Importing PSD to After Effects CS3 Layer Problems?
by Casey Havenor
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Mar 11, 2008 at 1:25:57 am
Help!
I'm new to importing PSD files into AF.
I'm trying to import my PSD so it looks the same on the AF stage. However, for whatever reason I can't seem to get the layers to look the same? I've tried everything. I have to be able to edit the elements within AF since I'm changing text and fading in/out different objects.
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Thanks for the help.
Re: Importing PSD to After Effects CS3 Layer Problems? by Dave LaRonde on Mar 11, 2008 at 4:41:19 pm
Why not just do most of it in AE? All you really need is that geometric circle-thing on an alpha channel, and you're good to go.
If you have AE8, you don't even need the red background, because you can put a bullnose mask on a red solid.
You get the ramp to the darker shade of red with AE's Ramp effect on a solid, copying the same bullnose mask you used earlier, then applying a blend (aka transfer) mode like multiply or overlay. Tweak the look using opacity or the Levels effect.
Heck, you can even rotate that circle-thing for a little animation.
