Adobe After Effects is a comprehensive software application designed for producing high-quality motion graphics and visual effects for film production, video content creation, multimedia applications, and internet-based projects. In this course, you will acquire skills in essential tasks including workspace configuration and initial preparation steps, sophisticated text manipulation and animation, file rendering and export procedures, importing and compositing Photoshop artwork, managing transparency settings and alpha channel operations, executing advanced motion control techniques, and additional professional-level capabilities.
Course Outline and Topics
Core Workflow and Getting Started:
- Setting up and personalizing your After Effects workspace for optimal productivity
- Importing video, audio, and image assets into your project
- Adding and synchronizing audio elements with your visual content
- Organizing and arranging multiple layers within a composition
- Integrating visual effects to enhance your footage
- Creating smooth animations using keyframe techniques
- Working efficiently with the Timeline panel and workflow
- Finalizing your work through rendering and export operations
Rotoscoping and Frame-by-Frame Editing:
- Utilizing the Roto Brush Tool for detailed masking work
- Modifying and replacing background elements in your composition
- Applying text animation techniques to create dynamic typography
Keying and Color-Based Selection Methods:
- Using the Keylight 1.2 plugin for professional color keying
- Techniques for seamlessly swapping out and replacing backgrounds
Professional Advanced Techniques:
- Stabilizing and correcting footage with shaky or unstable camera movement
- Implementing motion tracking using advanced multipoint tracking systems
- Creating and controlling particle effects and systems
- Employing Timewarp effects for temporal adjustments and creative motion control
This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
