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Introduction
This is the result we will create, a collection of information labels above moving, rotating, and scaling river footage, all by animating a single null object. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe After Effects series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Parenting is linking one layer to another so that the child follows the parent's transformations. Combined with a null object, we can control multiple layers from one place. Create a composition from the drone footage of the river.
Step 1: Prepare the label
Add three elements: a white circle in the center, green text 'sungai' above it, and text 'pandangan udara' below it. All three form one group of information.
Step 2: Create the null controller
Open layer, new, null object, then name it 'pengendali'. Null objects are not visible when rendered, only appearing as a small box in the composition panel. Place the null object exactly in the center of the circle to become the rotation axis of the group. In the print and link column, link the spiral PIK WIP icon from the circle layer to the controller layer.
Step 3: Link with pick whip
Repeat this for the second text. The print column for the three layers now reads 'pengendali'. Their positions do not change, because After Effects adjusts their values relatively to the parent. Select the controller and press P, then Shift R and Shift S.
Step 4: Animate the parent
At frame 0, place it at the top-left with a scale of 50% and rotation of -20 degrees. At frame 3, return it to the center, scale 100%, rotation 0. The entire group moves, rotates, and scales together.
Step 5: Children can still animate
The child layers can still be animated individually on top of the parent's movement. Select the 'pandangan udara' text, enable opacity from 0 at frame 2 to 100 at frame 3. The text fades in while still following the group's movement.
Step 6: Unparent
To break the link, select 'none' in the print dropdown. Here we leave it linked. Rotate the preview to see the label group sliding from the top-left to the center of the river. Done.
Done!
We've understood parent and child layers, created a null object controller, linked layers with PIK WIP, animated the parent so all children follow, animated the children separately, and how to remove the parent. In the next episode, we'll record motion with motion sketch. 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 opening After Effects courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to final projects? All episodes, complete with PDF step-by-step 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 pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com. Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode. Enjoy watching. Thank you for watching,
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