Quiz: How Well Do You Know After Effects?

Avatar AE Tips And Tricks | August 22, 2016

What is the keyboard shortcut to split a layer along the play head?

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Of the following below, which is the correct definition of the term ‘ease in’?

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How do you change the shutter angle of motion blur in a composition?

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This one's a bit tricky, but yes! There is a advanced tab in your Composition settings that allows you to change the shutter angle of your motion blur!

True or False: After Effects is part of the NLE ( Non Linear Editing) Family.

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After Effects is part of the Linear video editing family. This is the video editing post-production process of selecting, arranging and modifying images and sound in a predetermined, ordered sequence. (via Wikipedia)

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Under project settings, you can adjust the color depth. What's the maximum number of bits per channel (bpc) that After Effects will allow?

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When changing a layer's anchor point, you will need to use the Pan behind / Anchor Point Tool. What is the keyboard shortcut for this tool?

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Which one of these is NOT one of the light types?

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What is a Null Object?

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The plugin Keylight, is used to do what?

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How do you reset the Anchor Point of a layer?

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What is the name of the term that allows you to use a layer as a mask?

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The action that creates relationships between layer properties is known as...

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Which of these can help you achieve a glitch effect?

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All of these effects can help you achieve a glitch effect!

Which of these is NOT a blend mode?

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What is the keyboard shortcut for changing a layer's Opacity while selected?

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True of False: After Effects can render 3D text natively and without 3rd party plugins.

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It's True! You can create 3D text in After Effects, without any 3rd party plugins.

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Holding the spacebar does what?

Please select 2 correct answers

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What is the keyboard shortcut to edit the composition settings?

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When a layer is selected, pressing enter will...

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True or False: Command + Left and Right arrow keys moves the playback head forward and backward.

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What is the file extension of Adobe After Effects Projects?

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Pressing caps lock will do what?

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Though many people think so, the caps lock key does not help speed up your render time! It simply disable's the preview window.

In what year was After Effects acquired by Adobe Systems?

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Match the definition with the term below: Process that is useful for creating slow motion, fast motion, freeze frame, or other retiming results.

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Whats the keyboard shortcut to move selected layers, masks, effects, or render items down (back) or up (forward) in stacking order?

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How Well Do You Know After Effects?
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