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 …

Connect other audio sources

Connect other audio sources.
If you have other audio sources, such as tape machines or electric instruments, connect them directly to r …

Set the recording level

Set the recording level.
In Adobe Audition’s Multitrack View, double-click the Level Meters to turn them on, and then play someth …

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 …

Visually identify individual sounds

Visually identify individual sounds.
Open a file containing unwanted artifacts and background noise. (Our example includes two coughs b …

Enable specific inputs in Adobe Audition

Enable specific inputs in Adobe Audition.
In Multitrack View, choose Options > Device Order, and click the Recording Devices tab. Th …

Record a track

Record a track.
Click the Arm Track button in the first track, and then click the Record button in the transport controls. When you fin …

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 …

Select sounds in specific frequency ranges

Select sounds in specific frequency ranges.
In the toolbar, select the Marquee Selection tool. Then drag a selection around an artifact …

Select track inputs and arm tracks for recordi ...

Select track inputs and arm tracks for recording.
In the track controls for track one, click the In 1 button. Select the input you want …

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 …

Record and mix additional tracks

Record and mix additional tracks.
If you like, change the device plugged into your sound card or mixer. Then repeat step 5 for the seco …

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 …

Repair artifacts in a single step

Repair artifacts in a single step.
Choose Favorites > Repair Transient. Adobe Audition replaces the artifact by copying surrounding …

Select track outputs

Select track outputs.
In the track controls for track one, click the Out 1 button, and then select the output that your amplifier and m …