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Lesson 5: Applying Effects
CMM204CMM204 – Digital Media Effects– Digital Media Effects
Chapter ObjectivesChapter Objectives
• How to apply and edit effects• Animating Effect points• Using Adjustment layers• Adding Blending modes• Layer Styles
Topics to be coveredTopics to be covered
• Effects control• Animating Effects• Pasting Position & Masks to Effect
Point• Copying and pasting Effects• Adjustment Layers and Effects• Blending Modes• Layer Styles
EffectsEffects
• 2 Ways to apply effects– Effect Menu– Effect and Presets Panel
• fx switch is the master effects switch, if an fx switch is on all effects that are enable will be processes
• Effect and presets panel can be opened by double clicking the effect or (Ctrl+Shift+T)
SearchSearch
• Able to filter out the desired effect with keyword
• With Options menu, able to view effects in categories, explorer folder or alphabetically
Effects ControlsEffects Controls
• There are many effects controls available in after effects. Some of which are:– Sliders– Stacking Effects– Rotary Dials– Color Swatches– Popups– Effects Points
SlidersSliders
• Gives you quick access to a range from a minimum to a maximum value
• Slider’s range can be change clicking on edit value
• Slider have been all but replaced by directly scrubbing parameter values
Stacking EffectsStacking Effects
• You can apply an unlimited number of effects to each layer in a comp
• Effects are processed in a top-to-bottom order
• To reorder them drag them by their names up/down the list
Rotary DialsRotary Dials
• Usually used by paramets that adjust an angle such as rotation, drop shadow direction etc
• To adjust click anywhere inside the dial and it will jump to this position
• Also able to click and drag to the desired position
Color SwatchesColor Swatches
• Color swatches allows you to select the desired color that you like
• Another method is use the eyedropper to “pick” the color of your choice
PopupsPopups
• Some effects parameters have discrete choices rather then continuous numeric ranges
• These are usually represented in popup menus
Effect pointsEffect points
• Defines the area the effect takes place over or between
• Are represented by crosshair icons• Can be edited directly in the comp
panel
Animating EffectsAnimating Effects
• Effects are animated the same way as any other property of a layer
• However to change the motion path of effects you have to go to the layer panel
• Under view, select your effect and you can see the motion guide from here you can edit it to your preference
Pasting Position & Masks to Effect PointPasting Position & Masks to Effect Point
• Apply an effect to an object• Locate the position keyframes of the
object• Click on the position word and press
Ctrl+C• Click on the effect property and press
Ctrl+V
Copying and pasting EffectsCopying and pasting Effects
• When pasting effects to a layer that does not have this effect, only keyframable parametes are pasted
• Copying from the effects control panel copies a current snapshot of all its parameters
• If you paste an effect to a layer that has the same effect applied, it just pastes its values
Copying and pasting EffectsCopying and pasting Effects
• You can duplicate selected effects using (Ctrl+D)
• When same effect is applied, pasting values defaults to pasting to the topmost effect
Render SettingsRender Settings
• Three different Options– Current Settings
• Any effect that are on will render and those that are turned off won’t be processed
– All On• Will turn on all effects whether they’re
currently enabled or not
– All Off• Turns all effects off
Adjustment Layers and EffectsAdjustment Layers and Effects
• As with layers, when you insert a adjustment layer all layers below it will have the effect applied to it as well
• Effects are applied only in proportion to how opaque the adjustment layer is
• You can apply multiple effects to a single adjustment layer and multiple adjustment layers in a single comp
Blending ModesBlending Modes
• Effects applied to an adjustment layer can also be reapplied to the original image using a blending mode and Opacity to further refine the mix
• This is particularly useful for more subtle effects
Layer StylesLayer Styles
• Layer styles are a set of editable effects, textures and gradients that create interesting treatments
• More sophisticated then their normal After Effects counterparts
• When you import a .psd file, you have the option to keep the layer styles live and editable
Thank You!Thank You!
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