Chapter 11. Effects Fundamentals
At last, you come to the program’s namesake: effects. As if you didn’t already know, effects are used to alter the audio and visual characteristics of layers in almost countless ways. You can employ them to enhance, combine, or distort layers. You can simulate audio-visual phenomena from light to lightning. You can make changes that are subtle or spectacular. And, most important, you can animate these effects over time.
Effects are stored in the Plug-Ins folder, which is itself contained in the After Effects folder. The number and type of effects at your disposal will depend on whether you have the standard version of After Effects or After Effects Pro. You can also add to your repertoire by using effects created ...
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