After effects 2

- can have multiple compositions within one project. - instead of separate files.`
keyboard shortcuts; - to access layers properties
(hide and show)
- work with the position property = p
- anchor point = a
- rotation = r
- scale = s
- opacity = T

- to work with more than one at once use the shift key
select layer - press O - time marker will line up at the end of that layer. (useful for arranging layers to follow one after the other)
= I - take the marker to the start point of that layer.
( useful for adding a key frame to the beginning)

work area bar - - select preview of timeline

- B = set the marker to the beginning of where the work area is
- N = the end

- U = will show all animated properties for that layer
- U twice - show all of the modified properties of the layer.

- working with properties of multiple layers
- select all layers - press P. - all properties are selected
- position the time marker, - for one of layers, activate key frame (stopwatch) - then drag over degrees. applies movement to all of selected layers.

- select all layers - press U.
- will show all the animated properties of the layers
- select all key frames - to move all at once)
(rememebr - further apart key frames - slower change)
- highlight all, press alt key - move first of last key frame within whole sequence - keeps the first key frames fixed - increase the relevant distance between all the key frames.

- key frame interpolation
-(key frames think of as anchor points)
tool palette ( top left of application window)
- pen tool. - works same as in illustrator.
- convert vertex tool - allows to change from curvets to straight line - between anchor points. liner rather than bezier.