ABSTRACT

One of the most important skill sets in motion graphics is learning how to animate transformations: Anchor Point, Position, Scale, Rotation, and Opacity. Many rules and techniques for creating transform keyframes can be applied to virtually all the other parameters throughout After Effects, This chapter focuses on the basics, including tips for avoiding many common mistakes. The overall speed of the layer as it travels along this path is set by two factors: how many pixels the layer travels between keyframes in the Comp panel, and how many frames apart these keyframes are in the Timeline panel. How the layer interpolates between keyframes over time is referred to as temporal interpolation. In the Comp panel, with the Selection tool active, select the keyframes individually by clicking on their keyframe box and notice their associated handles that look not unlike the dots for the motion path.