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After Effects User Interface and Animation

  • Understanding project files and their components
  • Exploring available tools and panels
  • Creating new compositions
  • Importing media assets into a project

Basic Animation

  • Integrating layers into a composition
  • Navigating through the timeline
  • Manipulating layer transform properties
  • Setting keyframes for layer properties
  • Utilizing RAM preview

Intermediate Animation

  • Detailed keyframe manipulation and interpolation techniques
  • Working with the Graph Editor
  • Using Motion Sketch and Smoother
  • Applying Auto-Orient and Motion Blur
  • Managing Roving Keyframes
  • Adjusting Anchor Points and using the Pan Behind Tool

Layer Control

  • Trimming, moving, stacking, and splitting layers
  • Sequencing layers effectively
  • Looping footage
  • Handling image sequences
  • Distinguishing between Frame Rate and Time Stretch
  • Utilizing Blending Modes
  • Applying Effects and using Solids
  • Advanced Blending Modes
  • Creating Layer Styles
  • Working with Masks

Transparency

  • Adjusting Opacity
  • Applying Masks
  • Manipulating Shape
  • Using Feather
  • Controlling Expansion
  • Creating masks with the Pen Tool
  • Working with Track Mattes

Effects

  • Utilizing the Effects and Presets panels
  • Applying effects to specific layers
  • Modifying effects via the Effect Controls panel
  • Animating effects over time
  • Reordering effects
  • Using Adjustment Layers

The Text Tool

  • Basics of the text tool
  • Animating text elements
  • Applying text animation presets

Render Order

  • Understanding how After Effects processes final output
  • Exporting files
  • Adding items to the Render Queue
  • Adding items to the Adobe Media Encoder Queue

Requirements

This course is tailored for individuals aiming to edit and manipulate video files at a professional level, applying high-standard post-production effects.

You should feel comfortable using a computer for basic tasks, such as copying and pasting or opening files and applications. Additionally, a working knowledge of common video terminology is beneficial.

 14 Hours

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