After Effects CC 2023: How To Add Composition Borders
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Description:
This tutorial will show you how to add a colored Composition Border in Adobe After Effects CC 2023 that can be animated and will resize automatically if the Comp Size changes.
After Effects Version Required:
23.0.0 or later
Keyboard Shortcuts:
Duplicate Layers (Cmd/Ctrl + D)
Deselect All (F2)
Chapters:
00:05 Intro: About the Tutorial
00:18 AE Version Required (23.0.0)
00:28 How To Add Composition Border
00:49 Deselect All Layers (F2)
01:09 Composition Borders = Shape Layers
01:23 Effect Controls: Customize Effect
01:46 Composition Settings (Cmd/Ctrl + K)
01:59 Shape Layer Customizations (Roundness + Stroke)
02:14 Create Inset Border
02:38 How To Animate Colors
Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Add Composition Borders in AE 2023:
- Open After Effects
- Create A New Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
- Deselect All in the layers panel (F2)
- Go to Effects & Presets Panel (Windows…Effects & Presets)
- Search for Border
- Double-click on ‘Composition Border’ to add a Shape Layer to Layers Panel
- Go to ‘Effect Controls’ to customize the Border Width, Offset, Color Properties
- Twirl open Shape Layer in Layers Panel for additional customization
How To Animate Border Color:
- Drag playhead to the beginning of the Timeline
- Click on the stop-watch next to ‘Border Color’ in the Effect Controls
- Pick a color
- Right-click on the keyframe and click ‘Toggle Hold Keyframe’
- Move the playhead forward in time 1 second and change to new color
- Right-click on the keyframe and click ‘Toggle Hold Keyframe’ if not already set
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