Adobe After Effects CS4/CS5
Course Objective: You will use Adobe® After Effects® to create 2D and 3D compositions.
Target Student: This course is intended for computer professionals interested in learning to work with video and graphics using Adobe After Effects CS4/CS5. This course is also for Adobe CS4/CS5 application suite users looking to expand their design skills.
Pre-Requisites:Before taking this course, students should be familiar with graphics applications, such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Students should also have familiarity in a video editing application, such as Adobe Premiere and other video editing applications.
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Duration: 1 Day
Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Familiarize themselves with Adobe After Effects environment and set up a project.
- Work with a composition
- Create animations
- Use advanced animation techniques
- Create transparency
- Integrate Adobe After Effects with other applications
- Output video files
Outline
- Getting Started with Adobe After Effects CS4
- Topic 1A: Customize the Interface
- Topic 1B: Initiate a Project
- Section 2: Working with a Composition
- Topic 2A: Build a Basic Composition
- Topic 2B: Create a Nested Composition
- Topic 2C: Preview a Composition
- Topic 2D: Manipulate Layers
- Section 3: Creating Animations
- Topic 3A: Create Shapes and Text
- Topic 3B: Animate Layers
- Topic 3C: Apply Effects
- Topic 3D: Apply Blending Modes
- Section 4: Using Advanced Animation Techniques
- Topic 4A: Pre-Compose Layers
- Topic 4B: Use Expressions
- Topic 4C: Create Camera Views
- Topic 4D: Animate with Puppet Tools
- Section 5: Creating Transparency
- Topic 5A: Track Transparency and Motion in Compositions
- Topic 5B: Create Masks
- Section 6: Integrating After Effects with Other Applications
- Topic 6A: Use Adobe Bridge
- Topic 6B: Integrate After Effects with Photoshop
- Topic 6C: Integrate After Effects with Premiere Pro
- Section 7: Outputting Video Files
- Topic 7A: Create Markers and Metadata
- Topic 7B: Render a Composition
- Topic 7C: Export an After Effects Project