Print Frames For Mixed Media in After Effects

Description

**This tutorial will show you how control the number of keyframes that loop at the end of animations using the LoopOut Expression in Adobe After Effects CC 2025.

Library of Congress Video:

https://www.loc.gov/item/mp76000103/


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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:23 Library of Congress
00:49 Interpret Footage (Change fps)
01:01 New Comp From Footage
01:24 Set Beginning of Work Area (B)
01:51 Set End of Work Area (N)
02:04 Add To Render Queue
02:11 Render Settings
02:21 Render Settings
02:36 Output To
02:53 Render PNG Sequence
03:17 Open Adobe Bridge
03:27 Output Settings
03:54 Export As PDF
04:12 Print (Cmd/Ctrl + P)
04:29 Scan Settings
04:39 Import & New Comp
05:03 Adding Scan Pages To Comps
05:43 Duplicate Layers (Cmd/Ctrl + D)
06:10 Reposition Scanned Frames
06:46 Scan 2
07:13 Adjustment Layer: Curves
07:37 Add Boat Comp To Main
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**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2025 (Click To Try or Buy)
Adobe Photoshop CC 2025 (Click To Try or Buy)

Prepare For Print:

1. Open After Effects
2. Import Video Footage
3. Create New Comp From Footage
4. Set Work Area To Be Exported…Beginning (B) & End(N)
5. Add To Render Queue (Composition Menu)
6. Click ‘Best Settings’ change to ‘Work Area’
7. Click ‘Output Module’ change to PNG, JPEG or Photoshop Sequence
8. Click ‘Output To’ to set export destination

Print:

1. Open Adobe Bridge
2. Go to ‘Output’ Tab
3. Change Output Settings Template to 2x2 Cells
4. Click ‘Export To PDF’
5. Export PDF
6. Print All Frames (Cmd/Ctrl + P)

Mixed Media & Scan

1. Number each page to keep in order
2. Mark up each page (draw, paint, collage, etc)
3. Have Fun!!!
4. Scan Frame Sheets into computer
5. 300 dpi, JPEG

After Effects:

1. Import Edited Frames into After Effects
2. Create a new Composition the same size as original footage
3. Duplicate layer 3x for a total of 4 Layers Per Scan
4. Trim Layers to 1 Frame Each
5. Offset Each Layer
6. Drag CTI to each layer on Timeline and adjust image to fit
7. Repeat for all pages
8. Add Effects or Adjustment Layers (i.e. Curves)
9. Close Comp
10. Go to Main Comp with original footage
11. Drag PreComp into Main Comp
12. Duplicate to extend duration
13. Add Music
14. Tap Spacebar
15. Enjoy