What is the most efficient way to show a video clip though a Text Layer?
A. place the Text Layer on top of the Video Layer, and then set the Video Layer to Preserve Transparency mode, under the "T" column in the timeline
B. place the Video Layer on top of the Text Layer, and then set the Video Layer to use the Stencil Alpha blending mode, under the "Mode" column in the timeline
C. place the Text Layer on top of the Video Layer, and then set the Video Layer to Alpha Matte mode, under the "TrkMat" column in the timeline, using the Text Layer above
D. place the Video Layer on top of the Text Layer, and then set the Text Layer to Alpha Matte mode, under the "TrkMat" column in the timeline, using the Video Layer below
When working with After Effects on a multi-processor enabled computer, After Effects can take advantage of the multiple cores of the processors during RAM previews and rendering. Which feature can let After Effects access the individual processor cores of a multi -processor computer?
A. Enable OpenGL
B. Enable Disk Cache
C. Conformed Media Cache
D. Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously
E. Hardware Accelerate Composition, Layer and Footage Panels
You are working with a 3D composition containing multiple layers, each containing effects. The layers must also accept and render lights and shadows. You need to preview the effects, lights, and shadows with all of the 3D layers and also maximize memory usage in A fter Effects. Which After Effects feature in this scenario lets you view the maximum quality preview and optimize memory usage?
A. Timeline Work Area
B. Layer Quality switch
C. Timeline panel Draft 3D switch
D. Timeline panel Live Update switch
You created guide layers from existing layers to use for reference in the Composition panel, to help position and edit the dimensions of elements. What do you need to do if you wish to visibly include the guide layers in your final output?
A. choose Composition > Make Movie, click Output Module in the Render Queue panel, and choose Include Project Link
B. choose Composition > Make Movie, and choose Best Settings from the Render Settings pulldown menu in the Render Queue panel
C. choose Composition > Make Movie, then choose Project Name And Dimensions from the Output To pulldown menu in the Render Queue panel
D. choose Composition > Make Movie, click Render Settings in the Render Queue panel, and choose Current Settings from the Guide Layers menu in the Render Settings dialog box
What should you do in order to impor t the contents of a folder as a series of still images that appear in the Project panel as a single footage item?
A. choose File > Import > File, locate the folder and click the Import Folder button
B. choose File > Import > File, locate the folder, Shift select all the files, and click Open
C. choose File > Import > Multiple Files > Locate the folder, Shift select all the files, and click Open
D. choose File > Import > File, locate the folder, select the first image file in the list, check the "Sequence" option, and click Open
Which format creates bitmap-only output that supports alpha channels when exporting After Effects compositions to Flash?
A. FLV
B. F4V
C. M4V
D. SWF
You wish to disable thumbnails in t he Project panel to conserve system resources in a large project. Which option in the After Effects Preferences dialog lets you complete this task?
A. General
B. Display
C. Previews
D. Appearance
E. Memory and Multiprocessing
Click the Exhibit button.
You have clicked on the Composition Navigator bar in the Mini -Flowchart, and you see a composition that displays the icon showed in the exhibit to its right. What does this suggest?
A. That composition is the one you are currently viewing.
B. That composition is not nested within any other compositions.
C. That composition contains ot her compositions which are nested within it.
D. That composition has the Collapse Transformations switch selected for a nested composition inside it.
What is the most efficient way to decompose a layer's keyframed position value into individual X position, Y position, and (for 3D layers) Z position properties?
A. choose Animation > Separate Dimensions
B. use the Anchor Point to control separate dimensions
C. open the Position property and disable the X,Y,Z link icon
D. create an expression linked to separate dimensions sliders
Text created in After Effects is going to be used as a mask. It is the top layer in the composition. Which transfer mode causes the underlying layers to appear inside the letterforms?
A. Exclusion
B. Difference
C. Stencil Alpha
D. Silhouette Luma
