From the course: After Effects Apprentice: 04 Layer Control
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Combining modes and effects - After Effects Tutorial
From the course: After Effects Apprentice: 04 Layer Control
Combining modes and effects
- [Narrator] Using the blending modes is about as close as you can get to instant gratification inside After Effects. However, you don't have to stop at just applying a blending mode. I showed in the previous movie where you can try using more than one mode. Another great trick is to apply effects to the layer that's moded on top. This is another way to create some interesting looks. For example, say that I wasn't quite happy with the mixtures between highlights and darks in this particular composite of images. I could keep trying different modes like soft light and hard light, seeing if one of them gives me the effect that I want. But another way is just to process this layer to maybe get the contrast that I prefer. (mumbles) this layer. Then go to the Effects & Presets panel, which is a very nice way of finding effects. I'm going to apply, very simple, levels. I can drag the effect onto the desired layer. Or, if I already have the layer selected, I just need to double-click the…
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