Adobe After Effects Introduction

After Effects is the industry-standard software for motion graphics design, video compositing, and animation. It’s the tool of choice for artists, animators, and post-production professionals who strive to create content for TV, film, video, and the web.

This Adobe After Effects training course is designed to help those new to motion graphics get the most out of this immensely powerful software. Your instructor will work with you closely to make sure that you avoid common mistakes when creating, designing and export- ing 2D/3D compositions and vector animation projects. Learn to think like a motion designer with this comprehensive and practical Adobe After Effects course.

Whether you are creating a full composition or adding visual effects, Adobe After Effects training will help you be more productive with your workflow and improve your career skills.

Whats covered in this course

After Effects Interface

• Workspace
• Panels
• Tools panel

New Project

• Start a New Project
• Importing Footage and Organising Media
• Importing Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator files
• Layer Import Options
• Replace Footage with a Layered Composition
• Preparing Illustrator files

Building Compositions

• Create a New Composition
• New Composition from an existing file
• Composition Settings
• Layer Properties in the Timeline Panel
• Trim or Extend a Layer
• Split Layers

Creating Animations

• Keyframe Animation
• Anchor Point
• Aligning
• Auto Orientate
• Roving keyframes
• Adjustment Layers
• Parenting
• Precompose
• Nesting

Create Text

• Creating Titles
• Character and Paragraph Settings
• Text Animation Presets
• Adjust Text Animator Properties
• Source Text Animation
• Text on a Path

Create Shapes

• Create a Shape
• Shape Layer Properties
• Animating Shapes
• Trim Paths
• Repeater

Motion Tracking

• Motion Tracking Overview
• Track Motion
• Null Object
• Motion Tracker Settings

Effects and Presets

• Browse Effects & Presets
• Warp Stabiliser
• Motion Tile Effect
• Radio Waves Effect • Puppet Tool
• Puppet Tool
• Motion Sketch
• Content-Aware Fill
• Speed Change

Colour Correction and Grading

• Basic Correction
• Creative
• RGB Curves
• Hue Saturation Curves
• Colour Wheels
• Secondary Colour Corrector

Masking, Transparency and Keying

• Masking
• Tracking a Mask
• Keying
• Opacity and Blending Modes
• Track Matte
• Roto Brush & Refine Edge Tools

Introduction to 3D

• Working with 3D Layers
• Cameras
• Move the Camera through a Scene
• Lights & Shadows

Save and Export

• Save and Export
• Adobe Media Encoder