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When to Use Adobe After Effects
New Composition in Adobe After Effects
Windows and Panels in Adobe After Effects
Inserting Images in Adobe After Effects
Time Line in Adobe After Effects
Setting Up Keyframes in Adobe After Effects
Moving and Scaling in Adobe After Effects
Creating Fades in Adobe After Effects
Playback in Adobe After Effects
Adding Text in Adobe After Effects
Text Properties in Adobe After Effects
Adding Layers in Adobe After Effects
Separate Text Layer in Adobe After Effects
Interactive Text Controls in Adobe After Effects
Drop Shadows in Adobe After Effects
Summary: Layers give you flexibility in video compositing. Learn how to create new layers using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
John Carstarphen is an experienced independent filmmaker, screenwriter, animator and teacher. His work as a writer/director has been seen in international film festivals including...read more
"Let's add another building, and once we drag that into the composition, you'll notice that it becomes the topmost layer. So, these layers are easily adjusted. Let's just move the second building below the first one, and move it out so we can see it, and then we can scale the second building. Now to manually scale the building you have to find the little nodes for that particular image and you can see them here. Here's one that allows us to scale it from the side, and this one allows us to scale it from the edges."
eHow Article: Adding Layers in Adobe After Effects
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