Lesson 5: Applying Effects

CMM204CMM204 – Digital Media Effects– Digital Media Effects

Chapter ObjectivesChapter Objectives

• How to apply and edit effects• Animating Effect points• Using Adjustment layers• Adding Blending modes• Layer Styles

Topics to be coveredTopics to be covered

• Effects control• Animating Effects• Pasting Position & Masks to Effect

Point• Copying and pasting Effects• Adjustment Layers and Effects• Blending Modes• Layer Styles

EffectsEffects

• 2 Ways to apply effects– Effect Menu– Effect and Presets Panel

• fx switch is the master effects switch, if an fx switch is on all effects that are enable will be processes

• Effect and presets panel can be opened by double clicking the effect or (Ctrl+Shift+T)

SearchSearch

• Able to filter out the desired effect with keyword

• With Options menu, able to view effects in categories, explorer folder or alphabetically

Effects ControlsEffects Controls

• There are many effects controls available in after effects. Some of which are:– Sliders– Stacking Effects– Rotary Dials– Color Swatches– Popups– Effects Points

SlidersSliders

• Gives you quick access to a range from a minimum to a maximum value

• Slider’s range can be change clicking on edit value

• Slider have been all but replaced by directly scrubbing parameter values

Stacking EffectsStacking Effects

• You can apply an unlimited number of effects to each layer in a comp

• Effects are processed in a top-to-bottom order

• To reorder them drag them by their names up/down the list

Rotary DialsRotary Dials

• Usually used by paramets that adjust an angle such as rotation, drop shadow direction etc

• To adjust click anywhere inside the dial and it will jump to this position

• Also able to click and drag to the desired position

Color SwatchesColor Swatches

• Color swatches allows you to select the desired color that you like

• Another method is use the eyedropper to “pick” the color of your choice

PopupsPopups

• Some effects parameters have discrete choices rather then continuous numeric ranges

• These are usually represented in popup menus

Effect pointsEffect points

• Defines the area the effect takes place over or between

• Are represented by crosshair icons• Can be edited directly in the comp

panel

Animating EffectsAnimating Effects

• Effects are animated the same way as any other property of a layer

• However to change the motion path of effects you have to go to the layer panel

• Under view, select your effect and you can see the motion guide from here you can edit it to your preference

Pasting Position & Masks to Effect PointPasting Position & Masks to Effect Point

• Apply an effect to an object• Locate the position keyframes of the

object• Click on the position word and press

Ctrl+C• Click on the effect property and press

Ctrl+V

Copying and pasting EffectsCopying and pasting Effects

• When pasting effects to a layer that does not have this effect, only keyframable parametes are pasted

• Copying from the effects control panel copies a current snapshot of all its parameters

• If you paste an effect to a layer that has the same effect applied, it just pastes its values

Copying and pasting EffectsCopying and pasting Effects

• You can duplicate selected effects using (Ctrl+D)

• When same effect is applied, pasting values defaults to pasting to the topmost effect

Render SettingsRender Settings

• Three different Options– Current Settings

• Any effect that are on will render and those that are turned off won’t be processed

– All On• Will turn on all effects whether they’re

currently enabled or not

– All Off• Turns all effects off

Adjustment Layers and EffectsAdjustment Layers and Effects

• As with layers, when you insert a adjustment layer all layers below it will have the effect applied to it as well

• Effects are applied only in proportion to how opaque the adjustment layer is

• You can apply multiple effects to a single adjustment layer and multiple adjustment layers in a single comp

Blending ModesBlending Modes

• Effects applied to an adjustment layer can also be reapplied to the original image using a blending mode and Opacity to further refine the mix

• This is particularly useful for more subtle effects

Layer StylesLayer Styles

• Layer styles are a set of editable effects, textures and gradients that create interesting treatments

• More sophisticated then their normal After Effects counterparts

• When you import a .psd file, you have the option to keep the layer styles live and editable

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