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Newbie After Effects Question
Searched everywhere, but couldn’t find this:
I have a trial version of AE 5.5
I know that plugins wont work, but what about effects?
To get started, I downloaded a template and it is asking for the “cc burn” effect. I can’t seem to find anyway to apply that effect. I thought that was something AE came with. Is there some specific way to apply an effect? NOTE: the dropdown list is grayed out. I think that’s may be because it’s a trial, but if there’s any other reason….
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4 Replies
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Thanks for the response! That will save me plenty of time searching!
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The trial version does not have the CC plugin effects which are standard on the retail version.
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> I know that plugins wont work, but what about effects?
It’s important to know some terminology. From After Effects Help:
“Plug-ins are small software modules—with filename extensions such as .aex, .pbk, .pbg, and .8bi—that add functionality to an application. After Effects effects are implemented as plug-ins, as are some features for importing and working with certain file formats.”
In other words, effects _are_ plug-ins. All of them.
Now, with that terminology clarification out of the way, see this page for details of what’s in the trial version.
And start here to learn After Effects.
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Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
Technical Support for professional video software
After Effects Help & Support
Premiere Pro Help & Support
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Excellent! Thank you for the clarification. I’m amazed at how powerful a tool AE is and can see that it will be worth getting a familiar with it. Also thanks for the links!
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