After Effects for Designers

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Creating a Motion Design Project in After Effects

With Adobe After Effects, artists and designers can develop and implement time-based designs that go beyond print and static imagery. This chapter reviews the underlying framework in creating a motion design project and introduces After Effects, its interface, and methods of workflow.

At the completion of this chapter, you will be able to:

■    Describe a basic project workflow, from production to final render

■    Create and name project files and compositions

■    Import and composite graphic media and type for motion

■    Animate layers by setting keyframes

■    Apply effects for stylizing and enhancing motion graphics

■    Render for delivery to film, broadcast, the web, and mobile devices ...