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After Effects Apprentice
book

After Effects Apprentice

by Chris Trish Meyer
September 2012
Beginner
320 pages
13h 28m
English
Focal Press
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Lesson 12

Final Project

Putting your newfound skills to work in a fun project.

In This Lesson

importing layered Illustrator files

setting Anchor Points

Parenting

coloring with Fill, Tint, and Ramp

copying paths from Illustrator

using Stroke to reveal lines

Wiggle Behaviors

Wiggle Expression

Edit Original

using Anchor Points to align 3D layers

nesting comps

creating a camera move

extending seamless tiles

4-Color Gradient effect

lighting and shadows

multiple 3D cameras

Continuous Rasterization

Accepts Lights toggle

curing aliasing (shimmering)

integrating with 3D programs

Getting Started

The project file and sources are contained in the Lesson 12-Final Project folder on this book’s disc; copy this folder to your hard drive. Make sure you have Cycore ...

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