[Tutoriel] After Effects : 2- Get to know the interface.

2- Tour the interface

Get to know the interface.

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What you learned: The interface

Active panels are highlighted in blue. When you click any panel you make it active and are able to access its options.
Menu bar (at the very top) shows the File, Edit, Composition, and other menus that give you access to a variety of commands, adjustments, and panels.
Tools panel (under the menu bar, upper left) contains tools for adding and editing elements in your compositions. Similar tools are grouped together. You can access related tools in a group by clicking and holding a tool in the panel.
Project panel (upper left corner below the Tools panel) is the area where you import, search, and organize assets in your After Effects projects. In the bottom of the panel you can create new folders and compositions as well as change item and project settings.
Composition panel (center) is a viewport showing the currently loaded composition. Compositions contain one or more layers of video and or graphic elements stacked in the timeline.
Timeline (bottom) displays layers of the currently loaded composition.
Close a project: Choose File > Close Project.