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A quick camera primer

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A quick camera primer

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- In the next movie, we're going to add a virtual camera to an After Effects composition. But before we do, we're going to explore some basic real-world camera terminology, the extreme importance our lens settings have on our scene, and how it translates to the After Effects cameras available to us. So, when we start talking about cameras in the real world, the first thing that you're usually introduced to is what's known as the exposure triangle, where your aperture, shutter, and ISO are set to get an exposed image. One of those measurements is specifically aperture, which has to deal with the lens opening. And a smaller or lower f-stop refers to a larger opening, letting more light into your camera. And at the same time, what that does is also creates a shallower depth of field, a lower f-stop. A higher f-stop, on the other hand, lets less light in and gives you a deeper depth of field. Basically, at an f/22, you're entire image is in focus. Now, you balance this aperture or the…

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