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After Effects Tips and Techniques: Shapes, Text Masks, and Path Effects

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Overview

Eran Stern dives deep into new uses and shortcuts for shape layers, text, masks, and path effects in After Effects.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. Shape It Up
  • Fixing quality issues
  • Adding dashes to lines
  • Designing a sunburst background animation
  • Creating a repeating timer animation
  • Auto-animating shape layers
  • Creating 3D extruded shapes
2. Text Tricks
  • Make Photoshop text editable
  • Controlling word spacing
  • Paragraph kerning and punctuation
  • Auto-animating text with the Wiggly Selector
3. Under the Mask
  • Converting masks to shapes
  • Creating transitions using mask expansion
  • Achieving a unique look with the Mask Feather tool
4. Path Effects
  • Creating cutout animations using Auto-trace
  • Auto-animating text with the Scribble effect
  • Copying paths from Illustrator
  • Animating strokes with the Stroke and Vegas effects
  • Morphing between masks
  • Creating an ethereal morph effect
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Eran Stern

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