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Bring layers to life with keyframes - After Effects Tutorial
From the course: Learning After Effects
Bring layers to life with keyframes
Motion graphics requires precise control over transitions and eases. These subtleties of timing mimic how motion occurs in nature. Great animation apps have great keyframe controls, and After Effects is definitely among the best. Since you've already seen me create keyframes in this course, I've preset this animation with two one-second moves. One on the word MIGHTY that's masked out on top, Pacific below and let's preview it just in the area that's animating. So I'll shorten the work area. This is the way animators work. Press 0 on the numeric keypad. Wow and that is a very boring animation and you might say well what if we put on motion blur? That would help right? Well a little motion blur on Pacific not really helping nor on Mighty. So you might think okay well what if we tighten up the timing. So I'll take the second keyframe of each one and bring it in and it's still bland, it's just faster. Now of course I can add eases that will help but before I do that I'm going to select…
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Create a new After Effects project2m 14s
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Standardize and customize your After Effects UI2m 3s
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Use the power of compositions wisely2m 44s
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Take control of the After Effects viewers2m 52s
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Explore After Effects layer controls3m 49s
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Get creative combining layers2m 50s
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Bring layers to life with keyframes3m 18s
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Refine motion with timing and keyframe controls2m 56s
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