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Feel free to download this great ramadan wallpaper.

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To activate the Roto Brush press Option+w (alt+w windows). Remember you need to have the actual footage file open, and not the composition, so locate the file layer in the time line and Double Click it, this will open it and allow you to work with the Roto Brush.

There are many shortcuts that work with paint strokes and paint tools, which also work with the Roto brush strokes and the Roto brush tool.

Here are a few:

• Set brush size for Roto Brush Tool
  • Ctrl + Mouse Drag up bigger down smaller ( windows)
  • Command + Mouse Drag up bigger down smaller ( MAC)
• Remove area from selection
  • Alt+Click then select area (windows)
  • Option + Click then select area (MAC)
• Move forward one frame
  • press 2
• Move backward one frame
  • press 1
• Show paint strokes, Roto Brush strokes, and puppet pins in timeline.
  • press PP

Hey guys check out nick’s demo reel critique over at greyscalegorialla he critiques my video reel, very useful information if like me your just starting motion graphics and are planning to do a showreel.

Well as promised im trying to get back to regular posts, so todays after effects tip of the day is all about the Timeline (ironic isn’t it lol).

Well to try these out you need to have the time line selected then.

PRESS SHIFT + ; (semicolon) in the Timeline panel to zoom all the way out to show the entire composition duration.

PRESS SHIFT + ; (semicolon) again to zoom back in to the custom time range set by the Time Navigator.

To quickly fully zoom in and out of the timeline just press ; (semicolon), this expands the time line to its fullest and zooms in to its maximum.

If you DOUBLE – CLICK the Time Navigator you can toggle the zoom level between single-frame units or showing the entire composition duration.

SHIFT + DOUBLE – CLICK the Time Navigator to toggle between the current zoom level setting and showing the entire composition duration.

Well i hope you enjoyed that next tip is all about the Roto Brush Tool cant wait.

sorry guys for the delay in the after effects quick tips, been working on some tutorials and effects in cinema 4d, really busy, but here is number 11 for you.

You can apply photoshop style layer effects like drop shadow, emboss, inner shodow, outer glow etc, by right clicking the desired layer then choose Layer > Layer styles.

like in the image below.