The Fundamentals of Animation


There are five key components to animating a layer in After Effects. Fortunately, Adobe put these properties at your fingertips.

  • Press A to Twirl down the Anchor Point.

  • Press P to Twirl down the Position.

  • Press R to Twirl down the Rotation.

  • Press S to Twirl down the Scale.

  • Press T to Twirl down the Opacity. (Think transparency.)

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The following modifier keys also come in handy.

  • Hold down the Shift key to display additional properties after selecting the first.

  • Hold down the Option key to display a property and add a keyframe at the Current Time Indicator. On a PC, hold down Alt+Shift+ the shortcut letter (A, P, R, S or T) to achieve the same action.




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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