Adobe® After Effects® provides a comprehensive set of 2D and 3D tools for compositing, animation, and effects that motion-graphics professionals, visual effects artists, web designers, and film and video professionals need. After Effects is widely used for digital post-production of film, video, DVD, and the web. One can composite layers in various ways, apply and combine sophisticated visual and audio effects, and animate both objects and effects.
CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION TO AFTER EFFECTS
Chapter 2 : ANIMATION BASICS
Chapter 4: WORKING WITH MASKS
Chapter 5: ANIMATING TEXT
Chapter 6: ANIMATION HELP
Chapter 7: PARENTING & BASIC EXPRESSIONS
Chapter 8: BASIC COMPOSITING
Chapter 9: STABILIZING & TRACKING
Chapter 10: PARTICLES & PAINT
Chapter 11: INTRODUCTION TO THE 3D ENGINE
Chapter 12: SHAPE LAYERS & THE PUPPET TOOLS
Chapter 13: RENDERING & EXPORTING
CHAPTER 1 : INTRODUCTION TO AFTER EFFECTS
- Basic Video Concepts
- Importing Files
- Project Panel Overview
- Creating a New Composition
- Placing Footage in the Composition
- Creating a Film Strip Effect with Multiple Movies
- Timeline Panel Overview
- Timeline Switches, Time Ruler & Work Area 9. Composition Panel Overview
Chapter 2 : ANIMATION BASICS 1. Exploring the Transform Properties 2. Introduction to Keyframing 3. Interpolating Keyframes 4. Practicing Interpolation 5. Copying & Pasting Keyframes 6. Creating a Loop
Chapter 4: WORKING WITH MASKS 1. Introduction to Masks 2. Animating Masks 3. Working with Mask Interpolation 4. Rotoscoping ITKC COURSE DETAILS Course Code: P8 Info Tech Corporation of Goa Ltd. 3 5. Using Masks for Position Keyframes 6. Creating a Simple Animation Using Masks
Chapter 5: ANIMATING TEXT 1. An Introduction to Text in After Effects 2. Using Text Presets 3. Creating Text on a Path 4. Creating a Preset 5. Animators: Range Selector 6. Animators: Add Property 7. Animators: Two or More Range Selectors 8. Animators: Adding a Wiggly Selector 9. Working with Text from Photoshop
Chapter 6: ANIMATION HELP
- Using Motion Sketch & the Smoother 2. Using the Wiggler 3. Working with Auto-Orient & Split Layer 4. Time Remapping 5. Animating Stills Using the Anchor Point
Chapter 7: PARENTING & BASIC EXPRESSIONS
- Parenting Basics & Null Objects 2. Introduction to Basic Expressions 3. Applying Expressions for Wiggle & Loop 4. Using Expressions with Audio Files
Chapter 8: BASIC COMPOSITING
- Applying Layer Blending Modes 2. Creating a Track Matte 3. Keying & Keylight 4. Compound Effects: Gradient Wipe & Displacement Map 5. Compound Effects: Wave World & Caustics 6. Pre-composing & Nesting
Chapter 9: STABILIZING & TRACKING
- Stabilizing a Shot 2. Tracking a Point 3. The Tracker Panel & Motion Tracker Options 4. Corner Pin Tracking 5. Mocha for After Effects
Chapter 10: PARTICLES & PAINT
- Introduction to Particle Playground 2. Breathing Tiger Exercise 3. Introduction to Paint 4. Creating an Invisible Pen Effect
Chapter 11: INTRODUCTION TO THE 3D ENGINE
- Introduction to Camera Angles & Monitor Views 2. Creating 3D Text with Lights & Shadows 3. Setting Up a 3D Scene 4. Animating a 3D Scene 5. Working with Vanishing Point ITKC COURSE DETAILS Course Code: P8 Info Tech Corporation of Goa Ltd. 4
Chapter 12: SHAPE LAYERS & THE PUPPET TOOLS
- Creating a Shape Layer 2. Animating Shapes with Repeater & Brainstorm 3. Using the Puppet Pin & Puppet Starch Tools 4. Using the Puppet Overlap Tool 5. Animating with the Puppet Tools
Chapter 13: RENDERING & EXPORTING 1. Using the Render Queue 2. Working with Adobe Clip Notes 3. Exporting for Flash®