After Effects CC 2022: How To Create Shapes From Text
Description:
This tutorial will show you how to Preview Footage and set In & Out Points in the Comp Window in order to add smaller clips of a longer video to the Composition in Adobe After Effects CC 2022.
Example:
In your Project Bin, you have a 4 minute video clip, but you only want to add a 20-second segment of the clip. You can set In & Out points to select the part of the video you want and add directly to the Composition.
Terms To Learn:
Overlay Edit: Insert In & Out Points over existing clips on the Composition.
Ripple Edit: Splits all clips below the Playhead and inserts selected clip between the split clips.
Software Used:
Adobe After Effects CC 2022 (Click To Try or Buy)
How To Preview Footage:
- Open After Effects and Import Some Files to Project Bin
- In the Project Bin, Double-click on any Footage to open in the Comp Window
How To Add In & Out Points:
- Look below the Comp Window for Time Marker and drag to Starting Point
- Click the Left Bracket icon { below the Comp Window to set the In Point to Current Time
- Go back and click on the Time Marker and drag it to where you want the clip to end
- Click the Right Bracket icon } below the Comp Window to set the Out Point to Current Time
How To Add Selected Clip To the Composition:
- Set the In & Out Points
- Click on either Overlay Edit (inserts over) or Ripple Edit (splits all existing clips and inserts between)
- Selected clip should be in the Layers Panel added to the Composition
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