Chapter 4. Animating a Multimedia Presentation

Animating a Multimedia Presentation

After Effects projects typically use a variety of imported footage, arranged in a composition, which is edited and animated using the Timeline panel. In this lesson, you’ll get more familiar with animation fundamentals as you build a multimedia presentation.

Lesson overview

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In this lesson you’ll learn how to do the following:

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Create a complex animation with multiple layers.

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Adjust the duration of a layer.

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Clip live motion video into a vector mask.

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Animate with Position, Scale, and Rotation keyframes. ...

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