Learn about layers in After Effects, and create and work with layers such as precomposition layers, video and audio layers, and adjustment layer.
if(layerH != NULL) { ERR(suites.EffectSuite2()->AEGP_GetLayerNumEffects(layerH, &num_effectsL)); for (A_long jL = 0; !err && jL < num_effectsL; jL++) { ERR(suites.EffectSuite2()->AEGP_GetLayerEffectByIndex(S_my_id, layerH, jL, &effectH...
Effects Plugins: BCC, Mocha, Sapphire, from Boris FX. Looking at the plugins, two things catch my attention: LabelME has not worked since the last two or three versions, and I always receive a write error, leaving it as just a black panel. Animation Com...
Issue:After Effects crashes when you use Rotobrush on an M1-based Apple computer running on macOS 11. Workaround:Upgrade to macOS 12 to fix this issue. If you run into any other issues, or you want to post, discuss, and be part of our knowledgeable community, visit theAfter Effects for...
rising pre comps or making layers 3d let's work around this by taking advantage of after effects, shape layer tools. We're going to start with a pair of eyes because this is a really, really simple way to use this trick. I use it all the time and it'll get you sort of, uh, ...
Create and modify shapes using Pen and shape tools and copy paths into After Effects from Illustrator and Photoshop.
You can also use the Compound Arithmetic effect, the results of which are similar to the results of blending modes but can change over time. Each layer has a blending mode, even if that blending mode is the default Normal blending mode....
// Mac: /Applications/AFTER_EFFECTS_VERSION/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/ // Windows: C:\Program Files\AFTER_EFFECTS_VERSION\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels\ List of Features: 1. BASIC 1.1. Nulls for Pins (layer selection): Creates a controller null for each puppet pin on a layer. 1.2. Parent Chai...
So the great thing about time layers is that watch, I'm going to right-click on this thing, head up to the guide layer and see this little crisscross pattern that appears. That means it's a guide layer. And this thing, it's going to give me a reference, but it's not going to...
Learn about the ways to manipulate time in After Effects to add drama to video and animation in this overview of native and third-party effects.