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- [Instructor] A common micro-interaction This is quite common with photos on an Apple device, Google photos on Android, or through the browser, a device's camera roll or UI projects that use thumbnails placed in a grid design. The micro-interaction is simple. The trigger is the image. The rule is how the image appears. And the feedback is the image zooming into view from the touchpoint. Let's see how we can create this micro-interaction. And to get started, open the Zoom file in your chapter download. We'll work with a squeeze shot of the photos on my Android device. On a recent visit to Ventura, California, I happened to see a coin-operated fortune teller and took a couple of photos of the magnificent and all-knowing Zoltar. The one we will be using is this one. Now, before we start, understand, you simply can't slap the image on a layer and zoom it in or fade it in. The rule is simple when it comes to After Effects. All property changes start at the anchor point's location, thus if…

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