Time Effects - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS CS3 PROFESSIONAL User Manual

• To move only the Vertex 1/Circle Center, drag its cross hair.
• To automatically snap the Tangent 1/Circle Point on top of the Vertex 1/Circle Center, select the Pen tool and then
click the outer circle of Tangent 1 (Windows) or Command-click the outer circle (not the cross hair) of Tangent 1
(Mac OS).
• To snap the Tangent 1/Circle Point to increments of 45˚ from the Vertex 1/Circle Center, Shift-drag the outer circle
of Tangent 1.
• To move Vertex 2 and Tangent 2 together, drag the outer circle of Vertex 2.
• To move only Vertex 2, drag its cross hair.
Timecode effect
The Timecode effect creates a text overlay that displays timecode or frame number information on a layer. This effect
doesn't modify timecode embedded from external sources, such as QuickTime.
Use text layers for greater control over text formatting and text animation. (See "Text" on page 272.)
Apply the Current Time Format animation preset to a text layer to show the current time in the format corresponding
to the project's time display style.
This effect works with 8-bpc color.
Specifies whether timecode is displayed in the SMPTE format, in frame numbers, or in feet and
Display Format
frames of 35mm or 16mm film.
Frame rate in frames per second (fps) to be used by this instance of the Timecode effect. This setting
Time Units
affects only the numbers displayed by the Timecode effect; it has no influence on composition frame rate or the
frame rate of the layer's source footage item.
Select Drop Frame to generate drop-frame timecode or deselect it to generate non-drop-frame
Drop Frame
timecode.
The frame number assigned to the first frame of the layer.
Starting Frame
The position of the text overlay, in composition space.
Text Position
The size of text, in points.
Text Size

Time effects

Echo effect
The Echo effect combines frames from different times in a layer. The Echo effect has a variety of uses, from a simple
visual echo to streaking and smearing effects. The results of this effect are visible only if there is change across time
in the layer, such as motion.
Note: A layer's masks and any previously applied effects are ignored by the Echo effect. To echo the frames of a layer with
its masks and effects, precompose the layer before applying the Echo effect.
This effect works with 8-bpc, 16-bpc, and 32-bpc color.
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