Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book (2020 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.

• Use guides to position objects.

• 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. If you haven’t already done so, download the project files for this lesson from ...