Adobe After Effects CC Quick Start

Adobe After Effects CC Quick Start
Class Description
Knowing how to utilize the tools and opportunities in Adobe® After Effects® can take your video from amateur to professional. Award-winning filmmaker and author Chad Perkins will help you get started with utilizing this motion software. This course covers the basics of starting a project and how to make the most of the many ways to bring life to a video. You’ll learn:
- How to start a project and create a composition
- Working with layers
- Creating text
- Understanding animation
- Working with textures and shapes
- Creating 3D motion with lighting and camera
- Compositing techniques
Learn to enhance your video projects by animating text or creating transitional effects with this quick start into Adobe® After Effects® CC®.
Software used: Adobe After Effects CC 2014
Lessons
- Class Introduction & What is After Effects
- Workflow Overview
- Importing Assets
- Creating Compositions
- Working with Layers
- The 5 Basic Properties
- Creating Text
- Understanding Animation
- Getting Efficient
- Adjusting Keyframes & Improving Animation
- Parenting Layers
- Using the Puppet Tool
- Animating Text
- Creating Shape Layers
- Adding Path Operations
- Using Effects
- Working in 3D
- Adding 3D Lights
- Working with 3D Cameras
- Nesting Compositions
- Masks and Track Mattes
- Camera Tracking
- Render Queue and Adobe Media Encoder
Reviews
Grace Duong
I really enjoyed this course! As a self-taught After Effects user, this was great if you want to cover the basics and understand the program even more. I also enjoyed Chad's obvious enthusiasm for After Effects and his energy. Definitely felt like I took away some useful tips for my workflow!
a Creativelive Student
If you want to get into learning AE. Watch this video first. I've watched many AE tutorials and I still had many 'why' questions. Chad is great and explaining things and even uses great analogies so you understand what is going on. I highly recommend it. Thank you.
Chaka Akbar
Excellent introduction to After Effects. Definitely delivers on being a quick start to the features and capabilities of the software. Chad's passion and enthusiasm really shines through.