Adobe® After Effects® CC® Quick Start
Adobe® After Effects® CC® Quick Start
Class Description
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
1Class Introduction & What is After Effects 2Workflow Overview 3Importing Assets 4Creating Compositions 5Working with Layers 6The 5 Basic Properties 7Creating Text 8Understanding Animation 9Getting Efficient 10Adjusting Keyframes & Improving Animation 11Parenting Layers 12Using the Puppet Tool 13Animating Text 14Creating Shape Layers 15Adding Path Operations 16Using Effects 17Working in 3D 18Adding 3D Lights 19Working with 3D Cameras 20Nesting Compositions 21Masks and Track Mattes 22Camera Tracking 23Render Queue and Adobe Media EncoderReviews
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.
Nicholas Jacobson
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!