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Introduction
This is the result we'll create, text that zips past a train with motion blur like it was recorded by a real camera, and a clean timeline thanks to the solo, lock, shy, and color label switches. Let's get started. Welcome back to the complete Adobe After Effects series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Next to the layer name, there's a row of small icons that beginners often ignore. In this episode, we'll go through each of these switches one by one using footage of a train passing by on the beach edge.
Step 1: Preparing a quick animation
Create a composition from the beach train footage. Add a bold, expressive text for the coastal scene. Press P, activate the stop position at 0 seconds with the text outside the right side of the screen, then at 1 second, move the text to the left side of the screen. The text zips past like the train, but its edges appear sharp and jagged.
Step 2: Motion Blur
In the switches column, there's a motion blur switch shaped like three circles. Click on that switch on the text layer. Then activate the enable motion blur button above the timeline, which turns on motion blur for the entire composition. Now the fast-moving text is clear and follows the motion direction, exactly like a camera recording.
Step 3: Solo and Eye
Click the eye icon to hide the layer from view and render. The solo switch, the small circle next to it, inversely only displays the soloed layer. Solo the train footage to check it without the text, then turn off solo again. The lock icon locks the layer.
Step 4: Lock
Lock the train footage layer so it doesn't shift or get accidentally selected while working on the text layer. Locked layers remain visible and rendered, but can't be edited until the lock is removed. Add a layer named 'controller'.
Step 5: Shy Layer
Click the 'Shy' switch, the small face icon in the switches column, on that layer. Then click the 'Hide Shy Layer' button above the timeline. The Shy layer is hidden from the timeline list, but still works in the composition. Very useful when there are dozens of layers.
Step 6: Color Label
The color box in the label column differentiates the layer type. Click the layer label box and choose yellow to make it easily recognizable. Notice the final result with spacing. The text flashes with motion blur next to the train.
Done!
Done. We have already used the Motion Blur switch and Enable Motion Blur, eye and solo, lock, shy with hide shy layer, as well as color labels. In the next episode, we will play with time. Time strike, time remapping, and frame blending. Need a promotional video, logo animation, motion graphics for social media, or visual effects for short films. Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides motion graphics and visual effects services, as well as opens After Effects courses from beginner to advanced levels. Want to master all of these series? 104 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with step-by-step PDF guides, source footage, and project scripts, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or one-time payment of Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now on the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com. Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.
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