A Quick Glance at the Interface of Adobe After Effects

Want to become an After Effects Master? If yes then you should read this blog till the end.

Motion graphics and animation both become trendy topics these days. Everywhere you can see visual effects that really attracts you either in advertisements or movies. 

People of every age get attracts by animated shapes, colors, designs, images, etc. 

So, most of the newbies want to make their career as a motion graphic artist, Visual Effects artist, Compositing artist or animator. 

To make a career in this industry, first, you should have knowledge of the required software. There are various software that you can learn but Adobe After Effects is one of the most well-known applications to use. 

Check out After Effects Master course to learn to use it like a pro.

So, if you are a beginner and want to understand it's an interface in a short time then this article is totally for you.

Let's get started.

The Interface

The interface of any software consists of various palettes. The main palettes of Adobe After Effects are Project area, composition area, and Timeline but there are lots of more things to know about the Adobe After Effects timeline.

Let's discuss these palettes one by one:

• Project Area

This area is used to collect all the footage together. It can be the image, audio or video.

• Composition Area

This area is used to monitor the work that you are manipulating or changing.

• Timeline

This part is consists of layers where you can animate your images or shapes by applying keyframes.

• Tool Bar

In the upper area of your interface, you can see the toolbar by which you can explore all the tools to use.

Tools are categorized in different types like navigation tools, Motion tools, Drawing tools, Pixel manipulation tools, and 3D composition tools.

• Navigation tools: Selection, Hand and Zoom tool.
• Motion tools: Rotate, Camera, Pan behind the tool.
• Drawing tools: Mask and Pen tool.
• Pixel Manipulation tools: Clone stamp tool, Eraser tool, Brush tool.
• 3D Composition tools: View Axis, Local and World modes.

• Timeline Control

On the right side of the interface you can see the timeline control panel It is used to control the playback preview of your footage.

• Effect Controls

This panel is used to control the effect that you apply and keyframes are also applying in this panel only.

• Understanding Composition in Depth

As I mentioned above that this panel is used to monitoring whatever changes we did. 

To change the setting of composition, we have to use a composition setting panel. 

Here you can change the composition name, Preset, Width, Height, Pixel aspect ratio, Frame rate, Resolution, Start time code, Duration, etc.

• Importing Files

You can import images, videos or anything you want in it by pressing Ctrl+I or you can import from file.

Now, In addition to it, I would recommend some tips by which you can learn Adobe After Effects perfectly.

• Watch tutorials and other artists' work to get some new ideas. Don't jump in it directly.
• Start with keyframing: Work on different aspects like position, scale, opacity, rotation, etc. Try to move them in a good way that looks good animation. Like you can work on images, shapes, and texts.
• Use effects preset which are already inbuilt in it.

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