Introduction to Adobe After Effects

Future Media Concepts, Inc.
Boston, Chicago, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Washington DC, United States

Course Format: Classroom | E-learning | Virtual Class | Online | On-site | Blended | Self-paced

Course Description:

'' Lesson 1: Getting to Know the Workflow

* Getting Started
* Creating a project and importing footage
* Creating a composition and arranging layers
* Adding effects and modifying layer properties
* Animating the composition
* Previewing your work
* Optimizing performance in After Effects
* Rendering and exporting your composition
* Customizing the workspace
* Controlling the brightness of the user interface
* Finding resources for using After Effects
* Checking for updates

Lesson 2: Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

* Getting Started
* Importing footage using Adobe Bridge
* Creating the composition
* Working with imported Illustrator layers
* Applying effects to a layer
* Applying an animation preset
* Previewing the effects
* Adding transparency
* Rendering the composition

Lesson 3: Animating Text

* Getting Started
* About text layers
* Creating and formatting point text
* Using a text animation preset
* Animating with scale keyframes
* Animating using parenting
* Animating imported Photoshop text
* Animating text using a path animation preset
* Animating type tracking
* Animating text opacity
* Using a text animator group
* Cleaning up the path animation
* Animating a nontext layer along a motion path
* Adding motion blur
* Exporting to Adobe Flash CS4 Professional

Lesson 4: Working with Shape Layers

* Getting Started
* Adding a shape layer
* Creating custom shapes
* Creating stars
* Incorporating video and audio layers
* Applying a Cartoon effect
* Adding a title bar
* Using Brainstorm to experiment

Lesson 5: Animating a Multimedia Presentation

* Getting Started
* Animating the scenery using parenting
* Adjusting an anchor point
* Masking video using vector shapes
* Keyframing a motion path
* Animating additional elements
* Applying an effect
* Creating an animated slide show
* Adding an audio track
* Zooming in for a final close-up
* Sending the project to reviewers

Lesson 6: Animating Layers

* Getting Started
* Simulating lighting changes
* Duplicating an animation using the pick whip
* Animating movement in the scenery
* Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte
* Animating the shadows
* Adding a lens flare effect
* Animating the clock
* Retiming the composition

Lesson 7: Working with Masks

* About masks
* Getting started
* Creating a mask with the Pen tool
* Editing a mask
* Feathering the edges of a mask
* Replacing the content of the mask
* Adding a reflection
* Creating a vignette
* Adjusting the color

Lesson 8: Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools

* Getting Started
* About the Puppet tools
* Adding Deform pins
* Defining areas of overlap
* Stiffening an area
* Animating pin positions
* Recording animation

Lesson 9: Keying

* About Keying
* Getting Started
* Creating compositions in Device Central
* Changing the background color
* Adding the foreground subject
* Using garbage masks
* Applying the Color Difference Key effect
* Choking the matte
* Removing spill
* Adjusting contrast
* Adding the background animation
* Adding text
* Preparing the composition for mobile devices

Lesson 10: Performing Color Correction

* Getting started
* Adjusting color balance
* Replacing the background
* Removing unwanted elements
* Correcting a range of colors
* Warming colors with the Photo Filter effect

Lesson 11: Building 3D Objects

* Getting Started
* Building a 3D object
* Working with a null object
* Working with 3D text
* Creating a backdrop for 3D animation
* Nesting a 3D composition
* Adding a camera
* Completing the scene

Lesson 12: Using 3D Features

* Getting started
* Animating 3D objects
* Adding reflections to 3D objects
* Animating a camera
* Adjusting layer timing
* Using 3D lights
* Adding effects
* Adding motion blur
* Previewing the entire animation

Lesson 13: Advanced Editing Techniques

* Getting Started
* Using motion stabilization
* Using single-point motion tracking
* Using multipoint tracking
* Creating a particle simulation
* Retiming playback using the Timewarp effect

Lesson 14: Rendering and Outputting

* Getting Started
* Creating templates for the rendering process
* Creating templates for output modules
* Exporting to different output media
* Color Management in After Effects CS4 ...''

Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.

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