After Effects Hidden Gems Weekly: the Transform ef

October 20, 2015, 12:34 PM

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One of the secrets to truly learning After Effects is understanding its internal render order (sometimes called the “order of operations”): the order in which it performs tasks such as transformations (scale, rotation, etc.), masking, effects, and so on underneath the hood. This will help you troubleshoot problems when the program’s not doing what you expect, such as when a shadow rotates with the layer instead of always falling in the same direction. Fortunately, there are a couple ...