Adobe After Effects Level 1

Summary

Course Aim:

Introduces animation principles and image compositing on the desktop and the basic After Effects design environment.

After Effects is a powerful tool for compositing and creating 2D animation and special effects for film, video, multimedia and Web projects. You can create and generate high quality motion graphics at any resolution and is an ideal design tool for multimedia professionals and Web developers. You can create complex layered animation, Web-based movies and stunning special effects for broadcast, film, video, multimedia, and on-line production right from your desktop system.

Courseware includes the official Adobe Class in a Book.

Course Prerequisites:

Previous experience using applications on a PC or Macintosh is an essential prerequisite for this course. Photoshop experience is essential. Experience with Photoshop and Illustrator is preferred.

Course Duration:

Two days 9:00am – 4:30pm

Classroom courses include:

  • Adobe Certified instructors (with min 10 yrs experience)
  • Alpha prepared comprehensive coursenotes with tutorials and exercises (updated frequently to reflect industry trends)
  • Certificates
  • eLearning DVD Package (FREE at course registration where available, see our SPECIALS)
  • After course support, unlimited HELP DESK (via email, to reinforce the learning), helpdesk@alphacc.com.au
  • Training guarantee
  • FREE repeat of public course within 6 months (where required, and on same version), see terms & conditions

Content

Course Content

During this course you will learn about:

Topic 1 The After Effects Workflow

  • Topic Objectives
  • Importing footage
  • Initialisation
  • Creating a project & importing footage
  • Creating a composition & arranging layers
  • Adding effects & modifying layer properties
  • Animating the composition
  • Previewing
  • Exporting compositions

Topic 2 The After Effects Interface

  • Customizing the workspace
  • Controlling the user interface
  • Restoring default preferences
  • Additional resources
  • Optimizing system performance

Topic 3 Basic Animation: Using Effects Presets

  • Importing footage using Bridge
  • Creating the composition
  • Working with imported Illustrator layers
  • Applying effects to a layer
  • Applying a preset animation
  • Previewing the effects
  • Adding transparency
  • Rendering the composition

Topic 4 Text in After Effects

  • About text layers
  • Creating and formatting point type
  • Using a text animation preset
  • Animating with scale keyframes
  • Animating using parenting
  • Animating imported Photoshop text
  • Animating text using a path preset
  • Animating type tracking
  • Animating the letters’opacity
  • Using a text animator group
  • Cleaning up the path animation
  • Adding motion blur

Topic 5 Animation Fundamentals

  • Parenting
  • Adjusting anchor point
  • Masking video into a vector shape
  • 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

Topic 6 Animating Layers

  • Simulating changing lighting
  • Duplicating 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
  • Retiming

Topic 7 Working with Masks

  • About masks
  • 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 colour

Topic 8 Rendering and Outputting

  • The After effects render engine
  • Creating templates for the rendering process
  • Creating templates for output modules
  • Rendering to different output media

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