paint

color swatch [1]
erasing [1]
tools for Vector Paint [1]
Undo button [1]

Paint effect [1]

Paint effects category

See also the After Effects Help [1]

Paint effects, illustrated [1]

Paint on Transparent option [1] [2]

Paint palette

Erase options [1]
using [1]

paint strokes

animating [1]
applying with Paint effects [1]
blending [1]
selecting [1]
smoothing [1]
using current-time indicator with [1]

paint tool

changing shape of [1]
in Vector Paint [1]

paint tools

brush [1]
clone stamp tool [1]
eraser tool [1]
opacity [1]

painting

See also brush tool, Vector Paint [1]
applying Vector Paint effect [1]
blending options [1]
color selection [1]
footage [1]
painting tools [1]
toolbar [1]

PAL. See Phase Alternating Line (PAL) [1]

palettes [1]

See also individual palette names [1]
Effects [1]
Info [1]
using [1]

pan behind tool [1] [2]

panning

anchor point [1]
audio [1]
in 3D space [1]
mask [1]

Paragraph palette [1]

paragraph text

converting to point [1]
See also text [1]

parallel corner pin tracking [1] [2]

Parametric EQ effect [1]

Parent column

defined [1]
showing or hiding [1]

parent layers

creating [1]
defined [1]
removing [1]
selecting children [1]

Particle Playground

Affects controls [1]
Layer Exploder controls [1]
Particle Exploder controls [1]

Particle Playground effect [1]

animating layer map [1]

particle properties

modifying with a layer map [1]
modifying with RGB channels [1]

particle source layer, defined [1]

particles

adjusting behavior [1]
adjusting behavior of [1]
Cannon and [1]
containing [1]
controlling direction and velocity [1]
dissolving or exploding [1]
generating a continuous stream [1]
gravity and [1]
Grid and [1]
layer maps and [1]
masking [1]
offsetting [1]
replacing with a layer [1]
replacing with text [1]
rotating along trajectories [1]
types of [1]

Paste command [1]

pasteboard

brightness [1]
color [1]

pasting text [1]

patches, defined [1]

Path Options property [1]

Path Text effect [1]

paths, text layers and [1]

PCT format

exporting [1]
importing [1]

PCX format

exporting [1]
importing [1]

PDF format, importing [1]

PDF format,importing [1]

pen tool

add vertex [1]
adding keyframes with [1]
adjusting Rotobezier masks [1]
changing curves to corners [1]
convert vertex [1]
delete vertex [1]
drawing a Bezier mask with [1]
drawing curves [1]
drawing straight lines [1]
editing a motion path [1]
mask shape and [1]
Rotobezier masks [1]
toggle with selection tool [1]
Value graph and [1]

performance, faster previews [1]

performance. See RAM (random access memory) [1]

Perpendicular to Path text property [1]

persistent property change, defined [1]

perspective

in 3D layers [1]
simulating by tracking [1]

Perspective effects, illustrated [1]

Phase Alternating Line (PAL)

aspect ratio [1]
considerations when using [1]
frame rate [1]
interlaced vs noninterlaced [1]

Photo Filter effect

applying [1]
settings [1]

Photoshop Layers command [1] [2]

Photoshop. See Adobe Photoshop [1]

PIC format

exporting [1]
importing [1]

pick whip

accessing values in expressions [1]
expression examples [1]
parent layers [1]
selecting value in expressions [1]
using with expressions [1]
using with parent layers [1]

PICT format [1]

exporting [1]
importing [1] [2]

Pin Light blending mode [1]

pitch, changing [1]

pivot point, setting and animating [1] [2]

Pixar format

exporting [1]
importing [1]

pixel aspect ratio [1]

composition settings [1]
correction [1]
defined [1]
Maya files, and [1]
option [1]
setting [1]

pixels, color values [1] [2] [3]

Placeholder command [1]

placeholders

missing footage [1]
substituting for footage [1]

planning a project [1]

platforms and importing [1]

playback

See also previewing [1]
audio [1]
Motion Sketch speed [1]
reversing direction [1]

playback speed

adjusting for paint strokes [1]
adjusting with Re-timer [1]
Re-timer control vs [1]

plug-ins

rendering over a network [1]

PNG format

exporting [1]
importing [1]

Point Control effect [1]

point of interest

about [1]
orienting toward [1]

point text

See also text [1]
converting to paragraph [1]

Polar Coordinates effect [1]

pop-up palettes

customizing list of items [1]

position

animating [1]
animating in 3D [1] [2]
expression example [1]
keyframes [1]
nudging layer values [1]
of effects on layers [1]
pan behind tool and [1]
setting values [1]

Posterize effect [1]

Posterize Time effect [1]

PPJ format

importing [1]

Pre-compose command [1]

precomposing

changing rendering order [1]
description [1]
options [1]

precomposing a layer [1]

Preferences

action-safe [1]
alpha channel interpretation [1]
compact English [1]
Default Drag Import As [1]
dialog box [1]
Display [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]
Dynamic Preview [1]
expression language [1]
Grids and Guides [1]
image cache [1]
Import [1]
interpolation [1]
Interpret Unlabeled Alpha As [1]
Labels [1]
Output [1] [2] [3]
shutter angle [1]
still footage duration [1]
synchronizing window times [1]
time-display [1]
title-safe [1]
user interface colors [1] [2]
Video Preview [1]
Video Preview preferences [1]

Premiere. See Adobe Premiere [1]

premultiplied alpha channel [1]

prerendering [1]

Preserve Resolution When Nested option [1]

Preserve Underlying Transparency option [1]

preserving color, using Linear Color Key [1]

preset brushes [1]

Preset camera setting [1]

presets, animation and effects [1]

presets, composition [1]

pressure setting [1]

previewing

3D layers [1]
Adaptive Resolution [1] [2]
alpha channels [1]
animation [1] [2] [3]
audio [1]
backward or forward [1]
color [1]
default window for [1]
Dynamic Preview [1] [2]
frames [1]
manual [1]
memory [1]
on external monitor [1]
OpenGL [1]
options [1]
preferences [1]
Preview preferences [1] [2] [3]
RAM [1]
region of interest [1]
saving RAM preview [1]
setting [1]
Shift+RAM [1]
standard [1]
stopping [1]
Video Preview preferences [1] [2]
viewing render progress [1]
wireframe [1]

progressive scan [1]

Project Flowchart View

using with previews [1]

Project Flowchart View command [1]

Project Settings command [1]

Project window

creating a folder [1]
customizing display [1]
defined [1]
importing and [1]
managing footage items in [1]
scrolling [1]
using [1]

projects

choosing media for [1]
closing [1]
creating [1]
cross-platform [1]
hierarchy [1]
importing one into another [1]
opening [1]
organizing [1]
planning [1]
reducing [1] [2]
reverting [1]
saving [1]
saving incrementally [1]
setting up [1]

properties

See also individual property names [1]
about [1]
accessing with expressions [1] [2]
animating [1]
expressions, in reference to [1]
layer [1]
saving settings of [1]
setting for particles [1]
setting keyframes [1]
smoothing [1]
stopwatch [1]
viewing [1]

property mapping

controls for [1]
defined [1]
property output [1]
property persistence [1]

proportional grids [1]

proxies

compared to placeholders [1]
identifying [1]
rendering with [1]
stopping use of [1]
switching with original [1]
used for rendering [1]

PRPROJ format, importing [1]

PS Arbitrary Map effect [1]

PS format, importing [1]

PSD format

exporting [1]
importing [1]

pulldown, 3:2. See 3:2 pulldown [1]

punctuation, hanging [1]

PXR format

exporting [1]
importing [1] [2]