Adobe After Effects CS4 User Manual
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USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Getting started
Last updated 12/21/2009
Note: Video tutorials on Adobe TV were created for After Effects CS4. Video tutorials on Video Workshop were created
for After Effects CS3. Because most features don’t change substantially from one version to the next, most materials
created for After Effects CS3 are still valid and useful for After Effects CS4. All video tutorials referred to within this
section are still useful and valid for After Effects CS4. For details about changes between After Effects CS3 and After Effects
CS4, see “
User interface changes from After Effects CS3 to After Effects CS4
22.
Getting started
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Overview of After Effects:
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Overview of Creative Suite 4 Production Premium edition:
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Working with workspaces and panels:
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Creating and organizing projects and importing assets:
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Working with the Timeline panel:
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Animation essentials:
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Animating transforms:
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Animating text:
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Painting and cloning:
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Previewing:
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Effects and animation presets:
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Color correction:
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Rendering and exporting:
New features and common procedures
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Community Help:
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Using the XML project file format:
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Keying with Keylight: