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Introduction
This is the result we'll create, a lower third that becomes a template, where name, position, and accent color can be changed from one panel without having to unpack layers one by one. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe After Effects series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Essential Graphics transforms a regular composition into a template. Important properties are collected in one panel, so you or another editor can simply fill in the values. Create a lower third composition with size 1920x1080 and a transparent background.
Step 1: Lower Third Composition
Fill it with a dark panel, yellow accent, name, and position like in the previous episode.
Step 2: Essential Graphics Panel
Open window, Essential Graphics. Make sure primary contains the lower third composition. The name column is the template name that will be visible to users. Open the text property on the name layer, then drag the source text into the Essential Graphics panel.
Step 3: Dragging Text
Do the same for the position. Double-click the label and change it to name and position for easier understanding.
Step 4: Dragging Color
Open contents accent until fill 1, then drag color into the panel and label it as accent color. Now there are three controls, two texts, and one color.
Step 5: Testing the Template
Change the name to Dewi Lestari, position to product designer, and accent color to Tosca. All elements change instantly, including the animation which remains intact.
Step 6: Preview
Play preview. The template works with the new content. In the next episode, we'll export this template as a Mogert file so it can be used in Premiere Pro.
Done!
Done. We've opened the Essential Graphics panel, determined primary, dragged source text and color, added labels, and tested the template. In the next episode, we'll export Mogert. 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, and also offers After Effects courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series, 104 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes are available for premium tutorial subscribers, complete with PDF step-by-step guides, source footage, and project scripts. 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 individual 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.
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