Perfect your animations with a quick look at setting markers in After Effects!
If you’re trying to perfect the timing and movement of your animation, then markers are a great tool to use in After Effects. In short, markers allow users to set a point of reference that can hold comments and links. If you’re familiar with using markers in any major NLE, then you will be very familiar with the ins and outs of setting markers in After Effects.
Set marker at current time. Alt +. on numeric keypad. Set marker at current time and open marker dialog box. Set and number a Composition marker (0-9) at the current time. Go to a Composition marker (0-9) Alt +Click the markers / keyframes. Display the duration between two Layer markers or Keyframes in the Info Panel. In short, our expressions tells After Effects to 'play a sound (or the content of a composition) every time we hit a marker.' Let us walk through two examples to clarify the benefit of using the presets at the end of this article. Set the audio level at which the markers should be place. The script uses the 'Both Channels' value from the Audio Amplitude layer which is created after running 'Convert Audio to Keyframes'. A marker will place placed when the audio crosses that value and another marker won't be placed until the audio drops below and above again.
Really simple tutorial here that all AE editors need to see, using markers in your edits makes the workflow and editing much more efficient.-. Set and number a composition marker (0-9) at the current time Shift+0-9 on main keyboard Shift+0-9 on main keyboard Go to a composition marker (0-9) 0-9 on main keyboard 0-9 on main keyboard Display the duration between two layer markers or keyframes in the Info panel Alt-click the markers or keyframes Option-click the markers or keyframes.
Premiere users will also be thrilled to hear that markers can transfer directly to After Effects using the Adobe Dynamic Link. So, if you’re interested in how to set markers in After Effects, simply follow these quick steps.
Step 1: Move to Location
Simply move your CTI (Current Time Indicator) to the spot in which you want the marker to be placed. If your animations are going to be timed to music, this can be a really handy way to visually show where important audio cues will be. For more information regarding this technique, check out PremiumBeat’s article on previewing audio in After Effects.
Step 2: Set Marker
Keyboard Shortcut: Control+8
To set a marker, simply navigate to Layer>Add Marker or you can simply do the keyboard shortcut Control+8. Once a marker is set, you can double click on the marker to add comments, links, and cues for your marker. Please note: You don’t have to have your marker be a single point in time! By adjusting the duration box, you can set a marker to last over a span of time.
Step 3: Move Markers as Needed
After a marker is set, you can easily move it around by simply clicking on it and dragging it around. If you want to delete your marker, you can do so by right clicking and selecting delete marker or delete all markers. If you don’t want to lock your markers, simply right click and select lock all markers.
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