Simple use of AE (after effects)

One 、 Environment configuration

operating system ：win10 64 position

Software version ：AE16.11 edition

 

Two 、 Template download

Go to  newcger  Website for template download , Most of them are free , useful , Very recommended

 

3、 ... and 、 Specific operation

1、 Template material replacement

1. Click on 【 file —— Open the project 】 Open the download .aep Template file （ Shortcut key ctrl+o）, Save as a copy of the current AE Version of the project file
2. Create a new material folder , After selecting the material folder , Using shortcut keys ctrl+I Open the import window , Select the material and import it
3. According to the author's suggestion in the template , Replace picture material and text material with what we want

 

2、 Background music processing

　　 Find the background music we want , According to the length of the template , Cut out the length we want .

　　 Treatment process ：

　　1. According to the beat of the music , Mark the music （ Right click —— Mark or shortcut the number keys on the keyboard to mark ）

　　

 

 　　2. According to the length of the template , Divide and combine the bars or rhythms we marked （ You can use the shortcut key ATL + [ / ] Split left and right ）, Note that you need to segment according to the beginning and end of the work area

　　

　　3. Can expand the waveform of music for auxiliary cutting , When to stretch the navigator to see the subtle waveform , It is better to make the transition of the two waveforms consistent 　　　　　　

 

3、 Output composite works

 

 　　1. First, through Ctrl+M To create a new rendering queue

 

 　　2. If it's a composition that wants to output music , Click the output module in the rendering queue , Select the output format MP3 perhaps WAV Format , Then output it to a directory

 

 

　　3. If you want to output the final product , By selecting the output format in the output module , choice MP4 Format to output the final video

 

 　　 notes ： If the output video or music time is too short , You need to check the... In the render settings “ Time sampling ” Whether the start time, end time and duration are correct , If it is not correct, you can adjust it by yourself .