Lesson 101

Adjusting an animation in After Effects

In this lesson you’ll learn how to change the length of a composition and adjust when layers appear, and how long they remain visible.

New shortcuts

  • - (minus key): reveals more of the Timeline

  • + (plus key): zooms in to the Timeline

  • Shift: snaps layer time

New jargon

  • Scrubbing

  • Work Area

Homework options
  1. Recreate the animation that I demonstrated in this module.

  2. Adjust your animation in any way you’re able to with your current skills. For example, you could make it shorter, longer, adjust layer timings or properties (eg opacity).

  3. Start to get ideas together for a future homework: a similar animation for Limone.