STEPS FOR CREATING A NEW DOCUMENT
1. Create a folder to save your files into (name it ‘After Effects’)
2. Open Adobe After Effects
3. Create a new composition by clicking:
» Composition » New Composition
4. In dialogue box check the following settings:
Preset : PALD1/DVSQUAREPIX768/576
Width : 768
Height : 576
Resolution : Full
5. Click OK
6. Save your new composition into your ‘After Effects’ folder
SHORTCUTS
p = position
s = scale
r = rotation
t = opacity
Apple z = undo
Hit spacebar to stop animation playing
Mouse scroll to zoom in and out
IMPORTING IMAGES
Files must be imported as RGB
Import images as ‘composition’ not ‘footage’
