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User Guide
Many audio effects include Dry Out and Wet Out options. Use these to specify the mix of
unprocessed (Dry) and processed (Wet) audio in the final output.
For information on audio effects, see online Help.
Using cameras and lights with effects
Some of the After Effects effects, called Comp Camera effects, can use a composition's
camera and lights. Some always use the composition camera, while others include light
and camera options in the Effect Controls window. Comp Camera effects are charac-
terized with a 3D cube beside their names in the Effect Controls window. When you apply
a Comp Camera effect to a layer (2D only), it can track the composition’s camera and light
positions and render a 3D image on the 2D layer to which it is applied. For more infor-
mation on cameras and lights, see “Using cameras” on page 292 and “Using lights” on
page 298.
The effect’s results appear 3D; however, the layer with the Comp Camera effect applied
remains a 2D layer and consequently has the following characteristics:
• 3D layers above and below it in the Timeline window cannot interact with one another.
• It can be relocated anywhere in the Timeline window’s stacking order.
• It cannot interact with other Comp Camera effects, 3D layers, or shadows.
• The image is rendered on the layer, not the composition. Consequently, apply Comp
Camera effects to layers that are the same size as the composition and are exactly centered
in the composition.
Using Adobe Photoshop layer styles in After Effects
After Effects supports the following layer styles from Adobe Photoshop: Drop Shadow,
Inner Shadow, Bevel/Emboss, Inner Glow, Outer Glow, and Solid Fill. If you apply layer
styles in Photoshop and then import the file into After Effects, the styles are also imported;
however, not all options in each style are transferred over. You can edit the styles in the
Effect Controls window.
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