Adobe® After Effects® 7.0 Classroom in a Book®

Chapter 10. Using 3D Effects

In Lesson 9, you created an animated 3D cube. In this lesson, you’ll add 3D effects such as lights and cameras, as well as other animated elements, to complete the composition.

Lesson overview

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In this lesson, you’ll learn how to do the following:

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Create and position a light layer.

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Cast realistic shadows.

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Create and animate a camera layer.

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Use the CC Sphere and Warp effects.

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Apply the Spiral Long text animation preset.

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This lesson picks up where the previous lesson left off. In Lesson ...