Overview
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Eran Stern dives deep into new uses and shortcuts for shape layers, text, masks, and path effects in After Effects.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Using the exercise files
- 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
- Make Photoshop text editable
- Controlling word spacing
- Paragraph kerning and punctuation
- Auto-animating text with the Wiggly Selector
- Converting masks to shapes
- Creating transitions using mask expansion
- Achieving a unique look with the Mask Feather tool
- 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
- Next steps
