Graphics Reference
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The After Effects Workspace
Before you delve right in to creating a project, you should understand the basic
structure of the After Effects interface. If you're familiar with most Adobe products,
After Effects should look familiar - that's intentional and welcome. But to people
who use many other programs, the interface can appear daunting. Trust me, After
Effects is as simple a program to use as it is complex in its capabilities. Let's
examine the interface and dispel any concerns about its intimidating layout.
A glance at the image below shows what a typical (though colorized)
'workspace' might look like. It contains the three primary production windows
that you'll be continually using: the
Project Window
(in yellow), the
Timeline
Window
(orange), and the
Composition Window
(green) or Preview Window
as others might call it.
Primary Workspace Windows
The
Project Window
is where you organize all your assets (movie clips, photo
and graphic stills, vector files, etc.). The Project Window looks similar to a Finder
