Introduction to Adobe After Effects

3-Day Live, Online Class
10AM - 5PM

There’s nothing you can’t create with After Effects. Create cinematic film titles, intros and transitions. Remove an object from a clip. Start a fire or make it rain. Animate a logo or character. Even navigate and design in a 3D space. With After Effects, the industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects software, you can take any idea and make it move. Get into motion graphics – come learn what After Effects can do!

Who Should Attend?

Video, animation, and graphics professionals who need a working knowledge of Adobe After Effects.

Prerequisites:

Practical working knowledge of computers and basic Mac OS X or Windows skills.
Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class or equivalent experience is recommended.

Upcoming Course Dates

Introduction to Adobe After Effects | Starts on 04/10/2023

$1,195.00

Introduction to Adobe After Effects | Starts on 06/05/2023

$1,195.00

Introduction to Adobe After Effects | Starts on 08/14/2023

$1,195.00

Course Outline

Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. At his/her discretion, the instructor may adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: Fundamentals of Motion Graphics

After Effects and the RGB Color Mode
Frame Size
Resolution
Pixel Aspect Ratios
Working with Native Transparency and Alpha Channels
Understanding Frame Rates
Time Code Options
Interpreting Footage Frame Rates and Field Order

Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Workflow

Creating a Project and Importing Footage
Creating a Composition and Arranging Layers
Adding Effects and Modifying Layer Properties
Animating Composition
Previewing Timelines
Optimizing Performance in After Effects
Rendering and Exporting Your Composition
Customizing and Creating Workspaces
Setting After Effects Preferences
Collaborating in After Effects
Finding Resources for Using After Effects

Lesson 3: Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

Importing Footage using Adobe Bridge
Creating a New Composition
Working with Imported Photoshop and Illustrator Files
Applying Effects to a Layers
Creating and applying Animation Presets
Pre Composing Layers
Previewing Effects
Working with Transparency
Understanding Keyframing Basics
Creating and Working with Keyframes
Temporal vs. Spacial Keyframes
Rendering Compositions

Lesson 4: Other Animation Options

Animating using Motion Sketch
Using The Smoother and The Wiggler
Using Motion Blur
Using the Graph Editor
Auto Orienting Motion Paths
Splitting and Sequencing Layers
Using Adjustment Layers
Manipulating Time and Time Remapping

Lesson 5: Animating Text

Creating Text Layers
Installing Fonts Using Adobe Fonts
Creating and Formatting Point Text
Using Area Type
Working with the Source Text Option
Working with Text on a Path
Using Text Animator groups
Adding Properties to an Animator group
Direct Text Keyframing
Using Range Selectors
Animating Tracking and Blur
Using Per Character 3D
Adding Motion Blur
Using the Wiggly Selector
Using a Text Animation Preset
Converting Text to Shape Layers
Converting Photoshop Text to Text Layers

Lesson 6: Working With Shape Layers

Creating Shape Layers
Duplicating a Shape
Creating Custom Shapes with the Pen Tool
Positioning Layers with Snapping
Animating a Shape
Using Path Operators
Creating Self-Animating Shapes
Animating using Parenting
Parenting with Nulls
Using Nulls to Connect Points
Converting Shapes to Bezier Paths
Shaving Shape Layers as Presets

Lesson 7: Animating a Multimedia Presentation

Adjusting and Animating Anchor Points
Parenting Layers
Pre-Composing Layers
Keyframing a Motion Path
Applying and Editing Effect
Using Adjustment Layers
Splitting Layers
Moving Layers on the Timeline
Changing Layer Stacking Order
Trimming Layers
Sequencing Layers
Animating Precomposed Layers
Animating a Background
Adding an Audio Track

Lesson 8: Animating Layers

Duplicating Layers
Using Parent and Link Options
Using a Track Matte
Animating Using the Corner Pin Effect
Pasting a Path into Position Properties
Retiming Compositions

Lesson 9: Working with Masks

Masking Basics
Creating a Mask with the Pen Tool
Masking with Shape Tools
Editing a Mask
Feathering the Edges of a Mask
Using the Mask Feather Tool
Replacing the Content of the Mask
Adjusting Mask Opacity
Animating Masks

Lesson 10: Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools

Puppet Tools Basics
Adding Position Pins
Using the Classic Puppet Tool
Using Motion Sketch with the Classic Puppet Tool
Posing with the Advanced Puppet Tools
Adding Advanced and Bend Pins
Stiffening an Area
Easing Pin Keyframes

Lesson 11: Performing Color Correction

Adjusting Color with the Lumetri Color Effect
Basic Options
Creative Options
Curves Options
HSL Secondary Options
Color Wheels Options
Vignette Options
Using Lumetri Scopes

Lesson 12: Rendering and Outputting

Render Queue Basics
Render Settings
Output Module
Creating Templates for the Render Queue
Exporting using the Render Queue
Rendering with Adobe Media Encoder