Read me.txt

Thank you 
for purchasing "Hot Magma" project

This project file has been created using only the tools provided in After Effects CS4 
 so everything is editable and no third party plug-ins are required. 

Instructions for basic customization

Find the Title Text Comp you wish to edit in"Text Comps(Edit text)" Folder the Project panel (Note: the Comp are named 
what the text says, e.g. “One Cool Phrase” will be the “One Cool Phrase” text layer). Double 
click on the Composition name in the Project panel, then Double click on the text layer and you will see the text highlight 
In the 
Composition Panel. You can now type whatever text or phrase you would like to or change the font,Just be careful your text is not out of the title action save
 If your text is to large you can scale it up or down using the point slider in 
the Character Panel (accessed via Window > Character). 


Adding your own pictures or video:

There are 6 place holders Compositions called "Video(edit)" in the "Video Comps (PutYourImageorVideo)"  Folder in the Project Panel  for you to substitute your own footage or 
images into. Locate the place holder image you wish to replace in the "Images(Replace)"Folder in the Project panel and for the example select "Video 1(Replace) Image (Note: the Image are named 
what the Video comp says, e.g. “Video 1(Replace)” image will be the “Video 1(Edit)” Comp). Then right click on the Image>Replace Footage>File and  select your own footage or image into After Effects.The footage should now replaced in the Video1 Composition Then Double click on the Video1(Edit) composition.  
 Depending on the size of your footage or image you may want 
to scale it up or down to suite the template (either select the layer and press the “s” key or 
use the twirly beside the layer in the Timeline panel and twirl down the Transform 
parameters to access the scale function) Or double click on the Layer Mask and fixet whit the frame. You can check if your scale and adjustments is correct by going 
in the Final composition and deciding if it looks right.



Rendering and Resizing:

To render the template out  go to Composition  "Final Comp to Render 1280_720" or "Final Comp to Render 720_480" then go to Composition > Add to Render Queue and select the settings you want. 

Thank you