Adobe After Effects Advanced — A 1-day course

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Synopsis

Adobe After Effects is the industry leader for Video Composting that allows you to create QuickTime movies for output on the Web, CD ROM, Monitor, or full-motion broadcast quality video for television. You will learn how to mix a number of still images together to create a moving texture. Placing Compositions into other Compositions, using Keyframes & Layers, and Effective Rendering techniques will also be covered.

This course will help you master the concepts and features to the program. It includes many advanced features, including tips and tricks using the latest version.

We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified expert status.

Course Objectives

Once delegates have completed this course, they will be able understand:

• Keyframe Complexity
• Graphs
• Keyframe Graphic Editor
• Expressions
• Render Queue
• Path Text
• Masks
• Color Keying
• Track Mattes
• Compound Effects
• Motion Stabilization and Tracking
• Render Order/Precomposing
• 3D Animation

Suitable for

• Graphic professionals who want to enhance their motion editing and compositing.
• Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises.
• We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified expert status in After Effects

Course Prerequisites

• After Effects Introduction or equivalent experience.
• Before taking this course, you should have a basic understanding of your computer's operating system. For example,you should know how to launch an application, create and save files, and copy files from CD and other media.

Publicly scheduled dates, locations, and prices

Course Contents

Keyframes

• Different types of keyframe
• Velocity
• Keyframe shortcuts
• Keyframe graph editor

Type Draw, Paint

• All About Alphas
• Working with Photoshop
• Dots, Pixels and Inches
• Working with Illustrator
• Plugging in Type

The Matrix

• Particle Playground

More On Effects

• Production Bundle Effects Round-Up
• Compound Effects

Animation Assistants

• Additional Assistants
• Motion Fun
• Express Yourself
• Animation and behavior presets

Keying

• Using Keylight

Time and Tracking

• Time Remapping
• Time Games
• On Stable Ground
• Motion Tracking
• Time warp

Expressions

• Writing a simple expression
• Linking expressions to motion track

Working with 3D

• Cameras
• Lights
• 3D Layers

NLE Integration

• Integration 101
• Integration with Nonlinear Editing Systems

Format Issues and Rendering

• Video Issues
• Playing the Field
• 3:2 Pulldown
• Luminance and IRE Issues
• Working with D1/DV NTSC
• Working with Widescreen
• Prerendering and Proxies
• Advanced Rendering-Render Farm Concept
• What's Your Preference?
• The Secret Preferences