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After Effects Advanced

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Overview

Advance your animation and motion graphics skills with a deep dive into Adobe After Effects’ most powerful features. Explore 3D layers, custom shapes, advanced masking, and expression-driven workflows while learning techniques that bring polish, dimension, and precision to your projects.

Syllabus

Working with 3D in After Effects

Working with Layers in 3D Space
Creating & Animating Camera & Light Layers

Working with Shape Layers

Creating & Formatting Shape Layers
Creating Custom Shape Layers with the Pen Tool
Editing Shape Layer Vertices
Working with Shape Layer Effects (Pucker & Bloat, Repeater, Etc.)

Advanced Text Animation

Animating Text as a Graphic
Working with Dingbat Fonts
Creating Custom Text Animators & Saving Presets

Creating Custom Easing with the Graph Editor

Using the Graph Editor

Animating with Effects

Using Effects

Optimizing Animations with Expressions

Adding Expressions to Properties
Creating More Complex Expressions
Wiring Parameters with Expressions

Beyond Position Keyframes

Using the Motion Sketch Panel to Capture Motion
Using the Smoother Panel to Soften Movement
Using the Nulls to Paths Panel

Working with Audio

Adding Markers to Audio
Working with Audio Effects
Generating Keyframes from Audio Layers

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