ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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See also
“Applying and controlling effects” on page 348
“About expressions” on page 555
“About masks” on page 243
To create a new adjustment layer
1
Display the Composition or Timeline panel to which you want to add an adjustment layer.
2 Choose Layer > New > Adjustment Layer. A new adjustment layer appears at the top of the Timeline panel.
3 Apply one or more effects to the adjustment layer.
Note: Transformations on adjustment layers behave slightly differently; they transform only the matte but not the fill.
See also
“Applying and controlling effects” on page 348
To convert a layer to an adjustment layer
1
IntheTimelinepanel,selectthenameofthelayeryouwanttoconverttoanadjustmentlayer.(Typically,thislayer
already has effects applied to it, but you can add effects after making it an adjustment layer.)
2 Choose Layer > Switches > Adjustment Layer.
If you want to apply an effect to just part of an image, draw a mask on an adjustment layer. The mask restricts the
area to which the effect applies. You can animate the mask to follow a moving subject.
See also
“Creating masks” on page 244
To create a new Photoshop layer
1 Open the composition to which you want to add an Adobe Photoshop layer.
2 Choose Layer > New > Adobe Photoshop File.
3 Enter a name for the file, and click Save.
Photoshop starts and opens a new file with a blank layer that has the same dimensions as your composition, with the
appropriate title-safe and action-safe guides. The Photoshop layer is added as the top layer in your composition. Any
changes you make in Photoshop appear in your After Effects composition after you save the changes in Photoshop.
Note: YoucanalsocreateanewPhotoshopfilewithyourcomposition’s dimensions without adding it to a composition
by choosing File > New > Adobe Photoshop File. The Photoshop file appears in the Project panel and has the dimensions
of the most recently opened composition.
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