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Quick Tip #9 | Quickly Find a PSD |
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| | Mac OS Only. You save your awesome PSD. Next, must import into AE. Where did you save it? On a Mac, you can hold down the command / key, click the name of the file, and see the directory of where it is. Better yet, select any of those directories to show the file in the finder. |
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Quick Tip #8 | Merge Audio & Video in QT Pro |
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| | Forget to render your audio with your video? QuickTime Pro can save you a render! 1. Open the audio and video files in QuickTime Pro 2. In the audio file, select all (ctrl / command + a) and copy (ctrl/command +c) 3. In the video file, go to the beginning and press option + command + v (Windows: alt + control + v) to paste the new track on top. Works great for merging audio with image sequences, too. |
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Quick Tip #7 | Illustrator: Paste in Place |
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| | For the longest time I was frustrated that when I would copy and paste something in Illustrator, that the pasted object would change position. Instead of command or control + v to paste, use + f to "paste in front" or + b to paste behind. Both will leave retain the original position. |
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Quick Tip #6 | Scrolling Presets in Light Factory |
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| | In Knoll Light Factory EZ, the presets are very useful. However, my pet peeve with this effect is that one cannot scroll through the presets. My tip: create an Expression Slider. Connect the Flare Type to the slider. Now you can scroll through the presets! Watch a short demo |
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Quick Tip #5 | Using the toComp expression |
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Quick Tip #4 | X Marks the Spot |
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| | Working with a LOT of layers? Often with heavy comps, it would be great to put your current layer at the top of the composition, rather than buried down the list. Shy layers is one solution. A quicker one: select the layer and hit "x". This will bring that layer to the top of the timeline window. |
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Quick Tip #3 | Show Selected |
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| | There are a lot of shortcuts to display certain properties, like 'p' for position, 'ee' for expressions, 'u' for keyframed properties. However, what if you'd like to show only one specific property? Select the property and use the shortcut combo "ss", to show only properties that you have selected. |
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Quick Tip #2 | Slip Editing |
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| | You probably know that the "Pan Behind Tool" can be used for moving a layer independently of its mask. However, if you keep this tool activated, you can also use it on composition layers. Grab a trimmed clip with the Pan Behind Tool, and you can slip and slide the clip, while keeping the in and out points the same. Very useful! |
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