Adobe After Effects CC Classroom in a Book® (2017 release)

2. Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

Lesson overview

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

• Use Adobe Bridge to preview and import footage items.

• Work with the layers of an imported Adobe Illustrator file.

• Apply drop-shadow and emboss effects.

• Apply a text animation preset.

• Adjust the time range of a text animation preset.

• Precompose layers.

• Apply a dissolve transition effect.

• Adjust the transparency of a layer.

• Render an animation for broadcast use.

This lesson will take about an hour to complete. Download the project files for this lesson, following the instructions in the Getting Started ...