Adobe After Effects CS4 - Manual (Page 613)

607 USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Effects and animation presets
Last updated 12/21/2009
Original (upper-left), and with effect applied (lower-left and right)
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Linear Wipe effect
The Linear Wipe effect performs a simple linear wipe of a layer in a specified direction. At Draft quality, the edge of
the wipe isn’t anti-aliased; at Best quality, the edge of the wipe is anti-aliased and the feather is smooth.
Wipe Angle The direction that the wipe travels. For example, at 90° the wipe travels from left to right.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Original (upper-left), and with effect applied (lower-left and right)
In a video tutorial on the Artbeats website , Steve Holmes demonstrates the use of non-animated instances of the Linear
Wipe effect to crop a layer from various angles with softly feathered edges.
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“ About Transition effects and the Transition Completion property ” on page 602