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USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Index
Last updated 12/21/2009
Lightning effect
614
Path Text effect
615
Offset effect
477
offset, keyframe-looping argument
678
OMF (Open Media Framework) format
importing
97
rendering and exporting
718
online services
4
opacity (expression element)
671
Opacity values, conversion in After
Effects
90
OpenGL
200, 703
OpenType fonts
347
operating system considerations
36
opt in or out
2
optical kerning
348
Optics Compensation effect
477
Optimize Stills setting
722
Orbit Camera tool
192
orientation (expression element)
672
orthographic views
204
Out point
148
Outer Glow layer style
177
out-of-memory alert
633
outPoint (expression element)
670
output color profiles
290
output module settings
700
overflow volumes
731
Overlap controls, Puppet
259
overscan
208
P
P2 media
importing
96
Paint Bucket effect
497
Paint effect
539
paint operations, shape layers
309, 333
Paint panel
296
paint strokes
296, 297, 304
paint tools
296
PAL to NTSC
732, 733
Pan Behind tool
162, 331
Panasonic P2
69
panels
docking and grouping
11
opening and closing
14
resizing
14
panning
anchor point
162
audio
439
masks
331
Paragraph panel
352
paragraph text
See also text
converting to point
345
param (expression element)
676
parameters (expression element)
682
Parametric EQ effect
438
parametric shape paths
309
parent (expression element)
670
parent layers
166
Particle Playground effect
566
patches, Mesh Warp
476
path names
36
path operations, shape layers
309, 337
Path Options property, text
364
Path Text effect
615
Pathfinder effects
338
paths
about
307
animating
329
converting to RotoBezier
327
creating
315, 316, 318, 319
direction handles
237
modifying
326, 327, 328, 329
placing text along
363
PDF files
exporting Clip Notes comments as
623
Pen tool
drawing paths
316
editing paths
327
keyframes and motion paths
225
per-character 3D text properties
363
performance, improving
637
Perspective effects
3D Glasses effect
550
Bevel Alpha effect
551
Bevel Edges effect
551
Drop Shadow effect
552
Radial Shadow effect
552
Photo Filter effect
466
Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop
PIC format, importing
99
pick whip, creating expressions with
648
pingpong, keyframe looping argument
678
pins, Puppet
254, 259
pitch
changing
252
pixel aspect ratio
77, 79
Pixel Bender
389, 642
Pixel Motion
253
pixelAspect (expression element)
668, 669
pixels
306
placeholders
83
planning
33
platforms and importing
86
playback. See previews
plug-ins
641
in Adobe Store
4
point of interest
191
point text
See also text
converting to paragraph
345
pointOfInterest (expression element)
675
Polar Coordinates effect
478
Polygon tool
316
Portable Document Format. See PDF files
position
expression example
684
Pan Behind tool
331
position (expression element)
671
Posterize effect
591
Posterize Time effect
597
posterizeTime (expression element)
661
post-render actions
702
precomposing
60, 61
preferences
resetting
20
Premiere Pro. See Adobe Premiere Pro
premultiplied channels
73, 75
preparing source footage
67
pre-rendering
64
Preserve Underlying Transparency
option
382
presets
for exporting
724
presets. See animation presets
pressure setting
299
previews
about
195
alpha and color channels
206
choosing a viewer
199
color management
292
external video monitors
203
grain effects
521
memory requirements
632