What I did:
So, today I learned how to use some of the After Effects tools. What I did today was that I imported my video into the project and I learned that there are many ways to do that as well. I also learned how to add a watermark or picture to your video and I found out that is way easier in After Effects than it is in Sony Vegas to add pictures in. I also learned how to create a composition and it is very different than in Sony Vegas as well. Finally, I learned how to reposition and how to resize the picture that you add to your composition through different methods.
What I learned:
I learned many things today in After Effects. I learned some of the basics but not all of them. It will take a few more days to learn all of the basics that I think I need to have to use After Effects. Today, I learned how to import clips and how to create a composition. I also learned how to reposition and resize photos that you would like in your video.
1. First, I learned how to import clips. There are many ways to import clips such as going to the import menu, or dragging clips from your documents into the project section but I found the easiest way to import clips was to double click the the project box and search for your clips in your videos.
So, today I learned how to use some of the After Effects tools. What I did today was that I imported my video into the project and I learned that there are many ways to do that as well. I also learned how to add a watermark or picture to your video and I found out that is way easier in After Effects than it is in Sony Vegas to add pictures in. I also learned how to create a composition and it is very different than in Sony Vegas as well. Finally, I learned how to reposition and how to resize the picture that you add to your composition through different methods.
What I learned:
I learned many things today in After Effects. I learned some of the basics but not all of them. It will take a few more days to learn all of the basics that I think I need to have to use After Effects. Today, I learned how to import clips and how to create a composition. I also learned how to reposition and resize photos that you would like in your video.
1. First, I learned how to import clips. There are many ways to import clips such as going to the import menu, or dragging clips from your documents into the project section but I found the easiest way to import clips was to double click the the project box and search for your clips in your videos.
2. Then I learned how to create a composition. Creating a composition is easy in that all you have to do is drag your video from the project section into the small composition box at the bottom.
3. Next, I learned how to add photos to the composition and how to resize them if you want the pictures to act a watermark. First, you take the picture from the project section and then you drag it down to the timeline where your video is. You need to place it on a layer above your video layer so it actually displays the watermark. You can resize the picture by going to the edges and using the "arrows" on the sides to make it smaller or bigger.
4. Finally, I learned that you resize and reposition the picture without going on the visual composition. You can resize and reposition by clicking the picture layer and pressing "S" for scaling and pressing "P" for position. By doing this, you can put in numbers to resize to your leisure. This method also helps by keeping watermarks at the exact same location and keeping them the same size for future projects.
What I plan to learn tomorrow:
My plans for tomorrow's class is to continue with the basics. Since this program is not made my Sony, it is very different than what I'm used to which is Sony Vegas. I still don't know how to split the clips easily like in Sony Vegas so I hope to learn that in next few days. I do think that the basics will take me a few days to actually finish because there is a lot of stuff to learn and a lot of basics to cover. See ya tomorrow!
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