Chapter 4. Optimize Projects

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Build a system that even a fool can use and only a fool will want to use it.

—George Bernard Shaw

This chapter examines in close detail how image data flows through an After Effects project. It’s full of the information you need to help you make the most of After Effects.

Sometimes, like a master chef—you can prep items and consider them “done” before the guests are in the restaurant and it’s time to cook the meal. At other times, like a programmer, you must isolate and debug elements of a project, creating controlled tests when necessary to understand how things are working. This chapter provides the technical knowledge ...

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