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How to Adjust Speed and Timing?
Hey,
I’ve been using After Effects for about three days, and I’m tasked with creating a dynamic, fast paced slide show with a set of photos. I’ve got some of the stuff down, but there are a few key things I’m really stuck on.
1. How do I adjust the speed of each photo in a certain composition? Like, if I want the first photo to lag for two seconds, and the next three to transition very quickly (about .3 of a second each), how would I accomplish that?
2. Is it possible to crop and copy photos within After Effects, or should I do that in Photoshop before bringing them in?
3. Would this be easier to do in Final Cut?
Thanks a lot!
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Thanks, I really appreciate the advice. To be honest, I don’t know Final Cut any better than I know AE. At some point I’ll have to learn both, but it seems like a very bad idea to stake a project on it.
Can I add sound to a project in Motion?
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I agree with Dave. When you have time you should definitely go through that link he posted. And all of the resources it gives you. The time spent going through the “boring” stuff will make it so you can do the fun stuff without frustration.
As for the slideshow, what you’re talking about sounds like basic editing, for which a non-linear editor would be better suited.
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What editor would you suggest? The annoying thing is that it while it’s short, it needs to be very dynamic, so I thought AEs ability to add effects and sound would be essential. But if you’ve got something that would accomplish this easier, I’m happy to use it.
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Certainly not my preferred recipe. I was hired as a Photoshop person, but my boss assumed I would pick this up pretty easily considering it’s all the same Adobe. 😀
But it’s sink or swim, apparently, so this is what I’m stuck with.
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I’m glad you feel my pain, because everyone around me seems to consider this a rather straight-forward process. Maybe I should have you write them a letter.
I’m slowly piecing together the elements I need to get this done. I think I can jury rig this if I can just figure out how to mess with speed of the transitions between certain elements of the composition. I want some of it to be smooth, and some to be choppy. If I figure that out I’ll be good.
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Oh geez. How can they think something as complex as motion graphics can be picked up in a day?
Try the basic tutorials at VideoCopilot.net for a quick crash course if you don’t have time to go through the whole set of resources Dave LaRonde linked in his first post.– The Great Szalam
(The ‘Great’ stands for ‘Not So Great, in fact, Extremely Humble’)No trees were harmed in the creation of this message, but several thousand electrons were mildly inconvenienced.
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