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How do I use effects, generators, transitions and titling plugins in Adobe After Effects?
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and transitions under the <strong>Effect</strong> menu. You will find categories for all our products. The example below shows filters in the <strong>FxFactory Pro Stylize</strong> category:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:700px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="effect-menu.jpg" ></div> </p> <p> Notice that <strong>FxFactory Pro Generators</strong> and <strong>FxFactory Pro Transitions</strong> categories appear under the same menu. </p> <p> Plug-ins are also accessible through the <strong>Effects & Presets</strong> palette:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:300px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="effects-and-presets.jpg" ></div> </p> <h2>Applying Filters</h2> <p> In After Effects, effects can be applied to existing layers on the timeline. Select an existing layer and choose one of the plug-ins from the <strong>Effect</strong> menu to apply it:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:300px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="selected-layer.jpg" ></div> </p> <p> Once a filter has been applied, it can be configured via the <strong>Effect Controls</strong> palette:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:360px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="filter-settings.jpg" ></div> </p> <h2>Applying Generators</h2> <p> Generators can only be applied to an existing layer, whose content is usually overwritten by the generator. In After Effects, it is common practice to create a new empty layer by selecting the <strong>Layer > New > Solid...</strong> menu command:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:512px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="solid-layer-menu.jpg" ></div> </p> <p> In most cases, you should make sure the new layer has the same dimensions as the composition, by clicking the <strong>Make Comp Size</strong> button before creating the solid layer:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:400px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="solid-layer-settings.jpg" ></div> </p> <p> Plug-ins in After Effects are configured exclusively via effect parameters. Generators sport an extra parameter at the end of the list called <strong>Composite on Original</strong>:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:360px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="generator-settings.jpg" ></div> </p> <p> The <strong>Composite on Original</strong> parameter is helpful when you apply a generator over an existing clip (rather than a solid layer) to have the output of the generator rendered over the existing media. </p> <h2>Applying Transitions</h2><a class="responsive thumbnail video focusable" href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1neIeYYVlmI&autoplay=1&rel=0" data-youtube-video-id="1neIeYYVlmI" data-youtube-video-title="Video Tutorial: Using FxFactory Transitions in After Effects" ><div class="playable"> <img class="lazyload" src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-srcset="/assets/img/youtube/1neIeYYVlmI/mqdefault.jpg 320w, /assets/img/youtube/1neIeYYVlmI/maxresdefault.jpg 1280w" alt="Video Tutorial: Using FxFactory Transitions in After Effects"> <div class="play"></div> </div><div class="caption "> <div class="caption-text">Video Tutorial: Using FxFactory Transitions in After Effects</div> </div></a> <p> As a compositing and motion graphics tool, After Effects lacks support for transition-style effects. In particular, it does not allow effects to be applied in-between clips. FxFactory allows you to use transitions by treating them as filters. The incoming clip is specified via an additional <strong>Transition Layer</strong> parameter:<div class="responsive centered screenshot text-align-center" style="max-width:360px"> <img class="lazyload " src="data:image/svg+xml;utf8,<svg viewBox='0 0 16 9' xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'></svg>" data-src="transition-layer.jpg" ></div> </p> <p> The transition effect normally animates over the duration of the clip. 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