Adding 3D to Flash projects using After Effect ...

Adding 3D to Flash projects using After Effects
When I started learning Adobe After Effects, I realized that it includes a number of fe …

Exporting your work from Flash

Exporting your work from Flash
Let’s start out by first creating a simple 2D star in Flash:

Launch Flash Professional 8, create …

Importing your work into After Effects

Importing your work into After Effects
After Effects saves links to the project resources as footage items in the Project panel. Footag …

Converting a 2D layer into a 3D layer

Converting a 2D layer into a 3D layer
After Effects uses two dimensions (x, y) to display the 2D layer. When you convert the layer to a …

Animating the 3D layer

Animating the 3D layer
To give you a greater understanding of the 3D layer option, give your star some dimensionality by animating it i …

Exporting your animation

Exporting your animation
After Effects provides a variety of options for integrating an animation with Flash, such as video output, Fla …

Create professional-quality CDs from live reco ...

Create professional-quality CDs from live recordings

When you record live music, you end up with one, long audio file. With Adobe Aud …

Insert the recording in a session, and split t ...

Insert the recording in a session, and split the recording into clips.
In Multitrack View, create a new session file and choose Insert …

Position the clips on separate session tracks

Position the clips on separate session tracks.
Select the Move/Copy Clip tool, and drag the second clip into the second track of the se …

Crossfade the clips

Crossfade the clips.
Select the Time Selection tool, and select the range of audio you want to crossfade between the first and second c …

Add track cues

Add track cues.
Select the audio you want to place on the first track of the CD, and press Shift+F8 to add a track cue range. Repeat fo …

Mix down the session, and add titles for the C ...

Mix down the session, and add titles for the CD tracks.
Choose Edit > Mix Down To CD Project > All Audio Clips. (If the Edit Orig …

Burn the CD

Burn the CD.
Insert a blank, writable CD into the CD burning device. Click Write CD, and choose the device you want to use to write the …

Effortlessly create sophisticated music with l ...

Effortlessly create sophisticated music with loops

Loops—repeating snippets of music—appear in just about every musical setting im …

Prepare your session for loops

Prepare your session for loops.
To begin, switch to Multitrack View in Adobe Audition, and select the track you want the loop in. Next, …

Extend the loop to repeat it

Extend the loop to repeat it.
Click to select the loop in the track. Then, drag the bottom right corner of the loop to extend and repea …

Add another loop and move it

Add another loop and move it.
To build up the session, click to select another track, and choose Insert > Audio to add a second loop …

Define your own loop

Define your own loop.
You can define your own loops as well as use existing ones. Begin by opening an audio file in Edit View. Then, ch …

Define the selection as a loop and save it

Define the selection as a loop and save it.
To indicate to Adobe Audition that the selection is a loop, choose View > Wave Propertie …

Add the new loop to a session

Add the new loop to a session.
You’re ready to incorporate this new loop into the session with the other loops. Switch back to Mu …