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non-drop-frame timecode 135
noninterlaced video 78
normalize (expression element) 559
NTSC to PAL 623
null objects
about 162
using with Expression Controls
effects 551
Numbers effect 521
numKeys (expression element) 563,
568, 574
numLayers (expression element) 563
O
offline compositions 605
Offset effect 409
offset, keyframe-looping
argument 573
OMF (Open Media Framework)
format
importing 82
rendering and exporting 616
onion skinning 49
online resources 7
opacity (expression element) 567
Opacity values, conversion in After
Effects 76
OpenGL 129, 587
opening
files, in Bridge 47
OpenType fonts 277
operating system considerations 32
optical kerning 279
Optics Compensation effect 409
Orbit Camera tool 183
orientation (expression element) 568
orthogonal views 130
Other Math methods
(expressions) 556
Out point 145
Outer Glow layer style 172
out-of-memory alert 34
outPoint (expression element) 566
output color profiles 245
output module settings 594
overflow volumes 623
Overlap controls, Puppet 232
overscan 134
P
Paint Bucket effect 429
Paint effect 468
paint operations, shape layers 313,
327
Paint panel 301
paint strokes 301, 309
paint tools 301
PAL to NTSC 623, 624
Pan Behind tool 157, 266
panels
docking and grouping 14
opening and closing 17
resizing 16
panning
anchor point 157
audio 374
masks 266
Paragraph panel 282
paragraph text
See also text
converting to point 275
param (expression element) 571
parameters (expression element) 576
Parametric EQ effect 373
parametric shape paths 313
parent (expression element) 565
parent layers 161
Particle Playground effect 496
patches, Mesh Warp 408
path names 33
path operations, shape layers 313, 331
Path Options property, text 293
Path Text effect 523
Pathfinder effects 332
paths
about 312
animating 323
converting to RotoBezier 321
creating 317, 319
direction handles 211
modifying 258, 322, 326
placing text along 292
PDF files
exporting Clip Notes comments
as 628
Pen tool
drawing paths 319
editing paths 322
keyframes and motion paths 200
per-character 3D text properties 291
performance, improving 37
Persistent command, in Bridge 56
Perspective effects
3D Glasses effect 479
Basic 3D effect 480
Bevel Alpha effect 481
Bevel Edges effect 481
Drop Shadow effect 481
Radial Shadow effect 482
Photo Filter effect 399
photos, in Bridge 50, 51
Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop
PIC format, importing 84
pick whip, creating expressions
with 546
pingpong, keyframe looping
argument 573
pins, Puppet 227, 231
pitch
changing 225
pixel aspect ratio 64, 66
Pixel Motion 226
pixelAspect (expression element) 564
pixels 311
placeholders 70
planning 25
platforms and importing 73
playback. See previews
plug-ins 7, 40
in Adobe Store 10
point of interest 182
point text
See also text
converting to paragraph 275
pointOfInterest (expression
element) 570, 571
Polar Coordinates effect 410
Polygon tool 318
Portable Document Format. See PDF
files
position
expression example 577, 578
Pan Behind tool 266
position (expression element) 567
Posterize effect 517
INDEX 660