Friday, January 22, 2021

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Anand technical education

Table of Contents:

  1. General
  2. Projects
  3. Preferences
  4. Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
  5. Activating Tools
  6. Compositions Work Area
  7. Time Navigation
  8. Previews
  9. Views
  10. Footage
  11. Effects and Animation Presets
  12. Layers
  13. Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
  14. Properties in the Effect Controls Panel
  15. Modifying Layer Properties
  16. 3D Layers
  17. Keyframes and Graph Editor
  18. Text
  19. Masks
  20. Paint Tools
  21. Shape Layers
  22. Markers
  23. Motion Tracking
  24. Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
1. General
Command+ASelect all
Command+Shift+A/F2Deselect all
Enter on main keyboardRename selected layer, composition, folder, effect, group, or mask
Enter on numeric keypadOpen selected layer, composition, or footage item
Command+Option+Arrow Down/Arrow UpMove selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) / up (forward) in stacking order
Command+Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow UpMove selected layers, masks, effects, or render items to bottom (back) / top (front) of stacking order
Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow UpExtend selection to next item / previous item in Project panel, Render Queue panel, or Effect Controls panel
Command+DDuplicate selected layers, masks, effects, text selectors, animators, puppet meshes, shapes, render items, output modules, or compositions
Command+QQuit
Command+ZUndo
Command+Shift+ZRedo
Command+Option+[/ on numeric keypadPurge all
EscInterrupt running a script

 

2. Projects
Command+Option+NNew project
Command+OOpen project
Command+Option+Shift+POpen most recent project
Command+Option+Shift+NNew folder in Project panel
Command+Option+Shift+KOpen Project Settings dialog box
Command+FFind in Project panel
Option+click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panelCycle through color bit depths for project
Click bit-depth button at bottom of Project panelOpen Project Settings dialog box

 

3. Preferences
Command+Option+;Open Preferences dialog box
Hold down Command+Option+shift while starting After EffectsRestore default preferences settings

 

4. Panels, Viewers, Workspaces, and Windows
Command+0 (zero)Open or close Project panel
Command+Option+0 (zero)Open or close Render Queue panel
Command+1Open or close Tools panel
Command+2Open or close Info panel
Command+3Open or close Preview panel
Command+4Open or close Audio panel
Command+5Open or close Effects and Presets panel
Command+6Open or close Character panel
Command+7Open or close Paragraph panel
Command+8Open or close Paint panel
Command+9Open or close Brushes panel
F3/Command+Shift+TOpen or close Effect Controls panel for selected layer
Command+F11Open Flowchart panel for project flowchart
Shift+f10, shift+f11, /Shift+F12Switch to workspace
Command+WClose active viewer window or panel (closes content first)
Command+Shift+WClose all active viewer wwindow or panels
Command+Option+Shift+NSplit the frame containing the active viewer and create a new viewer with opposite locked/unlocked state
` (accent grave)Maximize or restore panel under pointer
Command+\Resize application window or floating window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.)
Command+Option+\Move application window or floating window to main monitor; resize window to fit screen. (Press again to resize window so that contents fill the screen.)
\Toggle activation between Composition panel and Timeline panel for current composition
Shift+,/.Cycle to previous / to next item in active viewer (for example, cycle through open compositions)
Option+Shift+,/.Cycle to previous / to next panel in active frame (for example, cycle through open Timeline panels)
Click with middle mouse buttonActivate a view in a multi-view layout in the Composition panel without affecting layer selection

 

5. Activating Tools
Option+click tool button in Tools panelCycle through tools
VActivate Selection tool
HActivate Hand tool. To temporarily activate Hand tool: Hold down spacebar or the middle mouse button and press h
ZActivate Zoom In tool. Add option/Option to zoom out
WActivate Rotation tool
CActivate and cycle through Camera tools
YActivate Pan Behind tool
QActivate and cycle through Mask and Shape tools
GActivate and cycle through Pen tools. Add command/Command to temporarily activate Selection tool when pen tool is selected
Command+OptionTemporarily activate Pen tool when the Selection tool is selected and pointer is over a path (Add Vertex tool when pointer is over a segment; Convert Vertex tool when pointer is over a vertex)
Command+BActivate and cycle through Brush, Clone Stamp, and Eraser tools
Command+TActivate and cycle through Type tools
Command+PActivate and cycle through Puppet tools
Option+WActivate Roto Brush tool
Option (in shape layer)Temporarily convert Selection tool to Shape Duplication tool
Command (in shape layer)Temporarily convert Selection tool to Direct Selection tool
You can activate some tools only under certain circumstances. For example, you can activate a camera tool only when the active composition contains a camera layer. To momentarily activate a tool with a single-letter keyboard shortcut, hold down the key; release the key to return to the previously active tool. To activate a tool and keep it active, press the key and immediately release it.

 

6. Compositions Work Area
Command+NNew composition
Command+KOpen Composition Settings dialog box for selected composition
B/NSet beginning or end of work area to current time
Command+Option+BSet work area to duration of selected layers or, if no layers are selected, set work area to composition duration
tap on shiftOpen Composition Mini-Flowchart for active composition
Shift+EscActivate the most recently active composition that is in the same composition hierarchy as currently active composition

 

7. Time Navigation
Option+Shift+JGo to specific time
Shift+Home/EndGo to beginning / to end of work area
J/KGo to previous / to next visible item in time ruler
Home/End/Command+Option+Arrow Left/Arrow RightGo to beginning / to end of composition, layer, or footage item
Page Down/page up or Command+Arrow Right/Arrow LeftGo forward 1 frame / backward 1 frame
Shift+Page Down/page up or Command+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow LeftGo forward 10 frames / backward 10 frames
IGo to layer In point
OGo to layer Out point
Command+Option+Shift+Arrow Left/arrow/rightGo to previous / to next In point or Out point
DScroll to current time in Timeline panel

 

8. Previews
SpaceStart or stop standard preview
0 (zero) on numeric keypadRAM preview
Shift+0 on numeric keypadRAM preview with alternate settings
Command+click RAM Preview button or press Command+0 on numeric keypadSave RAM preview
Command+Shift+click RAM Preview button or press Command+Shift+0 on numeric keypadSave RAM preview with alternate settings
. on numeric keypadPreview only audio, from current time
Option+. on numeric keypadPreview only audio, in work area
Drag /Option+drag current-time indicator, depending on Live Update settingManually preview (scrub) video
Command+drag current-time indicatorManually preview (scrub) audio
Option+0 (zero) on numeric keypadRAM preview number of frames specified by Alternate RAM Preview preference (defaults to 5)
[/ on numeric keypadShow current frame on video preview device
Command+[/ on numeric keypadToggle Output Device preference between Desktop Only and video preview device
Shift+F5/F6/F7/F8Take snapshot
F5/F6/F7/F8Display snapshot in active viewer
Command+F5/F6/F7/F8Purge snapshot

 

9. Views
Shift+[/ on numeric keypadTurn display color management on or off for active view
Option+1/2/3/4Show red / green / blue / alpha channel as grayscale
Option+Shift+1/2/3Show colorized red / green / blue channel
Option+Shift+4Toggle showing straight RGB color
Option+5Show alpha boundary (outline between transparent and opaque regions) in Layer panel
Option+6Show alpha overlay (colored overlay on transparent regions) in Layer panel
Double-click Hand toolReset view in the Composition panel to 100% and center composition in the panel
./,Zoom in / zoom out in Composition, Layer, or Footage panel
/Zoom to 100%
Shift+/Zoom to fit
Option+/Zoom up to 100%
Command+J/Command+Shift+J/Command+Option+JSet resolution to Full / Half / Custom in Composition panel
Command+Option+UOpen View Options dialog box for active Composition panel
=/-Zoom time in / out
;/Shift+;Zoom in / zoom out Timeline panel to single-frame units (Press again to zoom out to show entire composition duration.)
Caps LockSuspend image updates
'Show or hide safe zones
Command+'Show or hide grid
Option+'Show or hide proportional grid
Command+RShow or hide rulers
Command+;Show or hide guides
Command+Shift+'Turn snapping to grid on or off
Command+Shift+;Turn snapping to guides on or off
Command+Option+Shift+;Lock or unlock guides
Command+Shift+HShow or hide layer controls

 

10. Footage
Command+IImport one file or image sequence
Command+Option+IImport multiple files or image sequences
Option-double-clickOpen movie in an After Effects Footage panel
Command+/Add selected items to most recently activated composition
Command+Option+/Replace selected source footage for selected layers with footage item selected in Project panel
Option+drag footage item from Project panel onto selected layerReplace source for a selected layer
Command+BackspaceDelete a footage item without a warning
Command+Option+GOpen Interpret Footage dialog box for selected footage item
Command+Option+CRemember footage interpretation
Command+EEdit selected footage item in application with which it’s associated (Edit Original)
Command+HReplace selected footage item
Command+Option+LReload selected footage items
Command+Option+PSet proxy for selected footage item

 

11. Effects and Animation Presets
Command+Shift+EDelete all effects from selected layers
Command+Option+Shift+EApply most recently applied effect to selected layers
Command+Option+Shift+FApply most recently applied animation preset to selected layers

 

12. Layers
Command+YNew solid layer
Command+Option+YNew adjustment layer
Command+Option+Shift+YNew null layer
0...9 on numeric keypadSelect layer (1-999) by its number (enter digits rapidly for two-digit and three-digit numbers)
Shift+0...9 on numeric keypadToggle selection of layer (1-999) by its number
Command+Arrow Down/Arrow UpSelect next layer / previous layer in stacking order
Command+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow UpExtend selection to next / previous layer in stacking order
Command+Shift+ADeselect all layers
XScroll topmost selected layer to top of Timeline panel
Shift+F4Show or hide Parent column
F4Show or hide Layer Switches and Modes columns
Option+click solo switchTurn off all other solo switches
Command+Option+Shift+VTurn Video (eyeball) switch on or off for selected layers
Command+Shift+VTurn off Video switch for all video layers other than selected layers
Command+Shift+YOpen settings dialog box for selected solid, light, camera, null, or adjustment layer
Command+Option+VPaste layers at current time
Command+Shift+DSplit selected layers (If no layers are selected, split all layers.)
Command+Shift+CPrecompose selected layers
Command+Shift+TOpen Effect Controls panel for selected layers
Double-click a layerOpen layer in Layer panel (opens source composition for precomposition layer in Composition panel)
Option-double-click a layerOpen source of a layer in Footage panel (opens precomposition layer in Layer panel)
Command+Option+RReverse selected layers in time
Command+Option+TEnable time remapping for selected layers
[/]Move In point / Out point of selected layers to current time
Option+[/]Trim In point / Out point of selected layers to current time
Option+click stopwatchAdd or remove expression for a property
Double-click effect selection in Effects and Presets panelAdd an effect (or multiple selected effects) to selected layers
Command+Shift+,/Command+Option+,Set In point or Out point by time-stretching
Option+Home/EndMove In point / move Out point of selected layers to beginning of composition
Command+LLock selected layers
Command+Shift+LUnlock all layers
Command+U/Command+Shift+U/Command+Option+Shift+USet Quality to Best / Draft / Wireframe for selected layers
Shift+-/[+]Cycle forward / cycle backward through blending modes for selected layers
Command+FFind in Timeline panel
Note: Some operations do not affect shy layers.

 

13. Properties and Groups in Timeline Panel
Command+FFind in Timeline panel
Command+` (accent grave)Toggle expansion of selected layers to show all properties
Command+click triangle to the left of the property group nameToggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties
AShow only Anchor Point property (for lights and cameras, Point Of Interest)
LShow only Audio Levels property
FShow only Mask Feather property
MShow only Mask Path property
ttShow only Mask Opacity property
TShow only Opacity property (for lights, Intensity)
PShow only Position property
RShow only Rotation and Orientation properties
SShow only Scale property
rrShow only Time Remap property
ffShow only instances of missing effects
EShow only Effects property group
mmShow only Mask property groups
aaShow only Material Options property group
eeShow only Expressions
uuShow only modified properties
ppShow only Paint Strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and Puppet pins
llShow only Audio Waveform
UShow only properties with keyframes or expressions
ssShow only selected properties and groups
Option+Shift+click property / group nameHide property or group
Shift+property / group shortcutAdd or remove property or group from set that is shown
Option+property shortcutAdd or remove keyframe at current time

 

14. Properties in the Effect Controls Panel
Command+` (accent grave)Toggle expansion of selected effects to show all properties
Command+click triangle to the left of the property group nameToggle expansion of property group and all child property groups to show all properties

 

15. Modifying Layer Properties
Drag property valueModify property value by default increments
Shift+drag property valueModify property value by 10x default increments
Command+drag property valueModify property value by 1/10 default increments
Command+Shift+OOpen Opacity dialog box for selected layers
Command+Shift+ROpen Rotation dialog box for selected layers
Command+Shift+POpen Position dialog box for selected layers
Command+Option+OOpen Auto-Orientation dialog box for selected layers
Command+HomeCenter selected layers in view (modifies Position property to place anchor points of selected layers in center of current view)
Arrow KeysMove selected layers 1 pixel at current magnification (Position)
Shift+Arrow KeysMove selected layers 10 pixels at current magnification (Position)
Option+Page Up/Page DownMove selected layers 1 frame earlier / 1 frame later
Option+Shift+Page Up/Page DownMove selected layers 10 frames earlier / 10 frames later
[+]/- on numeric keypadIncrease / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 1°
Shift+[+]/- on numeric keypadIncrease / decrease Rotation (Z Rotation) of selected layers by 10°
Command+Option+[+]/- on numeric keypadIncrease / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 1%
Command+Option+Shift+[+]/- on numeric keypadIncrease / decrease Opacity (or Intensity for light layers) of selected layers by 10%
Command+[+]/-/Option+[+]/- on numeric keypadIncrease / decrease Scale of selected layers by 1%
Command+[+]/-/Option+Shift+[+]/-on numeric keypadIncrease / decrease Scale of selected layers by 10%
Shift+drag with Rotation toolModify Rotation or Orientation in 45° increments
Shift+drag layer handle with Selection toolModify Scale, constrained to footage frame aspect ratio
Double-click Rotation toolReset Rotation to 0°
Double-click Selection toolReset Scale to 100%
Command+Option+FScale and reposition selected layers to fit composition
Command+Option+Shift+HScale and reposition selected layers to fit composition width, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer
Command+Option+Shift+GScale and reposition selected layers to fit composition height, preserving image aspect ratio for each layer

 

16. 3D Layers
F10Switch to 3D view 1 (defaults to Front)
F11Switch to 3D view 2 (defaults to Custom View 2)
F12Switch to 3D view 3 (defaults to Active Camera)
EscReturn to previous view
Command+Option+Shift+LNew light
Command+Option+Shift+CNew camera
Command+Option+Shift+\Move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers
FWith a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at selected 3D layers
Command+Shift+FWith a camera tool selected, move the camera and its point of interest to look at all 3D layers
Option+Shift+CTurn Casts Shadows property on or off for selected 3D layers

 

17. Keyframes and Graph Editor
Shift+F3Toggle between Graph Editor and layer bar modes
Click property nameSelect all keyframes for a property
Command+Option+ASelect all visible keyframes and properties
Shift+F2/Command+Option+Shift+ADeselect all keyframes, properties, and property groups
Option+Arrow Right/Arrow LeftMove keyframe 1 frame later / earlier
Option+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow LeftMove keyframe 10 frames later / earlier
Command+Option+KSet interpolation for selected keyframes (layer bar mode)
Command+Option+HSet keyframe interpolation method to hold or Auto Bezier
Command+click in layer bar modeSet keyframe interpolation method to linear or Auto Bezier
Command+Option+click in layer bar modeSet keyframe interpolation method to linear or hold
F9Easy ease selected keyframes
Shift+F9Easy ease selected keyframes in
Command+Shift+F9Easy ease selected keyframes out
Command+Shift+KSet velocity for selected keyframes
Option+Shift+property shortcutAdd or remove keyframe at current time (For property shortcuts, see Showing properties and groups in the Timeline panel (keyboard shortcuts).)

 

18. Text
Command+Option+Shift+TNew text layer
Command+Shift+LAlign selected horizontal or vertical text left
Command+Shift+CAlign selected horizontal or vertical text center
Command+Shift+RAlign selected horizontal or vertical text right
Arrow KeysMove insertion point one character left/right/up/down
Command+Arrow Left/Arrow RightMove insertion point one word left / one word right
Command+Arrow Up/Arrow DownMove insertion point one paragraph up / one paragraph down
Home/EndMove insertion point to beginning / to end of line
Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow LeftExtend / reduce selection by one character to right/left in horizontal text (or one/down in vertical text)
Shift+Arrow Up/Arrow DownExtend / reduce selection by one line up/down in horizontal text (or right/left in vertical text)
Command+Shift+Arrow Right/Arrow LeftExtend / reduce selection by one word to right/left in horizontal text (or up/down in vertical text)
Shift+Home/EndSelect text from insertion point to beginning / to end of line
Command+Shift+Home/EndSelect text from insertion point to beginning / to end of text frame
Shift+clickSelect text from insertion point to mouse click point
Double-click text layerSelect all text on a layer
Double-click, triple-click, quadruple-click, / quintuple-click with Type toolSelect word, line, paragraph, or entire text frame
Command+Shift+KTurn All Caps on or off for selected text
Command+Option+Shift+KTurn Small Caps on or off for selected text
Command+Shift+=Turn Superscript on or off for selected text
Command+Option+Shift+=Turn Subscript on or off for selected text
Command+Shift+XSet horizontal scale to 100% for selected text
Command+Option+Shift+XSet vertical scale to 100% for selected text
Command+Option+Shift+AAuto leading for selected text
Command+Shift+QReset tracking to 0 for selected text
Command+Shift+JJustify paragraph; left align last line
Command+Option+Shift+JJustify paragraph; right align last line
Command+Shift+FJustify paragraph; force last line
Command+Shift+,/.Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 2 units
Command+Option+Shift+,/.Decrease / increase font size of selected text by 10 units
Option+Arrow Up/Arrow DownIncrease / decrease leading by 2 units
Command+Option+Arrow Down/Arrow UpIncrease / decrease leading by 10 units
Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow UpDecrease / increase baseline shift by 2 units
Command+Option+Shift+Arrow Down/Arrow UpDecrease / increase baseline shift by 10 units
Option+Arrow Left/Arrow RightDecrease / increase kerning or tracking 20 units (20/1000 ems)
Command+Option+Arrow Left/Arrow RightDecrease / increase kerning or tracking 100 units (100/1000 ems)
Command+Option+Shift+TToggle paragraph composer

 

19. Masks
Command+Shift+NNew mask
Option+click maskSelect all points in a mask
Option+` (accent grave) /Option+Shift+`Select next / select previous mask
Double-click mask with Selection tool / select mask in Timeline panel and press Command+TEnter free-transform mask editing mode
EscExit free-transform mask editing mode
Command+dragScale around center point in Free Transform mode
Arrow KeysMove selected path points 1 pixel at current magnification
Shift+Arrow KeysMove selected path points 10 pixels at current magnification
Command+Option+click vertexToggle between smooth and corner points
Command+Option+drag vertexRedraw Bezier handles
Command+Shift+IInvert selected mask
Command+Shift+FOpen Mask Feather dialog box for selected mask
Command+Shift+MOpen Mask Shape dialog box for selected mask

 

20. Paint Tools
XSwap paint background color and foreground colors
DSet paint foreground color to black and background color to white
Option+clickSet foreground color to the color currently under any paint tool pointer
Command+Option+clickSet foreground color to the average color of a 4-pixel x 4-pixel area under any paint tool pointer
Command+dragSet brush size for a paint tool
Command+drag, then release Command while draggingSet brush hardness for a paint tool
Hold shift while beginning strokeJoin current paint stroke to the previous stroke
Option+clickSet starting sample point to point currently under Clone Stamp tool pointer
Command+ShiftMomentarily activate Eraser tool with Last Stroke Only option
Option+Shift+drag with Clone Stamp toolShow and move overlay (change Offset value of aligned Clone Stamp tool or change Source Position value of unaligned Clone Stamp tool)
37Activate a specific Clone Stamp tool preset
Option+click the button for the presetDuplicate a Clone Stamp tool preset in Paint panel
19 on numeric keybaordSet opacity for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%)
. on numeric keybaordSet opacity for a paint tool to 100%
Shift+19 on numeric keybaordSet flow for a paint tool (e.g. 1=10%, 9=90%)
Shift+. on numeric keybaordSet flow for a paint tool to 100%
Command+Page Up/Page DownMove to earlier / move to later by number of frames specified for stroke Duration (alternatively use 1/2)

 

21. Shape Layers
Command+GGroup selected shapes
Command+Shift+GUngroup selected shapes
Select Path property in Timeline panel and press Command+TEnter free-transform path editing mode
Page Up/page down when dragging to create shapeIncrease / decrease star inner roundness
Arrow Up/arrow down when dragging to create shapeIncrease / decrease number of points for star or polygon; increase / decrease roundness for rounded rectangle
Hold spacebar when dragging to create shapeReposition shape during creation
arrow left when dragging to create shapeSet rounded rectangle roundness to 0 (sharp corners); decrease polygon and star outer roundness
arrow right when dragging to create shapeSet rounded rectangle roundness to maximum; increase polygon and star outer roundness
shift when dragging to create shapeConstrain rectangles to squares; constrain ellipses to circles; constrain polygons and stars to zero rotation
Command when dragging to create shapeChange outer radius of star

 

22. Markers
* on numeric keypadSet marker at current time (works during RAM preview and audio-only preview) and/or open marker dialog box
Shift+0...9Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time
0...9Go to composition marker 0-9
Option+click the markers / keyframesDisplay the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel
Command+click markerRemove marker

 

23. Motion Tracking
Arrow KeysMove feature region, search region, and attach point 1 pixel at current magnification
Shift+Arrow KeysMove feature region, search region, and attach point 10 pixels at current magnification
Option+Arrow KeysMove feature region and search region 1 pixel at current magnification
Option+Shift+Arrow KeysMove feature region and search region 10 pixels at current magnification

 

24. Saving, Exporting, and Rendering
Command+SSave project
Command+Option+Shift+SIncrement and save project
Command+Shift+SSave As
Command+Shift+/Add active composition or selected items to render queue
Command+Option+SAdd current frame to render queue
Command+Shift+DDuplicate render item with same output filename as original