Audio files can be used in After Effects for animation reference using waveforms and layer markers.
- [Instructor] When animating characters, … you might find the need to animate to an audio track, … be it music or a voice-over. … We'll examine the tools here, … and we'll help you set up your audio … for reference inside of After Effects. … In this example, I've got two audio files … in my project window and here, … let's double click on the first one. … And when we preview, you can hear it's … the voice over for our guitar girl. … - [Guitar Girl] The D cord is for destruction! … - [Instructor] The second file is the guitar strum itself. … And when we preview, we can hear this: … (electric guitar) … Yes! Sweet, crunchy guitar tones I love it. … Inside of our footage window, however, … you note that we're not seeing any wave forms, … audio wave forms. … If you're unfamiliar, audio wave forms are … a visual representation of what the audio's doing. … In order to see those audio wave forms, … let's go ahead and take both of these audio files … and put them into their own comp. … Go ahead and drop this here and we'll say …
Author
Alan Demafiles
Released
8/12/2019- Shape layers and masks
- Track mattes
- Rigging characters
- Using the Puppet tool for rigging
- Adding and adjusting keyframes
- Looping animation
- Animating with motion paths and motion sketch
- Adding cameras for multiplane environments
- Lighting animation
- Rendering animation
Skill Level Beginner
Duration
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Introduction
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Welcome51s
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Before you start2m 59s
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After Effects for animation1m 59s
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Big picture concepts2m 17s
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1. Working with Layers and Shapes
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What art assets can I use?1m 17s
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Shape layer intro8m 12s
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Shape layer vs. masks5m 21s
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Track mattes5m 40s
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Precomposing7m 11s
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Artwork tips and tricks6m 26s
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2. Rigging Character Controls
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What is rigging?32s
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Anchor points6m 29s
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The Puppet tool5m 21s
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Fine-tune the Puppet tool6m 19s
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Introduction to expressions7m 50s
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Set up a slider controller7m 26s
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Version master properties6m 47s
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Useful effects for rigging4m 30s
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3. Working with Animation
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Principles of animation2m 12s
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Add and adjust keys7m 34s
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Use the graph editor: Speed5m 57s
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Use the graph editor: Value4m 56s
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Looping animation6m 54s
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Motion paths9m 9s
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Work with audio tracks5m 54s
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Switch art for lip sync9m 16s
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Animate with motion sketch5m 34s
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4. Creating Multiplane Environments
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Add cameras5m 17s
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Rendering4m 35s
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Conclusion
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Next steps43s
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