Join Chris Meyer for an in-depth discussion in this video Assembling the main comp, part of After Effects Apprentice: 16 Creating a Medical Opening Title.
Now that I've created these four Extra Video Pre-comps with framed pieces of video already in them, …I'll just swap them in for our placeholders in our Final Composition.…I'm going to scan somewhere here in time where I can see all my placeholders,…twirl up the camera just to save some space on the timeline.…Select my Extra 1 placeholder, select Extra Video 1 pre-comp in the project panel …and just like replacing footage, I am going to hold Cmd+Opt+/ on Mac …or Ctrl+Alt+/ on Windows to replace that placeholder with my composition.…
Now you're seeing the method to my madness, why I build things this way?.…Do the same thing for Extra 2, same thing for Extra 3 and same thing for Extra 4.…And now I've swapped in all these pre-comps that I've built for my placeholder solids.…As I scan through this to see how it looks, I have to admit I'm not as thrilled…with that extra video frame as I was originally.…I'm going to turn off my Title and Action Safe just to not obscure my view here.…
Yeah, I wish this overlapped a bit more here and that little tab is looking a little bit wimpy.…
Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer
Updated
11/11/2016Released
1/17/2013The After Effects Apprentice series was created by Trish and Chris Meyer. These tutorials are designed for After Effects CS4 through CC, and can be used on their own or as a companion to the Meyer's book, After Effects Apprentice.
- Animating to music
- Arranging layers in 3D space
- Performing time stretches
- Working with 3D camera tracking
- Typesetting and animating text
- Adding effects like drop shadows and motion blur
- Creating and animating shape layers
- Building and delivering a broadcast package
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome2m 7s
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Setting up1m 55s
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1. Roughing Out the Spot
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The magic tempos2m 5s
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Spotting hit points in music7m 14s
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Creating video placeholders4m 43s
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Arranging layers in 3D space6m 40s
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Refining the camera move4m 32s
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2. Building the Hero Shot and Title
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Placing the background5m 25s
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3D tracking the hero shot6m 26s
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Time stretching5m 42s
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Creating the main title5m 16s
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Creating the subtitle4m 3s
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Animating the title7m 37s
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3. Creating Video Frames Using Shape Layers
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Framing the hero6m 31s
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Refining the frame5m 2s
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Framing the extra videos6m 53s
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Creating variations4m 10s
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Assembling the main comp5m 9s
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4. Dressing Up the Background
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Adding background text7m 9s
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Creating wiggly lines7m 47s
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5. Finalizing the Proof
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Using motion blur5m 53s
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Adding drop shadows2m 27s
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Improving the video timing3m 37s
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6. Delivering the Results
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Setting up the main render3m 53s
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4:3 strategies4m 23s
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Delivering a package6m 39s
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7. Idea Corners
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Animated circle grid8m 57s
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Constant vital signs2m 56s
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Randomized lab results6m 38s
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Rounded videos3m 57s
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Color matching6m 44s
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3D lighting7m 50s
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A realistic EKG7m 39s
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