Operation Manual

ENCORE CS3

User Guide

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The menu saves as a PSD file and opens as a project in After Effects. The layer sets and buttons convert to nested

compositions.

3 In After Effects, animate the menu elements as desired. Set keyframes for position, scale, rotation, or any effects

at the times when you want the animation to start and stop. For example, you may want each of three buttons to

rotatefor5secondsatstaggeredintervals.Don’tmakethebuttonsubpicturelayersvisibleinthecompositionbecause

they must remain part of the menu in Encore. Convert text layers to editable text if desired.

4 Render the movie as a video file. Choose Embed Project Link from the output module settings in the Render

Queue panel so that you can return to After Effects directly from Encore to make adjustments if necessary.

5 In Encore, double-click the original menu to open it.

6 Choose File > Import As Asset, select the video you created in After Effects, and click Open.

7 In the Layers panel in Encore, hide any layer that is visible in the composition by clicking the Eye icon next to the

layer. If you animated the button images, open their button sets and hide the visible layers.

8 WiththemenuselectedintheProjectpanel,clicktheMotiontabinthePropertiespanel,anddragtheVideopick

whip to the After Effects-produced video clip in the Project panel.

Because the menu is in animation, the video clip takes the place of the actual menu in Encore while still maintaining

its original properties, such as the button highlights.

9 Specify Loop Point and Loop # values. (See “About menu display time and looping” on page 90.)

For more information on using After Effects, see After Effects Help.