Adobe After Effects 7.0 - Classroom In A Book (2006)

How to use these lessons

Each lesson in this book provides step-by-step instructions for creating one or more specific elements of a real-world project. Some lessons build on projects created in preceding lessons; some stand alone. All of these lessons build on each other in terms of concepts and skills, so the best way to learn from this book is to proceed through the lessons in sequential order. In this book, some techniques and processes are explained and described in detail only the first few times you perform them.

Note

Many aspects of the After Effects application can be controlled by multiple techniques, such as a menu command, a button, dragging, and a keyboard shortcut. Only one or two of the methods are described in any given procedure so that you can learn different ways of working even when the task is one you've done before.


The organization of the lessons is also design oriented rather than feature oriented. That means, for example, that you'll work with layers and effects on real-world design projects over several lessons, rather than in just one chapter, as in the After Effects 7.0 User Guide.

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