Adobe® After Effects® CC® Quick Start
Knowing how to utilize the tools and opportunities in 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®
Lessons
Class Introduction & What is After EffectsWorkflow 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
- 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.
- Chad is an incredible teacher. He makes what would seem like daunting projects and tasks to the common person become both possible and even simple! He keeps his audience engaged by taping into one's inner child of creativity. Keep your hand hovering over the pause button because this presentation is crammed full of incredible information. Thanks again, Chad and all the folks at CreativeLive in Seattle!