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    This lesson continues from the point at which all preceding lessons end: when you’re ready to output the final composition. For this lesson, we provide you with a starting project file that is essentially the final composition from Lesson 5 of this book.

    1.
    Make sure the following files are in the AECS4_CIB/Lessons/Lesson14 folder on your hard disk, or copy them from the Adobe After Effects CS4 Classroom in a Book DVD now:

    • In the Assets folder: CarRide.psd, GordonsHead.mov, HeadShape.ffx, piano.wav, studer_Comcast.jpg, studer_Map.jpg, studer_music.jpg, studer_Puzzle.jpg, and studer_Real_Guys.jpg

    • In the Start_Project_File folder: Lesson14_Start.aep

    • In the Sample_Movies folder: Lesson14_MPEG4_Final.mov, Lesson14_JPEG2000_Final.mov, Lesson14_NTSC_Final.mov

    2.
    Open and play the sample movies for Lesson 14, which represent different final versions of the animation that you created in Lesson 5. When you are done viewing the sample movies, quit QuickTime Player. You may delete the sample movies from your hard disk if you have limited storage space.

    Note

    Because the Lesson14_NTSC_Final.mov file is ready for broadcast, it is a large file and may not play back in real time in the QuickTime Player.

    As always, when you begin the lesson, restore the default application settings for After Effects. See “Restoring default preferences” on page 3.

    3.
    Press Ctrl+Alt+Shift (Windows) or Control+Option+Shift (Mac OS) while starting After Effects. When asked whether you want to delete your preferences file, click OK. Click Close to close the Welcome window.

    4.
    Choose File > Open Project.

    5.
    Navigate to the AECS4_CIB/Lessons/Lesson14/Start_Project_File folder, select the Lesson14_Start.aep file, and click Open.

    6.
    Choose File > Save As.

    7.
    In the Save As dialog box, navigate to the AECS4_CIB/Lessons/Lesson14/Finished_Project folder.

    8.
    Name the project Lesson14_Finished.aep, and then click Save.

    9.
    Choose Window > Render Queue to open the Render Queue panel.

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