User manual ADOBE AFTER EFFECTS 6.0

[. . . ] Adobe After Effects Help Using Help Using Help | Contents | Index Back 1 Using Help About online Help Adobe Systems, Inc. provides complete documentation in the Adobe PDF Help system. The Help system includes information on all the tools, commands, and features for both Windows and Mac OS. The PDF format is designed for easy navigation online, and support for third-party screen readers compatible with Windows. [. . . ] Choose this option to set the width and height of the checkered shapes independently. · Corner Specifies the spatial relationship between the corner point and the anchor point. The effect uses the position of these two points to define the size of the checkerboard pattern if you choose Corner Point in the Size From menu. Width Specifies the horizontal width of the checkerboard pattern. If you choose Width Slider in the Size From menu, this value determines both the width and height of the checkerboard pattern. If you choose Width & Height Sliders in the Size From menu, this value determines the width only. Height Determines the vertical height of the checkerboard squares when you choose Width & Height Sliders in the Size From menu. Feather Specifies the size of the edge feather of the checkerboard pattern. Expand this control to reveal the Width and Height sliders. Set Width and Height values independently, or set them both to the same value for a uniform feather. Color Specifies the color of one set of the checkerboard squares. The other set of squares is always transparent. Opacity Specifies the transparency of the checkerboard pattern. Blending Mode Specifies the blending mode the effect uses to create an interaction between the checkerboard pattern and the original layer. All of these blending modes work identically to the ones in the Timeline window, except the default None mode, which renders the checkerboard pattern only. Using Help | Contents | Index Back 150 Adobe After Effects Help Render effects Using Help | Contents | Index Back 151 Circle The Circle effect creates either a customizable solid circle or ring. Original image (left), circle with no edge (center), circle specifying a Thickness & Feather *Radius edge Adjust the following controls for the Circle effect: Center Specifies the center point of the circle. Radius Specifies the size of the radius, in pixels. (If you set the radius to be larger than your original source layer, either portions or all of the circle's edge may fall outside the composition frame, depending upon the location of the circle's center point. ) Edge Specifies the shape and edge treatment of the circle. Depending upon the option, the slider changes its name to correspond to the option. Choose one of the following options from the menu, and use the slider to adjust the option: · · · · None creates a solid circle. The difference in the values set for this control and Radius determines the ring's width. Thickness creates a ring with a specified thickness. The corresponding slider measures the ring thickness in pixels. Thickness * Radius creates a ring that uses the Radius value to determine the Thickness value. [. . . ] Please be sure to obtain any permission required from the copyright owner. Any references to company names in sample templates are for demonstration purposes only and are not intended to refer to any actual organization. Adobe, the Adobe logo, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, Illustrator, Photoshop, and PostScript are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Apple, Macintosh, and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc. , registered in the U. [. . . ]