Adobe After Effects CS4 Classroom in a Book

Chapter 2. Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

Lesson overview

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

• Use Adobe Bridge to preview and import footage items.

• Work with the layers of an imported Adobe Illustrator file.

• Apply drop shadow and emboss effects.

• Apply a text animation preset.

• Adjust the time range of a text animation preset.

• Precompose layers.

• Apply a dissolve transition effect.

• Adjust the transparency of a layer.

• Render an animation for broadcast use.

• Export an animation in SWF format for the web.

In this lesson, you will continue to learn the basics of the Adobe After Effects project workflow. You’ll learn new ways to ...