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Adobe After Effects ACA Exam Prep
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Adobe After Effects ACA Exam PrepSquash and stretch - *answer*This principle of animation shows the flexibility of an
object when it compressed as it hits the ground and then extends as it bounces up
again.
Frame rate (fps) - *answer*the number of frames per second at which an animation
or video is intended to be viewed
Transparency button - *answer*Toggles transparency
Zoom Tool - *answer*magnifies and reduces the view of an image
Composition Panel - *answer*A panel in After Effects that represents layers spatially,
and where compositions are displayed at the location of the CTI on the Timeline
panel
Basic Creative Commons icon - *answer*
Anticipation - *answer*technique for preparing the audience for an action. For
example, bending the knees before a character jumps
Attribution CC icon - *answer*
Aspect Ratio - *answer*The relationship of width to height in a picture or shape.
Typically 16:9 or 4:3
Shy Switch - *answer*Hides the current layer when the Hide Shy Layers composition
switch is selected.
Text Tool - *answer*place text in the composition
Graph Editor - *answer*An editor that graphically represents the various animated
attributes in your scene
Resolution button - *answer*Adjust resolution to improve playback while reducing
quality
Character Panel - *answer*Helps you manually or automatically control type
properties such as kerning, tracking, and leading.
Shape Tool - *answer*Create shapes and masks
safe area - *answer*The inner 90 percent of the video frame. Since the outer 10
percent of a broadcast picture is typically cut off by over-scanning, this area is
considered safe for most subject matter
Share Alike icon - *answer*
, Staging - *answer*The lighting, camera angle and other techniques that direct the
audiences attention
Quality and Sampling Button - *answer*Toggles between Best and Draft options for
layer quality for rendering, including rendering to the screen for previews.
Selection Tool - *answer*Select and transform objects in the composition
Layer Panel - *answer*Isolates a layer from your composition. Used to trim footage
and rotobrush
Resolution - *answer*Size of video frame measured in pixels. 1920 x 1080 is
standard HD video.
NoDerivs CC by-ND icon - *answer*
Straight Ahead Action and Pose to Pose - *answer*Two difference approaches:
frame by frame or letting the computer fill in the "inbetween" frames
Follow Through and Overlapping Action - *answer*Two techniques for making
motion look more realistic. One is about having parts of your animation continue to
move after the character stops, like hair. The other concept is that a moving person
usually have more than one part moving.
NonCommercial icon - *answer*
Video Codec - *answer*video compressor-decompressor
Roto Brush Tool - *answer*Use this tool to create the initial matte to separate an
object from its background.
Effects and Presets - *answer*Quick place to access all the effects and presets.
puppet tool - *answer*creates animations by a series of pins and key frames.
Project Panel - *answer*The panel that organizes all the assets for a project
Pixel - *answer*a minute area of illumination on a display screen, one of many from
which an image is composed.
NonCommercial-ShareAlike icon - *answer*
Slow In and Slow Out - *answer*This is like "easying" in After Effects. It controls that
acceleration and de-acceleration of moving objects.
Arc - *answer*The arched trajectory of an object
NonCommercial-NoDerivs icon - *answer*
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