motion graphics chanel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtv8QptWNbg

After Effects Notes

composition settings
872 x 486 
full resolution
30 seconds

pixel aspect ratio correction

project settings
timecode 30fps
16 bits per channel
48 kHZ

file-->import
file or multiple files
as either footage or composition
if you move things around, links break, you're screwed
if you make changes to a file, the link breaks
illustrator files you can open it up and edit in illustrator

export
composition-->make movie
render queue
render settings
output module: quick time, format options: mpeg 4, audio output: checked
output to
leave the computer alone while exporting/rendering

preview vs. ram preview
preview does not render and does not allocate ram to play the video and audio
specify the quality of your preview (full, third, half, quarter) :: half or less is best

autosave
under preferences :: every 5 minutes, 1 version

layers (after effects) vs. tracks (premiere + final cut)
new-->solid, shape, text
nested features (contents, transform, effect controls, keyframes)

transform effects, over time
position
scale
rotation
opacity

parent layers-snickerdoodle, drag

effects
time warp

masks
if you draw a shape on a non-shape layer, it automatically masks it
on a shape layer, draw a shape first, then have the shape tool selected while you click the Tools Creates Masks button and draw another shape

camera - layers must be turned on to 3D

to animate illustrator vector layers —> import ai doc as footage. drag into composition. ctrl click —> create shapes from vector layer, allows you to animate the points of your vector