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After Effects CC 2018: Editors and Post Essential Training

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Overview

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Learn how to perform core editing and post-production operations, including working with masks, shapes, text, logos, stills, and video. Rendering and outputting are also covered.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • How to use the exercise files
  • Big-picture concepts
  • Dynamic linking between Premiere Pro and After Effects
1. How After Effects Is Different from Premiere
  • Navigating layers in the timeline
  • Working with keyframes
  • Precomping elements
  • Parenting to nulls
  • Introduction to 3D layers
2. Working with Masks and Shapes
  • Masks
  • Animating mask reveals
  • Track mattes
  • Limiting effects with masks
  • Tracking masks
  • Create elements with shape layers
  • Animate shapes with path operations
3. Working with Type and Logos
  • Setting type
  • Animate type
  • Create motion graphic templates
  • Work with Illustrator files
  • Build a simple logo animation
  • Create 3D type extrusions
4. Working with Stills and Video
  • Import and work with pictures
  • Move animated images around the frame
  • Repeat an animation with multiple images
  • Introducing z-depth
  • Create a simple camera in a z-space montage
  • Parenting layers to the camera
  • Speed up or slow down video layers
  • Key video with keylight
5. Outputting Media
  • Explore the Render Queue
  • Render footage with an alpha
  • Batch render with Adobe Media Encoder
  • Dynamic Link rendering workflow
6. Example Techniques
  • Shape layer transitions
  • Create video glitches
7. Challenge: Put Your Skills into Practice
  • Challenge overview
  • Solution, part 1
  • Solution, part 2
  • Solution, part 3
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Alan Demafiles

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