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‘Thanks for purchasing the Case Studies project fle. Below
you will find instructions to help you get around the template
and customize it to suit your needs.
So Here is a usefull project for any kind of business to pre-
sent your case study or client reference.
‘The main screen emulates a Black stylish sequence with
nice intro & ending title, video/image place holders in each
sequence including reflection, camera moves and transition
along the scene, with a smooth background animation,
This project was mainly created in After Effects so , no ex-
ternal elements.
Include in the project my following Extras and Bonus res-
sources
- BUSINESS SERIES V2 - HD SMOOTH CURVES
- One PNG IMAGE for Graphic Elements
Of course Elements can be changed or redesign to your
convenience (View Tips and Tricks section)
UNDERSTAND THE PROJECT
Mainly, elements involved in the project are precomposed
scene so it makes easy to modify or to add more to the full
‘sequence.
‘Composition Project Flow chart
AE CASE STUDIES SHOWCASE
Is the composition where all the elements are put together.
This main composition includes the following sections.
01. CASE STUDY INTRO
02. MAIN SLIDE 01
03. CASE STUDY TRANSITION 02
04. MAIN SLIDE 02
05. CASE STUDY TRANSITION 03
06. MAIN SLIDE 02
07. ENDING TITLE
Each composition have a dedicated folder in the project lis-
ting so it makes easy to navigate , the Extras Folder is for
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PROJECT DETALS
#01. CASE STUDY INTRO
This composition set a nice title intro for your company in-
cluding title text & Logo Placeholder.
In order to cuStomise the project follow the color coded
layer and comments on the time line (see screenshots)
In each composition, the Fushia color layers are the edita-
ble layers, just follow the comments.
Ifyou need to adjust camera movements or other related ef-
fects such as particles, just unlock the layers and interact
with keyframes.
HOWTO,
Change Text
Edit Your company Text by selecting the dedicated compo-
sition ‘Select the text layer to enter the desired text.
Change Logo
Replace the file in the project source folder by your won
logo.
Edit the Case study Main Frame
Enter the case study comp 01/02/03 to edit the reference
image, text , colors.
02. MAIN SLIDE 01 / 02 / 03
‘The below explanation should be applied to the other com-
position since i's based on the same structure.
ame Camera is linked to a null object.
To have an easy acces to the project, follow the fushia layer
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02. ENDING TITLE
Follow the fushia layer color and layer commentsto edit the
elements.
EDIT PRE-COMPOSITION
Click Alt +double click on the precomp layer to access
composition layers.
EDIT LAYER EFFECT
Select layer to edit, change, modify what you want from ef-
fects to position, layer style, opacity etc ( the basics in AE)
SHORTCUT FOR EASY EDITION
Select layer, click U key to view active Keyframes
Select Keyframe, Click F9 to easy ease animation
CHANGING AN ELEMENT - REPLACEMENT
Select the layer to be replaced on the timeline, then
choose the imported media in the project source listing,
Hold + Alt key and drop it on the layer selected. This
allows to stick to the position of the layer replaced.
BASIC EXPRESSION USED
How to Add an expression
Choose the property where the expression will be applied,
position scale etc.
(Alt#Click on the Stopwatch Icon)
Wiggle expression
‘Wiggle allows you to add randomness to a specific pro-
perty of a layer position rotation scale etc.
When you apply a wiggle expression on the position
It follows this formula wiggle(.requency, amount), for
example
‘wiggle(.2,15) 15 is number of pixel value. so it moves ran-
domly of 15 pix every 2 second.
RENDERING
Once you have made all the changes you wanted, itis time
to render your project.
Ensure you are in the Main Render Comp and choose
Composition (from the top of the AE window) > Add to
Render Queue from the menu
Once your comp is in the Render Queue, you can either
use the preset compression prepared in the file or choose
your output settings by clicking the option, as well as the
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