After Effects Introduction|VFX

Introduction to Adobe AfterEffects CS6, notes, shortcuts and other possibly useful info:

• yellow outline > active panel;
• ~ key > active panel fill a screen  (press again to go back to normal view);
• composition> New Composition - same presets for AE amd Premiere sequence;
• specify duriation time;
• space bar> shows composition in it's best ability, but sometimes can play footage slower, hit RAM preview button for better preview of footage;
• resolution drop down menu>can lower resolution for better/faster playback in RAM perview ;
• stopwatch icon> keyframe property;
• <> key frame symbol on timeline;
• select layer and click: P - to access position, A - anchor point, R - rotate, S - scale, T - opacity (hold shift allows you too se multiple properties within selected layer), O - moves to the last point on the layer, B - set beginning of working area to wherever time marker is and E set the end of working area, U - shows properties that been animated (have key frames);
• keyframe interpolation - change curve to e.g. linear.