To Use The Clone Stamp Tool Manually - Adobe AFTER EFFECTS 7.0 Manual

Moving the clone source overlay around while in the Difference blending mode can help you line up elements or see
differences between frames as you move through time. You can temporarily display the clone source overlay by
pressing Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS).
8 To sample from the source layer at a different point in time, drag or enter a Source Time Shift value in the Paint
panel.
Do one of the following to control where each new stroke samples in the source layer:
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Deselect Aligned to make each new stroke begin sampling from the starting sample point. Optionally, to adjust
the starting sample point's position, adjust the Source Position's x and y values, or click Reset
to zero.
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Select Aligned to match the offset between the current sampling point and the starting sample point to the offset
between each new stroke relative to the starting stroke point. Optionally, to change the offset between the starting
sample point and the starting stroke point, adjust the Offset x and y values or click Reset
zero.
10 Click or drag in the target layer to apply the sample.
Alt+Shift-drag (Windows) or Option+Shift-drag (Mac OS) to view and change the position of the source layer.
See also
"Blending modes for paint strokes" on page 324

To use the Clone Stamp tool manually

Open a composition that contains both the source layer and the target layer.
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2 Select the Clone Stamp tool from the Tools panel.
Select a brush in the Brush Tips panel, and set brush options. Optionally, set the opacity, flow, blending mode,
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channel, and duration in the Paint panel.
4 Open the source layer in a Layer panel.
Move the current-time indicator in the Timeline panel to the frame that you want to sample in the source layer.
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Alt-click (Windows) or Option-click (Mac OS) the desired starting sampling point, setting the Source Position
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value.
Open the target layer in a Layer panel. (The source layer can also be the target layer.)
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Move the current-time indicator in the Layer panel to the frame to which you want to apply the sample.
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9 To view the source layer as you apply strokes in the target layer, select Clone Source Overlay in the Paint panel,
and do any of the following:
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To change the clone source overlay's transparency, adjust the % value next to the Clone Source Overlay option.
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To apply the Difference blending mode to the clone source overlay, click the Difference Mode button
Moving the clone source overlay around while in the Difference blending mode can help you line up elements or see
differences between frames as you move through time. You can temporarily display the clone source overlay by
pressing Alt+Shift (Windows) or Option+Shift (Mac OS).
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