Adobe After Effects Certification Exam
Review Questions and Answers
What is a super fast way to organized a bunch of files into a folder in the Project panel?
- Answers -Drag and drop them on the folder icon
What is the keyboard shortcut to make a panel go full screen? - Answers -Tilde ( the
swirly line above the tab key ~ )
How do you view different columns in the project panel? - Answers -Right click on the
columns you can see and check or uncheck items under the drop down "Columns"
How do you show the blend mode drop down for your layers on the timeline? - Answers
-Click the Toggle Switches/Modes button
In the keylight effect, which view shows 100% transparent as black, 100% opaque as
white and everything else gray? - Answers -status
What do we want to avoid when planning our lighting for a green screen shoot? -
Answers -hot spots or shadows
Should you light the green screen? - Answers -No! Do not light the background, light
your subject. Stand far away from the screen to prevent shadows and do not have talent
wear white, since white may cause spillage.
What do they call the process of changing or hiding logos in set decoration? - Answers -
greeking
Which panel do you need to have your video clip in to do Motion Tracking? - Answers -
layer panel
TWO tools for making masks in After Effects. - Answers -pen tool and shape tool
Shortcut for revealing masks in a layer - Answers -M
How do you effects just one side of the bezier handle? - Answers -hold alt
What effect can you use to slow down a clip so it will last longer? - Answers -time
remapping
, How do you add the first keyframe for your mask path? - Answers -Click the stop watch
next to mask path
What is the keyboard shortcut for moving one frame at a time? - Answers -page up and
page down
What effect is used to chroma key in After Effects? - Answers -Keylight
How can you blend the pixels from multiple layers together? - Answers -blend modes
How can you automatically generate keyframes for the amplitude of an audio track? -
Answers -Right click/Keyframe Assistant/Convert Audio to Keyframes
How do you connect an audio effect like "Audio Spectrum" to the music in your comp? -
Answers -Select the audio track in the Effect Controls panel
What do you call the information that you can embed into a video file like the author or
copyright date? - Answers -metadata
Once you have added a path to a text layer, how do you get the text to follow the path?
- Answers -Select the path in the "Path Options"
Which layers will an Adjustment Layer affect? - Answers -only the layers below it
What is the effect that smoothes out shaky handheld video? - Answers -warp stabilizer
What panel allows you to pre-trim footage before you put it into a comp? - Answers -
footage panel
What can you use to speed up or slow down a video track in After Effects? - Answers -
time remapping
Which two panels are essential for setting up your motion tracking? - Answers -layer
and tracker
What do you call the process of looking for changes in color or luminance over time and
creating keyframes that mark the changes? - Answers -motion tracking
People often apply tracking data to what type of a layer so that it can then be parented
to any layer? - Answers -null object
What term is used in the Tracker Panel for selecting what to apply the tracking data to?
- Answers -motion target
What do you have to add to the composition to give the 3D object colors and shadows
so you can see it? - Answers -light
Review Questions and Answers
What is a super fast way to organized a bunch of files into a folder in the Project panel?
- Answers -Drag and drop them on the folder icon
What is the keyboard shortcut to make a panel go full screen? - Answers -Tilde ( the
swirly line above the tab key ~ )
How do you view different columns in the project panel? - Answers -Right click on the
columns you can see and check or uncheck items under the drop down "Columns"
How do you show the blend mode drop down for your layers on the timeline? - Answers
-Click the Toggle Switches/Modes button
In the keylight effect, which view shows 100% transparent as black, 100% opaque as
white and everything else gray? - Answers -status
What do we want to avoid when planning our lighting for a green screen shoot? -
Answers -hot spots or shadows
Should you light the green screen? - Answers -No! Do not light the background, light
your subject. Stand far away from the screen to prevent shadows and do not have talent
wear white, since white may cause spillage.
What do they call the process of changing or hiding logos in set decoration? - Answers -
greeking
Which panel do you need to have your video clip in to do Motion Tracking? - Answers -
layer panel
TWO tools for making masks in After Effects. - Answers -pen tool and shape tool
Shortcut for revealing masks in a layer - Answers -M
How do you effects just one side of the bezier handle? - Answers -hold alt
What effect can you use to slow down a clip so it will last longer? - Answers -time
remapping
, How do you add the first keyframe for your mask path? - Answers -Click the stop watch
next to mask path
What is the keyboard shortcut for moving one frame at a time? - Answers -page up and
page down
What effect is used to chroma key in After Effects? - Answers -Keylight
How can you blend the pixels from multiple layers together? - Answers -blend modes
How can you automatically generate keyframes for the amplitude of an audio track? -
Answers -Right click/Keyframe Assistant/Convert Audio to Keyframes
How do you connect an audio effect like "Audio Spectrum" to the music in your comp? -
Answers -Select the audio track in the Effect Controls panel
What do you call the information that you can embed into a video file like the author or
copyright date? - Answers -metadata
Once you have added a path to a text layer, how do you get the text to follow the path?
- Answers -Select the path in the "Path Options"
Which layers will an Adjustment Layer affect? - Answers -only the layers below it
What is the effect that smoothes out shaky handheld video? - Answers -warp stabilizer
What panel allows you to pre-trim footage before you put it into a comp? - Answers -
footage panel
What can you use to speed up or slow down a video track in After Effects? - Answers -
time remapping
Which two panels are essential for setting up your motion tracking? - Answers -layer
and tracker
What do you call the process of looking for changes in color or luminance over time and
creating keyframes that mark the changes? - Answers -motion tracking
People often apply tracking data to what type of a layer so that it can then be parented
to any layer? - Answers -null object
What term is used in the Tracker Panel for selecting what to apply the tracking data to?
- Answers -motion target
What do you have to add to the composition to give the 3D object colors and shadows
so you can see it? - Answers -light
