Layers TV: Episode 30

CATEGORIES: Layers TV Archive | Web Editor | April 09, 2008

In this motion graphics episode, Corey shows us how to use presets in After Effects to make a motion background with some animated text. RC uses Adobe Premiere to place a logo graphic in the corner of a video file.

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Corey shows us how to use After Effects to make a motion background with some animated text.

Open a new project in After Effects and use the text tool to create some text
Create a new solid layer and place it behind the text layer
Apply some preset effects from After Effects to the layers
Preview the effects in Bridge before you apply them
Double click the effect to apply it to your layers
After you've added an effect to the background, highlight the text layer and apply an effect to it

RC uses Adobe Premiere to place a logo graphic in the corner of a video file.

Open a new project in Premiere and import a video file (downloads included with this episode)
Drag the video file onto the timeline
Import the Layers TV logo file and drag that onto the timeline
Resize the logo, place it where you want, and drag out its instance on the timeline so it matches the length of the video clip
In another option, you can import the logo into After Effects and apply a Light Sweep effect to it
Open the Light Sweep effect options and change the direction off the sweep using keyframes to animate the changes
Save the After Effects file and import it into Premiere
Place the AE file into Premiere and adjust how you want it to work inside the video clip

RC and Corey announce the winner of last week's Layers TV contest and give out a new contest question with a special prize this week. Tune in to find out!