Getting Into After Effects

There are many different ways to set up the After Effects interface and project settings. In order for your project to match the figures, open SeasonsChange_01_Start.aep from the Chapter 13 DVD materials. This file is set up properly for the current project, but it has nothing in it.

After Effects’ native format is .aep, which stands for After Effects Project. All After Effects project files bear that suffix. Throughout this chapter, I’ve included .aep files that correspond to the progression of the project. If you get lost, you can always open one of the files on the DVD to catch up.

Close Photoshop so that all your computer resources can be devoted to After Effects.

An older version of After Effects won’t open a ...

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