{"id":198,"date":"2015-02-23T13:00:55","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T13:00:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/?p=198"},"modified":"2015-02-23T16:07:57","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T16:07:57","slug":"class-04-layers-and-comps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/class-04-layers-and-comps\/","title":{"rendered":"Class 04 &#8211; Layers, Parenting and Comps"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6><strong><b>Importing Photoshop layers:<\/b><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Footage<\/b>\u00a0gives you an option to import the psd file as a flat image or choose a specific layer<\/li>\n<li><b>Composition\u2013Document Size<\/b>\u00a0will import your photoshop layers as separate AE elements and automatically combine them into a comp, preserving original layer positions. All layers will be the size of your photoshop file and have the same anchor point\/position values.<\/li>\n<li><b>Composition\u2013Preserve Layer Size<\/b>\u00a0will import photoshop layers in the same way as the above option, but will size each layer according to its actual pixel dimensions. With this option, each layer will have a different anchor point\/position value. For complex animations, I recommend this import option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Most Important tutorial for this class &#8211; Precomps:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vimeo.com\/9383806\">http:\/\/vimeo.com\/9383806<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h6><strong>Motion Sketch<\/strong><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AE Basics 14: Motion Paths Part 2 - Additional Tools\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2lEExSwgnpA?start=16&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<div id=\"post-body-444147377610974583\" class=\"post-body entry-content\">\n<div>\n<h6><b>Parenting<\/b><\/h6>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>To parent layers (or a group of layers) to another layer on the timeline:\n<ul>\n<li>select the child layer(s)<\/li>\n<li>use the @ icon in the Parent column (to the left of the layer name) to drag and drop over the parent layer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y29np1eN_XE\/VB9I9wX7VxI\/AAAAAAAAAYE\/dusDdZl1KSQ\/s1600\/Screen%252BShot%252B2014-09-21%252Bat%252B5.50.23%252BPM.png\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Y29np1eN_XE\/VB9I9wX7VxI\/AAAAAAAAAYE\/dusDdZl1KSQ\/s1600\/Screen%252BShot%252B2014-09-21%252Bat%252B5.50.23%252BPM.png?resize=474%2C65\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"65\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<ul>\n<ul>\n<li>OR select the parent layer name from the drop-down menu in the Parent column<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/ul>\n<div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wv5eakTqWl0\/VB9J_2FjBhI\/AAAAAAAAAYY\/4iYuW6_yTyg\/s1600\/Screen%252BShot%252B2014-09-21%252Bat%252B5.50.32%252BPM.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-Wv5eakTqWl0\/VB9J_2FjBhI\/AAAAAAAAAYY\/4iYuW6_yTyg\/s1600\/Screen%252BShot%252B2014-09-21%252Bat%252B5.50.32%252BPM.jpg?resize=474%2C67\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"67\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"separator\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Null objects ( null layers) &amp; Parenting tutorial<\/span><\/h6>\n<div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adobe After Effects Basics Tutorial 7\/8 - Null Objects\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gypz_gniXWE?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"post-footer\">\n<div>\n<h6><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Masks:<\/span><\/strong><\/h6>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>https:\/\/vimeo.com\/66101243<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tv.adobe.com\/watch\/learn-after-effects-cc\/using-shape-tools-to-make-masks\/\">http:\/\/tv.adobe.com\/watch\/learn-after-effects-cc\/using-shape-tools-to-make-masks\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Only for the newest After Effects\u00a0 Version ( CC June 2014)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Effects Masks:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Adobe After Effects CC 2014 - New Features\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3rcgb9s5qIY?start=70&#038;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Shape layers and precomping:<\/span><\/h6>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Summit 7 - Geometric Motion - After Effects\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6c3StmzZ-qg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><b>Working with Bitmap files (Photoshop)<\/b><\/div>\n<div>Bitmap (pixel-based) files can&#8217;t be scaled above 100% without quality loss. When working with a Photoshop file and planning to scale the asset, make sure to build it at dimensions larger than the composition size. For example, if your comp size is 1920 x 1080, and you are planning to scale an object about 300%, build it at about 6000 pixels wide (1920*3).<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Importing Photoshop layers: Footage\u00a0gives you an option to import the psd file as a flat image or choose a specific layer Composition\u2013Document Size\u00a0will import your photoshop layers as separate AE elements and automatically combine them into a comp, preserving original layer positions. All layers will be the size of your photoshop file and have the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/class-04-layers-and-comps\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Class 04 &#8211; Layers, Parenting and Comps<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-class-notes"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p50af3-3c","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=198"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":228,"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/198\/revisions\/228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=198"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=198"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/animishmish.com\/classes\/aespring2015\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=198"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}