Adobe 12040118 - After Effects Standard, Tutorial

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4-Color Gradient effect
Advanced Lightning effect
Audio Spectrum effect
Audio Waveform effect
Beam effect
Cell Pattern effect
Checkerboard effect
Circle effect
Ellipse effect
Eyedropper Fill effect
Fill effect
Fractal effect
Grid effect
Lens Flare effect
Paint Bucket effect
Radio Waves effect
Ramp effect
Scribble effect
Stroke effect
Vegas effect
Write-on effect
Third-party effects in this category included with After Effects:
CC Glue Gun effect
CC Light Burst 2.5 effect
CC Light Rays effect
CC Light Sweep effect
CC Threads effect (CS6)
See Third-party plug-ins included with After Effects.
4-Color Gradient effect
The 4-Color Gradient effect produces a four-color gradient. The gradient is defined by four effect points, the positions and colors of which can be
animated using the Positions & Colors controls. The gradient is composed of four solid-color circles blended together, each with an effect point as
its center.
This effect works with 8-bpc and 16-bpc color.
Blend Higher values create more gradual transitions between colors.
Jitter The amount of jitter (noise) in the gradient. The jitter, which reduces banding, affects only those areas where banding could occur.
Opacity The opacity of the gradient, as a fraction of the Opacity value for the layer.
Blending Mode The blending mode to use in combining the gradient with the layer.
Advanced Lightning effect
The Advanced Lightning effect creates simulations of electrical discharges. Unlike the Lightning effect, Advanced Lightning doesn’t self-animate.
Animate the Conductivity State or other properties to animate the lightning.
The Advanced Lighting effect includes the Alpha Obstacle feature, with which you can make the lightning go around designated objects.
Chris Zwar provides a detailed description on his website of how he used the Advanced Lightning effect to simulate blood vessel capillaries.
Eran Stern provides a video introduction to the Advanced Lightning effect on the Motionworks website .
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
Lightning Type Specifies the characteristics of the lightning.
Note: The type determines the nature of the Direction/Outer Radius contextual control. In the Breaking type, the branches are focused toward the