Adobe After Effects Adobe After Effect 2

Question 1

Which panel in After Effects is used to view and edit the timing of layers over time?

Accepted Answer

Timeline panel

Answer

The Timeline panel displays layers and their keyframes along a time ruler.

Question 2

What is the default keyboard shortcut to bring up a layer's Position property?

Accepted Answer

P

Answer

Pressing P reveals only the Position property for the selected layer.

Question 3

Which file format is best for exporting an animation with a transparent background?

Accepted Answer

PNG sequence or QuickTime with alpha

Answer

PNG sequences and certain QuickTime codecs support an alpha channel for transparency.

Question 4

What does a 'pre-composition' (pre-comp) allow you to do?

Accepted Answer

Group layers into a nested composition

Answer

Pre-composing nests selected layers inside a new composition that acts as a single layer.

Question 5

Which panel lets you adjust the velocity and easing of keyframes with curves?

Accepted Answer

Graph Editor

Answer

The Graph Editor displays value and speed curves for fine-tuning keyframe interpolation.

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