Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
When we last worked on the logo build we added a glimmer effect behind the
TV glass. What we'll need to finish this off is two Precomp layers with half of the
completed logo each. But first we have to complete the whole logo with all its
glimmers and highlights.
Standard Nesting
For the glimmers and highlights needed we'll have to extend layer 5
(
GlimmerLoop.mov
) into a seamless looping Precomp. As it stands, the
Glimmer
file is already loopable - but its duration of 2:12 is not very conducive
for looping in this project.
To make the
Glimmer
layer more loop friendly to our Master Comp, we'll make
a Precomp that alters the loop duration.
1
Select layer 5.
2
Make a duplicate (Ctrl
D) of layer 5.
3
Press 'Ctrl
Shift
C' to open the Pre-compose Window.
Immediately you are posed
with two Precomp creation
methods:
Leave all attributes . . .
Move all attributes . . .
The first method,
Leave all
attributes . . .
, creates a
Precomp with its Composition
Settings based upon the source file's image size and containing only the source
file, while leaving behind in the master composition all effects, masks, and
alterations originally applied to the Precomp's layer. It's best to think of this as
creating another composition directly from the source file, then the new
composition replaces the source file's layer in the master composition.
The second method,
Move all attributes . . .
, creates a duplicate composition
using the current Master Comp's settings, then moves the source layer into the
new Comp - complete with
all
applied effects, masks, and alterations intact.
This method would be the same as: duplicating the Master Comp in the Project
