Topic: After Effects / Animation
02 May Tips and Shortcuts working in After Effects
- Pre Compose Shift + Command + C
- Hold alt key while creating parametric shapes to automatically convert to bezier
- Merge Paths similar to Illustrator’s pathfinder. Mode: add, subtract, etc
- Option + Command + Home to position anchor in center
Shortcuts: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/keyboard-shortcuts-reference.html
- A – Anchor Point
- T – Opacity
- UU – Toggles Opens / Closes All changed properties
- P – Position
- S – Scale
- R – Rotation
- Cmnd + N – New Composition
- Cmnd + K – Composition Settings
- Cmnd + I – Import
- Cmnd + Y – New Solid
- Shift + Cmnd + Y = Solid Settings
- Option + Bracket Extend Layer
Toolbar Shortcuts
- Q – Shape Tool
- G – Pen Tool
- Y – Pan Behind Tool
- Cmnd + T – Type Tool
- Cmnd + B – Brush Tool/Clone Stamp Tool/Eraser Tool
Time navigation
- Go to specific time Option+Shift+J
- Previous or Next J or K
- Go to beginning or End – Command+Option+Left Arrow / Command+Option+Right Arrow
- B – Sets beginning of your workspace in the timeline based on the position of the playhead
- N – Sets the end of your workspace in the timeline based on the position of the playhead
Timeline
Hours : Minutes : Seconds : Frames
01:05:25:06. (One Hour, 5 Minutes, 25 Seconds, 6 Frames)