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February 07, 2006
Using Markers in Adobe After Effects
One of the best and easiest ways to navigate through a project’s timeline in Adobe After Effects is with markers. With markers you can jump to an exact point within your project by pushing a specific number key when using a Comp Marker or mark a certain point on a layer by using a Layer Marker.
Comp Markers
In After Effects you are only allowed to create ten (0-9) comp markers per comp; so use them wisely. To create a comp marker press the shift key plus a number from your keyboard. (Do make a note that pushing the shift key plus a number from the keypad doesn’t work, believe me I tried.)
Layer Markers
Layer markers are a little different. You can have as many of these as you want. To create a layer marker simply select the layer you want to make a marker on and press the asterisk key on the keypad. (Not the keyboard, yeah I tried that one too!) Also you can double click a layer marker and write a comment. This is great when there are multiple users on a project.
To snap to markers hold the shift key while moving the Time Marker to a desired markers.
Posted by MovingPicture at February 7, 2006 02:58 PM