DIGITAL PHOTOGRAPHY AND IMAGING - WEEK 10

Choong Yee Leng || 0381980

Digital Photography and Imaging || Bachelor Degree in Creative Media || Taylor’s University 

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Lecture: 

What is After Effects?

• Adobe After Effects is a 2.5D animation software used for animation, visual effects, and motion picture compositing. 
• After Effects is used in film, TV, and web video creation.
• This software is used in the post-production phase and has hundreds of effects that can be used to manipulate imagery. This allows you to combine layers of video and images into the same scene.

Pre-compositing in Photoshop

•  All the layers need to be arrange and rename accordingly so that it will be organize and easy to be animated in After Effects. 

Compositing in After Effect

• Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application.
• Basically we can import elements such as images, video, vector and more into After Effects. 
• All the layer elements need to be organized and synchronized to the external software platforms such as Photoshop & Illustrator. 
• After Effects files does not embed its media, it links to it.

Example works from previous students:

https://fauziyusoff.com/dpi

Tutorial

How to animate using Photoshop Timeline:

https://taylorsedu-my.sharepoint.com/:v:/g/personal/fauzi_yusoff_taylors_edu_my/EYCt5NLVw6FCs9pE38Fsa9oBWDjyBEhSVL2_homVpoIdvg?nav=eyJyZWZlcnJhbEluZm8iOnsicmVmZXJyYWxBcHAiOiJTdHJlYW1XZWJBcHAiLCJyZWZlcnJhbFZpZXciOiJTaGFyZURpYWxvZy1MaW5rIiwicmVmZXJyYWxBcHBQbGF0Zm9ybSI6IldlYiIsInJlZmVycmFsTW9kZSI6InZpZXcifX0%3D&e=NBLXmV

Practical

In week 10, I start animating the composition for normal phone size

Before animating in After Effect, I pre-composite the layers in Photoshop:

Animating in Adobe After Effect:

Final Animation for Normal Phone Size

Reflection

After attending the lectures, I followed the step-by-step process of transforming my static composition into an animation. Throughout this process, I discovered the importance of pre-compositing in Photoshop — preparing and organizing layers properly beforehand significantly contributes to a smoother workflow when animating in After Effects. Additionally, I learned how adjusting the anchor point (midpoint) of an object allows for more precise control during rotation, enabling me to animate elements within a specific range and direction more effectively. These insights gave me a deeper understanding of how preparation and technical adjustments can greatly influence the final outcome of an animation.