Camera Shy


Are you scared of cameras ? In After Effects, when you add a camera layer, the most frightening dialogue window (except maybe the Particle Playground Effect Controls) appears.

The settings in this window are great, if you want to mimic a real-world camera (and if you know how a real-world camera works). But for us Average Joes who just want to make some 3D text fly around, the best way to simplify the dialogue is to choose a camera preset.

  • Lower numbers , such as 15mm, will give you a wide-angle lenses (taking in more of the view, but somewhat distorted ).

  • Higher numbers, like 80mm, will give you a narrow angle lenses.

  • 50mm is a good default for a "normal" camera look.

  • After adding a camera, you can always mess with the angle (as in "wide" or "narrow") by adjusting the Zoom property in the Timeline.

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After Effects On the Spot[c] Time-Saving Tips and Shortcuts from the Pros
After Effects On the Spot[c] Time-Saving Tips and Shortcuts from the Pros
ISBN: 1578202396
EAN: N/A
Year: 2006
Pages: 447

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