tailieunhanh - Adobe After Effects 5.0- P8

Adobe After Effects P8: Adobe After Effects provides the core 2D and 3D tools for compositing, animation, and effects that motion-graphics professionals, Web designers, and video professionals need. After Effects is widely used for digital post-production of film, motion graphics, video multimedia, and the Web. | ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS I 207 Classroom in a Book You create both of these elements within a single project. Your first task is to create that project. 1 Start After Effects if it is not already running. 2 Choose File New New Project. 3 Choose File Save As. 4 In the Save Project As dialog box find and open the _aep folder in the AE_CIB job folder you created earlier. 5 Type to name the project and then click Save. Creating the first element 3D hexagons In this lesson you ll create two elements with hexagons that appear to move in threedimensional space. This first element includes solid-fill hexagonal shapes. You ll create the element using a single source file. Importing and organizing the source file You ll start by importing the hexagon illustration. 1 Choose File Import File. 2 Locate the _ai folder inside of your AE_CIB job folder and select the file. 3 Click Open Windows or Import Mac OS . The file is added to the Project window. 4 Choose File New New Folder to create a new folder in the Project window. 5 Type ai files to name the folder. 6 Drag the file into the ai files folder. Expand the folder so that you can see the file inside it. This file is an image of a solid black hexagon with a transparent background so the thumbnail in the Project window is completely black. The file was created in Adobe Illustrator and contains a labeled alpha channel that is an alpha channel that After Effects can automatically interpret so the Interpret Footage dialog box is not required and does not appear during the import process. When you deselect the file by clicking an empty area in the Project window the thumbnail and file information no longer appear at the top of the window. 208 LESSON 6 I Building 3D Hexagon Elements Creating a composition Begin building the 3D hexagons element by creating a new composition. 1 Choose Composition New Composition. 2 In the Composition Settings dialog box type Hexagon Ring Comp in