Graphics Reference
In-Depth Information
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Select the
Glimmer
layer under the purple
TV
glass and rename it to
Reflections
-
WONK
.
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Select the
Glimmer
layer under the purple
01
glass and rename it to
Reflections
-
CH
.
The whole reason for the Collapse Transforms method will become apparent as
you Precomp the complete WONK TV Logo Design. Begin by selecting only
the layers with '
WONK
' named elements:
Wonk text matte, WONK Glimmer,
WONK TV Master
, and
Reflections - WONK
. Unlike the Sequence Layers
function, the order you select the layers here is irrelevant - Precomping
maintains relative layer order.
Press 'Ctrl
C' to make a 'Move all attributes . . .' Precomp and rename
it
WONK Elements build
. Uncheck 'Open New Composition', then press 'OK'.
Shift
Carefully observe the results to the newly Precomposed
WONK Elements build
layer - specifically, look at the glass around the
TV
text. It no longer has the rich
blue overlay effect, nor does the logo have any of the vertically blurred
glimmers extending past the blue background. And more obviously, the text
WONK TV
is no longer transparent - it has reverted to solid white. The upper
logo has lost the 'snap' that the
CH 01
elements still display.
Now switch 'on' Collapse Transforms in the Timeline and watch what
happens - suddenly the
WONK TV
logo elements look just as they did before
the Precomp was created. Toggle the switch 'off' and 'on' a few times to
compare the differences between the two Precomping modes.
Select all the CH elements and create another Precomp, then Increment and
Save your work. Make an RAM Preview of the new logo design to review
your work.
Precomping Caveats
As powerful as Collapse Transforms can be, there are a few restrictions to
beware: Effects need not apply and Blending Modes are unavailable.
Once activated, Collapse Transforms disables several of the Precomp's layer
options. If you try to add an Effects filter or change the Blending Mode, the
layer loses its Collapse Transform's special abilities. Though this might be a little