Poster Animation in Adobe After Effects

Open After Effects, set preferences for a smooth workflow, then import your Photoshop file as a composition with retained layer size to start building pre-comps for each layer.

Create a unique parallax effect by converting 2d layers to 3d, using a 35mm camera and two views, and building foreground, midground, and background with a realistic road scene.

Animate the poster scene by mastering camera movement in After Effects, separating position axes for precise control, and creating depth of field with focus on the car.

Apply per-object color correction using hue, saturation, and curves to create a black-and-white poster, refine highlights with inner shadow and screen, and adjust road and sky contrast.

Learn to create a stretchy text animation in After Effects by converting text to shapes, adjusting paths across keyframes, and refining with shape layers, precomps, and 3D placement.

Improve poster animation in After Effects by refining keyframes with easy ease and graph editor, adjust velocity for smooth motion, add noise, organize the project, and render a high-quality mp4.

Choose and complete a home task for poster animation in After Effects: swap assets in a scene or build a new parallax poster with foreground, midground, background, and camera motion.

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