Applying the effects – Animating a Multimedia Presentation

You’re ready to apply the effects to the solid layer. The Fractal Noise effect will create the gust of wind. The Directional Blur effect will create a blur in the direction the canvas flies.

  1. In the Effects & Presets panel, search for the Fractal Noise effect; it’s in the Noise & Grain category. Double-click the Fractal Noise effect to apply it.
  2. In the Effect Controls panel, do the following:

• Choose Smeary for the Fractal Type.
• Choose Soft Linear for the Noise Type.
• Set the Contrast to 700.
• Set the Brightness to 59.
• Expand the Transform properties, and set the Scale to 800.

  1. Click the stopwatch icon next to Offset Turbulence to create an initial keyframe at the beginning of the time ruler.
  2. Go to 2:00, and change the x value for Offset Turbulence to 20,000.
  3. Hide the Fractal Noise properties in the Effect Controls panel.
  4. In the Effects & Presets panel, search for the Directional Blur effect, and then double-click it to apply it.
  5. In the Effect Controls panel, set the Direction to 90 degrees and the Blur Length to 236.

You’ve created a sense of motion. Now you need to add the Wind composition to the Balloon Scene composition.

  1. Switch to the Balloon Scene Timeline panel.
  2. Click the Project tab, and then drag the Wind composition from the Project window into the Balloon Scene Timeline above all the other layers.
  3. Go to 8:10, and then press the left bracket key ([) so that the Wind layer starts at 8:10.
    Finally, you’ll apply a blending mode and adjust the opacity to make the effect of the wind more subtle.
  4. Click Toggle Switches/Modes at the bottom of the Timeline panel to view the Mode column.
  5. Choose Screen from the Wind layer’s Mode pop-up menu.
  6. With the Wind layer selected, click the stopwatch icon for the Opacity property in the Properties panel to create a keyframe at the beginning of the layer (8:10).
  1. Go to 8:20, and change the opacity to 35%.
  2. Go to 10:20, and change the opacity to 0%.
  3. Hide the Opacity property in the Timeline panel, and then save your work so far.