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:Title After Effects 3.1 Help
:Index After Effects 3.1 Help=AE31PB.HLP
1 Basic Concepts
2 Modeling=Modeling
2 Assembling a composition=Assembling_a_composition
2 Using viewing controls=Using_viewing_controls
2 Setting Initial Position=Setting_Initial_Position
2 Window Controls=Window_Controls
2 Using Palettes=Using_Palettes
2 Time basics=Time_basics
2 Media basics=Media_basics
1 Setting Up a Project
2 Creating a new project=Creating_a_new_project
2 Opening and closing a project=Opening_and_closing_a_project
2 Saving projects=Saving_projects
2 Importing footage into a project=Importing_footage_into_a_project
2 Importing footage containing an alpha channel=Importing_footage_containing_an_alpha_channel
2 Preparing to import still footage=Preparing_to_import_still_footage
2 Importing an Adobe Photoshop image=Importing_an_Adobe_Photoshop_image
2 Importing an Adobe Illustrator file=Importing_an_Adobe_Illustrator_file
2 Importing an After Effects project=Importing_an_After_Effects_project
2 Looping footage=Looping_footage
2 Importing interlaced video=Importing_interlaced_video
2 Removing 3:2 pulldown from video transferred from film=Removing_3_2_pulldown_from_video_transferred_from_film
2 Preparing to import a movie for interlaced video=Preparing_to_import_a_movie_for_interlaced_video
2 Importing D-1 source footage=Importing_D_1_source_footage
2 Importing footage with an anamorphic 2:1 aspect ratio=Importing_footage_with_an_anamorphic_2_1_aspect_ratio
2 Opening footage in its original application=Opening_footage_in_its_original_application
2 Managing a project with the Project window=Managing_a_project_with_the_Project_window
2 Working with a footage item=Working_with_a_footage_item
2 Substituting a proxy for footage=Substituting_a_proxy_for_footage
2 Consolidating Footage=Consolidating_Footage
2 Removing Unused Footage=Removing_Unused_Footage
2 Working with missing source footage=Working_with_missing_source_footage
2 Working with projects between Macintosh and Windows systems=Working_with_projects_between_Macintosh_and_Windows_systems
1 Setting Up a Composition
2 About Compositions=About_Compositions
2 Creating a new composition=Creating_a_new_composition
2 Working in the Time Layout and Composition windows=Working_in_the_Time_Layout_and_Composition_windows
2 Using the Composition window=Using_the_Composition_window
2 Using the Time Layout window=Using_the_Time_Layout_window
2 Viewing time in a composition=Viewing_time_in_a_composition
1 Using Layers
2 About Layers=About_Layers
2 Creating a new layer=Creating_a_new_layer
2 Changing the layer stacking order=Changing_the_layer_stacking_order
2 Trimming layer footage=Trimming_layer_footage
2 Renaming a layer=Renaming_a_layer
2 Viewing the source name of a layer=Viewing_the_source_name_of_a_layer
2 Duplicating a layer=Duplicating_a_layer
2 Splitting a layer=Splitting_a_layer
2 Positioning a layer in time=Positioning_a_layer_in_time
2 Changing playback speed, direction, and duration of a layer=Changing_playback_speed_direction_and_duration_of_a_layer
2 Using markers=Using_markers
2 Using layer switches=Using_layer_switches
2 Editing layer properties=Editing_layer_properties
2 Using audio layers=Using_audio_layers
2 Copying a value from a layer without keyframes=Copying_a_value_from_a_layer_without_keyframes
2 Cropping a layer=Cropping_a_layer
2 Replacing all instances of one footage item=Replacing_all_instances_of_one_footage_item
2 Replacing the source footage for one layer only=Replacing_the_source_footage_for_one_layer_only
2 Editing layer footage in its original application=Editing_layer_footage_in_its_original_application
2 Creating simple cuts and transitions between layers=Creating_simple_cuts_and_transitions_between_layers
2 Changing layer switches and properties using alternative methods=Changing_layer_switches_and_properties_using_alternative_methods
1 Transparency and Masking
2 About Transparency and Masking=About_Transparency_and_Masking
2 Using a footage item with an alpha channel=Using_a_footage_item_with_an_alpha_channel
2 Working with a mask=Working_with_a_mask
2 Setting interactions between layers using transfer controls=Setting_interactions_between_layers_using_transfer_controls
2 Creating layer transparency using track matte=Creating_layer_transparency_using_track_matte
2 Using layer modes=Using_layer_modes
2 Keying effects=Keying_effects
1 Applying and Editing Effects
2 About Effects=About_Effects
2 Working with effects=Working_with_effects
2 Applying and editing multiple effects=Applying_and_editing_multiple_effects
2 Changing the rendering order of effects=Changing_the_rendering_order_of_effects
2 Rendering effects using subpixel positioning=Rendering_effects_using_subpixel_positioning
2 Plug-in effects included with After Effects=Plug_in_effects_included_with_After_Effects
2 Blur and Sharpen category=Blur_and_Sharpen_category
2 Channel category=Channel_category
2 Distort category=Distort_category
2 Image Control category=Image_Control_category
2 Keying category=Keying_category
2 Perspective category=Perspective_category
2 Stylize category=Stylize_category
2 Synthesize category=Synthesize_category
2 Text category=Text_category
2 Time category=Time_category
2 Transitions category=Transitions_category
2 Video category=Video_category
1 Setting Up Motion and Changes Over Time
2 About Keyframes=About_Keyframes
2 Creating, selecting, and editing keyframes in the Time Layout window=Creating_selecting_and_editing_keyframes_in_the_Time_Layout_window
2 Getting ready to edit a keyframe=Getting_ready_to_edit_a_keyframe
2 Changing several keyframe values at once=Changing_several_keyframe_values_at_once
2 Moving and copying keyframes=Moving_and_copying_keyframes
2 Previewing motion or changes over time=Previewing_motion_or_changes_over_time
2 Adjusting the Value Graph in the Time Layout window=Adjusting_the_Value_Graph_in_the_Time_Layout_window
2 Creating a motion path=Creating_a_motion_path
2 Using the Pen Tool to Edit a Value Graph or a Motion Path=Using_the_Pen_Tool_to_Edit_a_Value_Graph_or_a_Motion_Path
2 Controlling change through interpolation=Controlling_change_through_interpolation
2 Choosing an interpolation method=Choosing_an_interpolation_method
2 Adjusting velocity or speed in the time layout window=Adjusting_velocity_or_speed_in_the_time_layout_window
2 Reversing Keyframes=Reversing_Keyframes
1 Working with Complex Projects
2 About Complex Projects=About_Complex_Projects
2 Standard nesting=Standard_nesting
2 Creating complex animations=Creating_complex_animations
2 Precomposing=Precomposing
2 Collapsing geometrics of nested compositions=Collapsing_geometrics_of_nested_compositions
2 Techniques for faster editing=Techniques_for_faster_editing
2 Prerendering nested compositions=Prerendering_nested_compositions
2 Using RAM effectively=Using_RAM_effectively
2 Running After Effects on a Genesis MP system (Macintosh only)=Running_After_Effects_on_a_Genesis_MP_system
1 Rendering a Movie
2 About Rendering=About_Rendering
2 Rendering basics=Rendering_basics
2 Using the Render Queue window=Using_the_Render_Queue_window
2 Render settings=Render_settings
2 Output module settings=Output_module_settings
2 Specifying compression settings=Specifying_compression_settings
2 Prerendering checklist=Prerendering_checklist
2 Making a Movie=Making_a_Movie
2 Creating Sequence Thumbnails (Macintosh only)=Creating_Sequence_Thumbnails_Macintosh_only_
2 Saving a single frame of a composition=Saving_a_single_frame_of_a_composition
2 Rendering frames as a sequence of still images=Rendering_frames_as_a_sequence_of_still_images
2 Rendering single-frame sequences with multiple systems=Rendering_single_frame_sequences_with_multiple_systems
2 Changing the size of a movie=Changing_the_size_of_a_movie
2 Creating small animatics for testing motion=Creating_small_animatics_for_testing_motion
2 Testing the field rendering order=Testing_the_field_rendering_order
1 Shortcuts
2 General Controls=Controls
2 Display Controls=Display
2 Tools=Tools
2 Previewing Selected Layers and Navigating through Time=Layers_Time
2 Project Window=Project
2 Layer, Render and Footage Windows=Windows_1
2 Navigating in the Time Layout Window=Time_Layout_1
2 Layers and Properties in the Time Layout Window=Time_Layout_2
2 Layers and Keyframes in the Time Layout Window=Time_Layout_3
2 Composition Window=Composition
2 Composition and Time Layout Windows=Comp_Time
2 Composition, Time Layout and Effects Windows=Windows_2
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