Adding motion blur

Adjusting the timing of the layers

Currently, the brush strokes all arrive at the same time. You’ll shift them so that they enter at different times.

1 Go to 0:10.

2 Select the third brush.psd layer from the top of the layer stack. Press the [ (left bracket) key to move the In point for the layer to the current time.

3 Go to 0:20.

4 Select the second brush.psd layer from the top of the layer stack. Press the [ (left bracket) key to move the In point for the layer to the current time.

5 Go to 0:30.

6 Select the top brush.psd layer in the layer stack. Press the [ (left bracket) key to move the In point for the layer to the current time.

7 Make a RAM preview to see your composition in action. Press the spacebar to stop the preview.

8 Choose File > Save.

Objects in motion tend to have blur. To make the entire composition more realistic and exciting, you’ll add motion blur to all the layers. However, in order to apply motion blur to the 3D compositions, you must also apply it to their layers separately.

1 Click the Enable Motion Blur button () at the top of the Timeline panel.

_ Note: Calculating motion blur is processor-intensive. This exercise is optional.

2 Select the Motion Blur switch () for each layer in the Timeline panel.

When the Collapse Transformations switch is selected, After Effects uses the settings in the original composition to determine whether to apply motion blur. You’ll need to open the 3D compositions to apply motion blur to them.

3 Select the Book tab in the Timeline panel to open the Book composition.

4 Select the Motion Blur switch for each of the layers in the Book composition.

5 Click the 3D Text tab in the Timeline panel, and select the Motion Blur switch for each of the layers in the 3D Text composition.

_ Note: To change a setting for all layers in a composition, press Ctrl+A (Windows) or Command+A (Mac OS) to first select all the layers, and then select the setting for the first layer.

Дата добавления: 2014-11-20