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1 Adobe after EFFECTS Help and tutorialsFebruary 2013 ContentsWhat's 's new in s new in after Effects s new in after Effects Effects getting started after Effects CS5 and and and and and and with after Effects and other Link and after , panels, and user interface shortcuts keyboard and and time display , nesting, and and interpreting video and with footage from after Effects and Adobe Premiere and interpreting footage and importing 3D image and importing still and and arranging modes and layer , lights, and points of and and using and , selecting, and deleting , moving, and copying animation and stabilizing 3D Camera Movement (CS6) with Puppet and , painting, and tools.

2 Brush, Clone Stamp, and of shape layers, paths, and vector shapes and and animating shape paths and attributes, paint operations, and path operations for shape and editing text characters and the Character paragraphs and the Paragraph text and shape layers (CS6) and resources for text and and transparency overview and channels, masks, and Brush and Refine and animation and animation presets Channel & Sharpen rolling shutter repair effect (CS6) Correction & Grain markers and composition , storage, and storage ( , and earlier) (CUDA, OpenGL) features in after Effects and storage (CS6) and language and of rendering and and exporting for Flash Professional and Flash and exporting still images and still-image rendering and network an after Effects project as an Adobe Premiere Pro 's New1 What's new in CS6To the topTo the topTo the topAfter Effects CS6 overviewVideo tutorial.

3 Overview of after Effects CS6 Global performance cache3D camera tracker3D enhancementsRay-traced 3D rendererBeveled and extruded text and shape layersBendable footage and composition layersEnvironment layer supportNew material optionsFast PreviewsMask Feather toolLayer bounding boxes and selection indicatorsVector art footage-to-shape conversionRolling shutter repair effectNew 32-bit effectsUpdated CycoreFX HD plug-insPro Import AE plug-inARRIRAW importMXF OP1a video codec supportImproved Adobe Dynamic LinkAerender and watch folder in non-royalty bearing modeScripting changesMiscellaneous changesAfter Effects CS6 overview Resources:Video tutorial series: after Effects CS6: New features workshopVideo tutorial: New features workshop: Overview of new and changed features in after Effects CS6 Blog: What's new and changed in after Effects CS6 Global performance cacheCached frames are restored in many scenarios for a faster workflowDisk cache is retained even after you close and reopen a projectDisk cache is filled in the background while you continue to workResources:Global performance cache (CS6)Video tutorial: New features workshop.

4 Global performance cache, and persistent disk cacheVideo tutorial: Learn by Video: RAM and Disk CachingBlog: GPU (CUDA, OpenGL) features in after Effects CS63D camera trackerThe 3D Camera Tracker analyzes video sequences to extract camera motion and 3D scene data. This feature allows you to incorporate 3 Dobjects into a 2D scene :Tracking 3D camera movement (CS6)Video tutorial: New features workshop, 3D camera tracker2To the topVideo tutorial: Learn by Video, 3D camera tracker3D enhancementsRay-traced 3D rendererA new Ray-traced 3D renderer allows for enhanced 3D capability.

5 You can render compositions in a separate environment from the existingAdvanced 3D composition renderer (now called Classic 3D). Many of the existing capabilities of the Classic 3D renderer are available in the newRay-traced 3D renderer. Examples include soft shadows, motion blur, and depth-of-field blur. Options include beveled and extruded text andshape layers, bending of footage and composition layers, environment map support and additional material :Extruding text and shape layers (CS6)Video tutorial: New features workshop: Using the ray-traced 3D rendererBeveled and extruded text and shape layers3D text and shape layers can take on a bevel or extrusion (or both).

6 Properties such as bevel style, bevel depth, bevel hole depth, and extrusiondepth determine the :Extruding text and shape layers (CS6)Video tutorial: New features workshop: Extruding 3D text and shapes and modifying geometry optionsVideo tutorial: Learn by Video: Extruding ShapesBendable footage and composition layersIn the ray-traced renderer, you can curve 3D footage and nested compositions around a vertical axis using controls in Geometry Options:Curvature: The amount of bend (as a percentage)Segments: The smoothness the bendResources:Bending a footage layerVideo tutorial: New features workshop: Bending 2D layersVideo tutorial: Learn by Video: Bending LayersEnvironment layer supportUse 3D footage or nested compositions as a spherically mapped environment around the scene, visible on reflective :Environment layerVideo tutorial: New features workshop: Environment layersVideo tutorial: Learn by Video: Material Options (Environment Layers)New material options3D layers in the ray-traced renderer include additional materials properties, which affect how 3D objects interact with light.

7 For example, you canuse reflection, transparency, index of refraction as materials :New material optionsVideo tutorial: New features workshop: Material optionsVideo tutorial: Learn by Video: Material Options (Environment Layers)Fast PreviewsFast Previews supports options for working with different levels of quality when previewing. This menu button has been reordered from highestquality and slower performance to lowest quality and faster performance. Some options have been renamed, and keyboard shortcuts have beenassigned to :Fast Previews (CS6)Video: tutorial: New features workshop: Fast Previews3To the topTo the topTo the topTo the topTo the topMask Feather toolMask Feather is a new tool for controlling feathering along defined points of a mask.

8 Previously, the width of the feather was the same aroundthe entire closed mask. The Mask Feather tool is available from the Pen G to toggle between the Pen tool and the Mask Feather tool. To toggle between all tools under the Pen tool by pressing G, see Edit >Preferences > General (Windows), or after Effects > Preferences > General (Mac OS).Resources:Variable-width mask feathering (CS6)Video tutorial: New features workshop: Variable-width mask featheringLayer bounding boxes and selection indicatorsLayer bounding boxes and selection indicators include features to support the new 3D features.

9 They support beveled, extruded, or curved layers,in addition to standard "flat" layers. You can scale and rotate a 3D layer by manipulating the bounding box from any side. Snapping the anchorpoint to different parts of a side of a bounding box is also :Layer bounding boxes and selection indicatorsVideo tutorial: New features workshop: Layer bounding boxes and selection indicatorsVideo tutorial: : Bounding boxesVector art footage-to-shape conversionVector art footage-to-shape conversion creates shape layers from any vector art footage layer. You can even modify vector-based Illustrator, EPS,and PDF files after you import them into after Effects CS6.

10 Furthermore, with the new 3D extrusion support, you can extrude artwork. For example,you can extrude and stylize logos in after Effects :Vector art footage-to-shape conversionVideo tutorial: New features workshop: Converting imported vector graphics from Illustrator to shape layersRolling shutter repair effectRolling shutter distortion occurs mainly in digital cameras with CMOS sensors. This distortion usually occurs when the subject or the cameramoves. The Rolling Shutter Repair effect fixes footage containing rolling shutter distortion. The Warp Stabilizer effect also has rolling shutter repairfunction.