Adobe After Effects - Manual (Page 587)

Obsolete effects
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Swivel
Tilt
Distance To Image
Specular Highlight
Preview
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Basic 3D effect
Basic Text effect
Lightning effect
Path Text effect
Effects in the Obsolete category are retained for compatibility with projects created with previous versions of After Effects. When updating projects
or creating new projects, you should use alternative effects and techniques rather than effects in the Obsolete category.
Basic 3D effect
If you are working on a project that was created in an older version of After Effects and the Basic 3D effect is applied to one or more layers, you
can continue to use the Basic 3D effect; otherwise, use the 3D layer switch to convert layers to 3D layers. (See 3D layers.)
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
The Basic 3D effect manipulates a layer in 3D space.
The quality setting of the layer affects Basic 3D. Draft quality calculates pixel location to the nearest integer value; Best quality calculates pixel
location to the subpixel level.
Controls horizontal rotation (rotation around a vertical axis). You can rotate past 90° to see the back side of the image, which is the mirror
image of the front.
Controls vertical rotation (rotation around a horizontal axis).
The distance from the image to the viewer.
Adds a glint of light that reflects off the surface of the layer. The light source for the specular highlight is always above,
behind, and to the left of the viewer. Because the light comes from above, the image must be tilted backward to see this reflection. The specular
highlight can be viewed only at Best quality. When Draw Preview Wireframe is selected, the specular highlight is indicated by a red plus sign (+) if
it isn’t visible on the layer (that is, if the center of the highlight doesn’t intersect the layer) and a green plus sign (+) if the highlight is visible.
Draws a wireframe outline of the 3D image. The wireframe outline renders quickly. To see the final results, deselect Draw Preview
Wireframe when you finish manipulating the wireframe image. The preview wireframe is drawn only at Draft quality; when you switch to Best
quality, the image content is drawn. This way, you won’t accidentally render a Best quality movie in Preview mode.
Basic Text effect
If you are working on a project that was created in an older version of After Effects and the Basic Text effect is applied to one or more layers, you
can continue to use the Basic Text effect; otherwise, use text layers for greater control over text formatting and text animation. (See Creating and
editing text layers.)
The Basic Text effect places text on an existing layer—unlike text created on text layers or imported text created in Adobe Photoshop or Adobe
Illustrator, either of which becomes its own layer.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
The width and height of text aren’t constrained by the dimensions of the layer; the layer dimensions merely define the visible region of the
text.
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