect controls palette Copying and pasting
keyframes Visual filter and drop shadow Positioning text for animation Applying animation;
time layout window layers Previewing animation and transitions Rendering overview; scaling and
tweaking layers Transition placement Applying transition effects Wiping in and wiping
out Tweaking motion paths Scaling More motion paths Applying 3D to layers Drop
shadow techniques Working with audio Bass, treble and delay Synching video with
audio Preparing audio for output Rendering Introduction to rendering Rendering
checklist before rendering Checklist continued Checking resolution and effects settings
Object background vs. alpha channel background. Rendering queue examined Examining render
settings Render output module settings Codec compression options Audio adjustment;
examining rendering process Render completion Movie playback of movie | 
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