Adobe After Effect Flashcards
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Which panel in After Effects is used to view and edit the timing of layers over time?
Answer: Timeline panel
The Timeline panel displays layers and their keyframes along a time ruler.
What is the default keyboard shortcut to bring up a layer's Position property?
Answer: P
Pressing P reveals only the Position property for the selected layer.
Which file format is best for exporting an animation with a transparent background?
Answer: PNG sequence or QuickTime with alpha
PNG sequences and certain QuickTime codecs support an alpha channel for transparency.
What does a 'pre-composition' (pre-comp) allow you to do?
Answer: Group layers into a nested composition
Pre-composing nests selected layers inside a new composition that acts as a single layer.
Which panel lets you adjust the velocity and easing of keyframes with curves?
Answer: Graph Editor
The Graph Editor displays value and speed curves for fine-tuning keyframe interpolation.
What is the purpose of the 'Region of Interest' tool?
Answer: Limit preview rendering to a selected area
Region of Interest restricts previews to a chosen area to speed up rendering.
Which menu is used to add a new solid layer to a composition?
Answer: Layer > New > Solid
Solids are created through Layer > New > Solid.