To Create A New Adjustment Layer; To Convert A Layer To An Adjustment Layer; To Create A New Photoshop Layer - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

See also
"Applying and controlling effects" on page 348
"About expressions" on page 555
"About masks" on page 243

To create a new adjustment layer

Display the Composition or Timeline panel to which you want to add an adjustment layer.
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Choose Layer > New > Adjustment Layer. A new adjustment layer appears at the top of the Timeline panel.
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3 Apply one or more effects to the adjustment layer.
Note: Transformations on adjustment layers behave slightly differently; they transform only the matte but not the fill.
See also
"Applying and controlling effects" on page 348

To convert a layer to an adjustment layer

1 In the Timeline panel, select the name of the layer you want to convert to an adjustment layer. (Typically, this layer
already has effects applied to it, but you can add effects after making it an adjustment layer.)
Choose Layer > Switches > Adjustment Layer.
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If you want to apply an effect to just part of an image, draw a mask on an adjustment layer. The mask restricts the
area to which the effect applies. You can animate the mask to follow a moving subject.
See also
"Creating masks" on page 244

To create a new Photoshop layer

Open the composition to which you want to add an Adobe Photoshop layer.
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2 Choose Layer > New > Adobe Photoshop File.
Enter a name for the file, and click Save.
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Photoshop starts and opens a new file with a blank layer that has the same dimensions as your composition, with the
appropriate title-safe and action-safe guides. The Photoshop layer is added as the top layer in your composition. Any
changes you make in Photoshop appear in your After Effects composition after you save the changes in Photoshop.
Note: You can also create a new Photoshop file with your composition's dimensions without adding it to a composition
by choosing File > New > Adobe Photoshop File. The Photoshop file appears in the Project panel and has the dimensions
of the most recently opened composition.
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