• Go to Composition Composition settings and lower the frame rate. 24.5 is standard in After Effects. Something like “12” will give you a choppier feel, but you can go as low as “8.” Note: Reducing the frame rate will make your entire composition choppier—so if you have other moving elements in your comp, it might not make sense to.
  • The older version of After Effects had a small problem when working with the Solids Folder. In the old version, if you changed the name of the Solids Folder, it would automatically stop placing new Nulls, Solids, and Adjustment Layers inside of the renamed folder.
  • Nov 17, 2020 Figure 4.30 In the Solid Settings dialog, enter a name for the solid layer. Click the Make Comp Size button to make the solid the same size as the composition, or enter a custom width and height. Enter a name for the new solid. After Effects uses the solid’s current color as the basis for the default name: for example, Gray Solid 1.

This excerpt references lesson files, which are available with the purchased book.

Getting started

Shape layers are created automatically when you draw a shape with any of the drawing tools. You can customize and transform an individual shape or its entire layer to create interesting results. In this lesson, you will use shape layers to build dynamic and whimsical designs on the street and driveways of a neighborhood.

First, you’ll preview the final movie and set up the project.

  1. Make sure the following files are in the Lessons/Lesson04 folder on your hard disk, or download them from your Account page at www.peachpit.com now:

    • In the Assets folder: Beat.aif, drop.aep, Melody.aif, tracking.aep, Tracking.mp4
    • In the Sample_Movie folder: Lesson04.mov
  2. Open and play the Lesson04.mov sample movie to see what you will create in this lesson. When you are done, quit QuickTime Player. You may delete this sample movie from your hard disk if you have limited storage space.

Aug 05, 2016 After Effects makes intensive use of physical memory (RAM). The system itself (OSX or Windows) needs 4 or 5 GB without any other graphics applications open, so 16GB is minimal. On a system with 16GB of memory, that leaves 11GB for After Effects. Make a new solid by going to Layer New Solid and make sure it’s comp sized. Name the new solid “Spectrum 1”. With the solid selected go to Effect Generate Audio Spectrum. In the Audio Spectrum settings change the Audio Layer to the audio in the composition.

Solid

As you start After Effects, restore the default application settings. See “Restoring default preferences” on page 2.

Solid Settings After Effects Projects

  1. Start After Effects, and then immediately hold down Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Command+Option+Shift (Mac OS) to restore default preferences settings. When prompted, click OK to delete your preferences.
  2. Close the Start window.

After Effects opens to display a blank, untitled project.

After Effects Solid Settings

  1. Choose File > Save As > Save As, and then navigate to the Lessons/Lesson04/Finished_Project folder.
  2. Name the project Lesson04_Finished.aep, and then click Save.

Creating the composition

Next, you’ll import the files you need and create the composition. You’ll import two footage items and two saved project files.

Solid Settings After Effects Free

  1. Double-click an empty area of the Project panel to open the Import File dialog box.
  2. Navigate to the Lessons/Lesson04/Assets folder on your hard disk, Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select the Beat.aif and Melody.aif files, and then click Import or Open.
  3. Choose File > New > New Folder to create a new folder in the Project panel.

  4. Name the folder Audio, press Enter or Return to accept the name, and then drag the two audio files you imported into the Audio folder. Then expand the folder so you can see its contents.

  5. Double-click an empty area of the Project panel to open the Import File dialog box again.
  6. Navigate to the Lessons/Lesson04/Assets folder. Ctrl-click (Windows) or Command-click (Mac OS) to select the drop.aep and tracking.aep project files, and then click Import or Open. The video files and other elements you will need later are imported with the projects.

Solid Settings After Effects Software

Now you’re ready to create the composition.

  1. Press Ctrl+N (Windows) or Command+N (Mac OS) to create a new composition.

  2. In the Composition Settings dialog box, name the composition Spiral, select the HDTV 1080 24 preset, and set the Duration to 10:00. Then click OK.

After Effects opens the new composition in both the Timeline and Composition panels.





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