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DECEMBER 16, 2002 Copy and Paste
With the keyframes pasted for either the Lens Flare or your smaller square solid, you will notice that they duration for the motion path is only 2 seconds long. What happens if you wanted the motion to last the entire 5 seconds? Select all the keyframes in the layer by clicking on the appropriate layer control (PB select Flare Center, Standard select Position). [an error occurred while processing this directive]Hold down the Option key on the Mac or the Alt key on the PC and click and drag the last keyframe in the Timeline to the new position. All of the other keyframes selected will stretch proportionally to keep the same relative time.  Paths and masks are much easier to create in Illustrator than After Effects. Being able to copy and paste these masks and paths can be a real time saver when creating motion graphics for your next project. When not working deep in the labs of the DMN Central Division testing the latest and greatest software/hardware products Stephen Schleicher can be found at the local university teaching a few courses on video and web production. He can be reached at schleicher@mindspring.com. You can also visit him on the web at www.mindspring.com/~schleicher Related sites: • Animation Artist • Animation Supplement • AV Video • Broadcast Newsroom • Corporate Media News • Creative Mac • Design Supplement • Digital Animators • Digital Post Production • Digital Producer • Digital Video Editing • Mac Supplement • Production Supplement • The WWUG Related forums: [an error occurred while processing this directive] 
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