Introduction to Adobe After Effects CC Training Course

1. Motion Graphics Essentials

• RGB Color Model
• Frame Size
• Resolution
• Pixel Aspect Ratio
• Alpha Channels
• Frame Rate
• Time Code
• Footage Interpretation

2. Understanding the Workflow

• How After Effects Operates
• Panel Overview
• Project Creation and Footage Import
• Composition Creation and Layer Arrangement
• Applying Effects and Modifying Layer Properties
• Animating Compositions
• Previewing Your Work
• Optimizing Performance in After Effects
• Customizing Workspaces
• Adjusting User Interface Brightness
• Locating Resources for After Effects

3. Building Basic Animations with Effects and Presets

• Importing Footage via Adobe Bridge
• Importing Video Clips
• Importing Still Images
• Interpreting a Sequence of Stills
• Importing Multilayered Photoshop and Illustrator Files
• Creating a New Composition
• Applying Effects to Layers
• Changing Parameters Globally
• Creating Keyframes
• Keyframe Interpolation: Auto, Continuous, and Bezier
• Temporal and Spatial Interpolation
• Roving Time for Spatial Properties
• Creating and Applying Animation Presets
• Previewing Your Work

4. Working with Masks

• Introduction to Masks
• Creating Masks with the Pen Tool
• Editing Masks
• Feathering Mask Edges
• Replacing Mask Content
• Mask Interpolation
• Utilizing Masks from Illustrator and Photoshop
• Masks for Spatial Keyframes

5. Animating Text

• Understanding Text Layers
• Creating and Formatting Point Text vs. Paragraph Text
• Using Text Animation Presets
• Text on a Path
• Animating Imported Photoshop Text
• Animating Text with Path Animation Presets
• Using Text Animators
• Adding Properties
• Adding Range Selectors
• Using Text Animator Groups

6. Working with Shape Layers

• Adding Shape Layers
• Creating Custom Shapes
• Creating Stars
• Default Properties of Shape Layers
• Adding Properties
• Creating Groups
• Stacking Shapes and Properties
• Experimenting with Brainstorm

7. Additional Effects

• Time Remapping
• Motion Sketch
• The Smoother
• The Wiggler
• Auto Orient
• Splitting Layers
• Adjustment Layers
• The Effects and Presets Panel

8. Distorting Objects with Puppet Tools

• Overview of Puppet Tools
• Adding Deform Pins
• Defining Overlap Areas
• Stiffening Areas
• Animating Pin Positions
• Recording Animation

9. Rendering and Output

• Creating Templates for the Render Queue
• Exporting via the Render Queue
• Rendering Movies with Adobe Media Encoder