
Chapter 4 Working with Effects and Filters
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Pre-compositions are very useful when you work with 3D chart containers as they include so
many elements. If you want to add a drop shadow to all the elements in your chart, you will
find it easier to pre-compose the 3D chart container and then add the drop shadow, instead of
applying it to each element in the chart. As a bonus, the pre-composite will render more
quickly.
In this example, there are 3 separate media tracks that create one word: HOT. To add a drop
shadow effect on the word, you can treat each element separately, which is not only time
consuming but you may not achieve the exact result for each letter. It is much easier to create
a pre-composite with the three elements and then add the effect to the result.
To create a pre-composition
1. Select the tracks on the timeline that you want to use in the pre-composition.
Each letter has its own media track as
seen on the timeline
Background track
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