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Important: If you rename the button, be sure to retain the (+) prefix. The prefix ensures that Adobe Encore recognizes the file as a button.
Assign a subpicture highlight and video thumbnail to a layer
1. Select the layer.
2. Choose Layer > Adobe Encore > Assign To Subpicture [number] or Assign To Video Thumbnail.
Export a button for use in Adobe Encore
1. Open the composition that represents the button, and move the current-time indicator to the desired frame.
2. Choose Composition > Save Frame As > Photoshop Layers.
Edit audio in Adobe Soundbooth
While working in After Effects, you may want to use the more comprehensive audio-editing capabilities of Adobe Soundbooth to fine-tune your
audio. You can use the Edit In Adobe Soundbooth command to start Soundbooth from within After Effects.
Note: In After Effects CS6, the Edit > Edit in Adobe Soundbooth menu and command have been removed. Use the Edit > Edit in Adobe Audition
command instead.
If you edit an audio-only file (for example, a WAV file) in Soundbooth, you change the original file. If you edit a layer that contains both audio and
video (for example, an AVI file), you edit a copy of the source audio file.
1. Select the layer that contains the audio that you want to edit. The item must be of a type that is editable in Soundbooth.
2. Choose Edit > Edit In Adobe Soundbooth to open the clip in Edit view in Soundbooth.
3. Edit the file, and then do one of the following:
If you’re editing an audio-only layer, choose File > Save to apply your edits to the original audio file, or choose File > Save As to apply
your edits to a copy of the audio file. If you choose File > Save As, you need to re-import the copy of the file into After Effects.
If you’re editing a layer that contains both audio and video, choose File > Save As. After you save the file, import it into After Effects, add
it to the composition, and mute the original audio in the audio-video clip by deselecting the Audio switch in the Timeline panel.
Note: Any effects applied to audio in After Effects aren’t included in the copy that is sent to Soundbooth.
Edit in Adobe Audition (CS5.5 and later)
While working in After Effects, you can use the more comprehensive audio-editing capabilities of Adobe Audition to fine-tune your audio. You can
use the Edit in Adobe Audition command to start Adobe Audition from within After Effects.
If you edit an audio-only file (for example, a WAV file) in Adobe Audition, you change the original file. If you edit a layer that contains both audio
and video (for example, an AVI file), you edit a copy of the source audio file.
1. Select the layer that contains the audio that you want to edit. The item must be of a type that is editable in Adobe Audition.
2. Choose Edit > Edit In Adobe Audition to open the clip in Edit view in Adobe Audition.
3. Edit the file, and then do one of the following:
If you’re editing an audio-only layer, choose File > Save to apply your edits to the original audio file. You can also choose file > Save As
to apply your edits to a copy of the audio file. If you choose File > Save As, import the copy of the file into After Effects.
If you’re editing a layer that contains both audio and video, choose File > Save As. After you save the file, import it into After Effects.
Then, add it to the composition, and mute the original audio in the audio-video clip by deselecting the Audio switch in the Timeline panel.
Note: Any effects applied to audio in After Effects aren’t included in the copy that is sent to Adobe Audition.
Tutorials and resources about using Adobe Audition to modify audio from After Effects can be found on this post from the After Effects Region of
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