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Adobe After Effects Help Animating Layers

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• For Resolution, choose an option from the list. Choose Auto to use the current compo-

sition resolution.

• Select From Current Time to render the RAM preview from the current time.

• Select Full Screen to have the RAM preview play back on a black screen at the compo-

sition size.

6 Do one of the following:

• To have the RAM preview play back using the RAM Preview Options settings, click the

RAM Preview button ( ).

• To have the RAM preview play back using the Shift+RAM Preview Options settings, hold

down Shift and click the RAM Preview button ( ).

To change the number of times the RAM preview plays back:

Do one of the following:

• To have the preview play back once, click the Loop button until it displays the loop once

icon ( ), and then click the Play or RAM Preview button.

• To have the preview loop continuously, click the Loop button until it displays the loop

icon ( ), and then click the Play or RAM Preview button.

• To have the preview play back forward and then backward continuously, click the Loop

button until it displays the palindrome icon ( ), and then click the Play or RAM Preview

button.

To use standard preview:

1 In the Timeline window, make sure that the video switch is selected for the layers you

want to preview.

2 Move the work-area markers to set the time span you want to preview.

3 Do one of the following:

• Choose Window > Show Time Controls, and then in the Time Controls palette, click the

Play button ( ).

• Press the spacebar to start; press again to stop.

To use the manual preview options:

Do any of the following:

• To go forward one frame, click the Frame Advance button ( ).

• To go forward ten frames, press Shift as you click the Frame Advance button.

• To go backward one frame, click the Frame Reverse button ( ).

• To go backward ten frames, press Shift as you click the Frame Reverse button.

• To preview with ﬁner precision, drag anywhere along the jog control or drag the time

indicator or shuttle control ( ).

• To go to the beginning of the composition, layer, or footage, click the First Frame

button ( ).

• To go to the end of the composition, layer, or footage, click the Last Frame button ( ).