Join Alan Demafiles for an in-depth discussion in this video Anchor point fundamentals, part of After Effects CC 2017 Essential Training: Motion Graphics.
- [Narrator] Understanding what an anchor point is…and how it works…are fundamental concepts you'll need to grasp…in order to make the most of your animations.…Every layer has one,…and their spacial placement on that layer…can have a drastic effect on how your animations behave.…So here in this first example, I've got a rectangle,…and I've got a few scaling keyframes here.…We go up from 100% down to zero,…from zero up to 100%.…If you don't already have it enabled,…go ahead and turn on this button for shape path visibility,…and that will enable us to see the bounding box here,…as well as the anchor point.…
So this anchor point lives in the middle,…and every layer has got an anchor point.…It's basically the place…that's considered the center of the layer…from which all transformations will take place.…Because we have these scaling keyframes,…it's going to scale around where that center point is,…where that anchor point is.…But what if we were to move this anchor point?…Let's go ahead and duplicate this.…I'm going to go to Edit, Duplicate,…
Author
Alan Demafiles
Released
1/24/2017- Working with shape layers, animation, compositing, and type
- Using Basic After Effects 3D
- Building a basic camera rig
- Using the Cinema 4D renderer
- Using Cinema 4D Lite
- Creating 3D text and 3D geometry
- Adding compositions to the Render Queue
- Recording multiple files with the Render Queue
- Using Adobe Media Encoder
- Using prerenders
- Collapsing transformations
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome55s
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Samples and inspiration2m 37s
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Big picture concepts3m 3s
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Using the exercise files1m 30s
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1. Working with Shape Layers
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Shape layer overview4m 51s
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Shape layers and transforms4m 18s
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Repeating elements6m 19s
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Creating write-on paths8m 28s
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2. Working with Animation
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Adding and adjusting keys6m 19s
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Anchor point fundamentals5m 59s
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Parenting6m 49s
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Motion sketching8m 25s
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3. Working with Compositing
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What is compositing?2m 54s
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Blending modes for layers6m 44s
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Creating and animating masks6m 57s
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Using track mattes5m 40s
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Adding effect filters7m 31s
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4. Working with Type
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Setting type6m 21s
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Using text animators6m 47s
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Animating type on a path7m 54s
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5. Basic After Effects 3D
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Intro to 3D layers5m 33s
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Cameras and lights6m 41s
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3D layer properties3m 42s
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Null object parenting4m 46s
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Building a basic camera rig7m 25s
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6. 3D Geometry
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Creating 3D text8m 4s
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Creating 3D geometry6m 27s
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CINEMA 4D Lite introduction5m 50s
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7. Rendering for Motion Graphics
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Using prerenders6m 34s
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8. Motion Graphic Workflow Tips
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Collapse transformations7m 6s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye17s
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