After Effects

Question 1

What are the six steps in a basic workflow?

Answer 1

1. Import and organize footage 2. Create Compositions and arrange layers 3. Add effects and modify layer properties 4. Animate 5. Preview 6. Export

Question 2

What is the main window of the program called?

Answer 2

The application window.

Question 3

The various panels, organized in the application window in a specific arrangement is called a …

Answer 3

Workspace.

Question 4

How do you create or modify a workspace?

Answer 4

Arrange the frames and panels as desired, then choose Window > Workspace > New Workspace

Question 5

What is the shortcut to expand collapsed items in a panel?

Answer 5

Cmd + Shift-click

Question 6

What is a footage item?

Answer 6

The basic unit in an After Effects Project.

Question 7

What is a composition?

Answer 7

Collections of layers in which you create all animation, layering, and effects.

Question 8

When you import a file into After Effects, it takes up disk space… True or False?

Answer 8

False: After Effects creates a reference link in the project panel to the footage item.

Question 9

If you use another application to modify a footage item that is used in the project, the changes will appear immediately… True or False?

Answer 9

False: Changes appear the next time you open the project.

Question 10

How do you change the interpretation method for a file after you import it?

Answer 10

In the project panel, select a footage item to be changed. Then choose File > Interpret Footage > Main.

Question 11

What is the maximum resolution you can use in After Effects?

Answer 11

30,000 x 30,000 pixels.

Question 12

Using thin horozontal lines ——– in text or images may flicker as a result of interlacing on NTSC (broadcast) video… True or False?

Answer 12

True

Question 13

Resolution refers to the dimensions (width and height) of an image. What is the unit of measurement?

Answer 13

Pixels.

Question 14

How do you change the default duration of still footage imports?

Answer 14

Choose After Effects > Preferences > Import, and type in the text box the duration you desire.

Question 15

What are camera raw files?

Answer 15

Raw files contain the actual data from your camera’s sensor. Think of it as a film negative, in a digital format.

You can think of non-raw formats as the prints you get back after processing from a photo lab. You get the image, but the ability to use the the negative is gone.

Question 16

How do you change the frame rate of a sequence after importing?

Answer 16

Choose File > Interpret Footage > Main, select Assume This Frame Rate, and type the framerate you want.

Question 17

How does After Effects treat empty areas in Illustrator?

Answer 17

Empty areas are made transparent by converting them to the alpha chanel.

Question 18

In what 4 ways can you import a multilayered Photoshop or Illustrator file?

Answer 18

1. Composition - Cropped : As a new composition, each layer in the file becoming a separate layer in the comp that keeps it’s original dimensions
2. Composition : As a new comp with each layer in the file becoming a separate layer in the composition, changing dimensions to match the comp size.
3. Single still-footage item imported from any one layer in the Photoshop or Illustrator file
4. Single still-footage item merged as you import multiple Photoshop or Illustrator files.

Question 19

Before imoprting layered Photoshop files, how can you prepare them for AE to reduce preview and rendering time?

Answer 19

Organize and name your layers. Make sure each layer has a unique name to avoid confusion.

Question 20

What can you do to ensure Illustrator files appear correctly in After Effects?

Answer 20

In Illustrator, select Create PDF Compatible File, found in the options dialoge of Illustrator.

Question 21

Layered files that are imported as single footage items can still be modified as layered files in Photoshop / Illustrator … True or False?

Answer 21

True.

The layers are merged when imported as a single footage item in After Effects, therefore, the individual layers cannot be modified or animated in After Effects, but can still be edited in their respective applications.