In this course, Chris and Trish Meyer share two of the core secrets required to become an efficient After Effects user: understanding the Render Order (the internal order of operations After Effects uses when calculating masks, effects, transformation, track mattes, and layer styles), and the judicious use of multiple compositions where a composition may be "nested" into one or more other comps. This makes it easier to group layers, efficiently re-use a common element to quickly accommodate client changes, pan around large composites of multiple layers, and solve render order issues. By mastering these concepts, you can take control of what the program does and how it does it to achieve the design in your head, rather than compromising your ideas by just accepting what it gives you.

Topics include:
    •    grouping layers by nesting and precomposing
    •    identifying and solving render order issues
    •    navigating composition hierarchies
    •    editing a precomp while viewing the result in another composition
    •    preserving the frame rate of a nested composition

Approx. Run Time:  2hrs, 5 mins.

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