Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 - Echo Effect; Time Effects

ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 7.0
User Guide
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This effect works with 8-bpc color.
Original (left), with SMPTE HH:MM:SS:FF timecode applied (center), and with Feet + Frames (35mm) timecode applied (right)
You can adjust the following controls for the Timecode effect:
Display Format Specifies whether timecode is displayed in the SMPTE format of HH:MM:SS:FF, in frame numbers,
in Feet + Frames (35mm), or Feet + Frames (16mm).
Time Units Use Time Units to mark each frame of a layer for variable composition frame rates. The Time Units
control determines the frame rate in frames per second (fps) for a specific layer in the composition. For example, a
value of 60 changes the timecode for a specific layer to match the composition’s 60-fps rate. This control affects how
After Effects counts the layer’s frames, not how the footage plays.
Drop Frame Select Drop Frame to calculate drop frame timecode or deselect it to calculate nondrop frame timecode.
Starting Frame Specifies the timecode count at the beginning of the layer. You can set the Starting Frame slider to
correspond to the layer’s In point or, if you combine a layer with another composition and need to match the
timecode at a frame other than the In point, you can set the Starting Frame accordingly.
Text Position Specifies the position of the timecode.
Text Size Specifies the size of text.
Text Color Specifies the text color.
Time effects
Echo effect
The Echo effect combines frames from many different times in a layer. It has a variety of uses, from a simple visual
echo to streaking and smearing effects. This effect is visible only when there is change across time in the layer, such
as motion. By default, a layer’s mask and any previously applied effects are ignored when you apply the Echo effect.
If you do not want them ignored, precompose the layer with other effects before applying the Echo effect. This
creates a new composition with the mask already applied. Whenever Echo needs to retrieve a frame, it can do so from
that composition.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Echo effect