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Book an Introductory Adobe After Effects Course

premiere pro logo Adobe After Effects Training Course: $795

Course Description

This introductory class is instructor led with students learning how to use Adobe After Effects to it’s full potential. Best practices, as well as shortcuts, are emphasised.

What you will learn

This course includes the new features of the CS4 & CS5 upgrade, such as: the ability to import 3D layers from Photoshop, the Cartoon effect that converts live-action footage into stylised imagery, Adobe Device Central, which lets you preview and test animations for mobile devices.

The class is conducted by a video and animation specialist.

Training Course Benefits

Course Outline

Adobe After Effects Workflow

  • Creating a project and importing footage
  • Creating a composition and arranging layers
  • Adding effects and modifying layer properties
  • Animating the composition
  • Previewing your work
  • Optimising performance in After Effects
  • Rendering and exporting your composition
  • Customising the workspace
  • Controlling the brightness of the user interface
  • Finding resources for using After Effects
  • Checking for updates

Create a Basic Animation Using Effects & Presets

  • Importing footage using Adobe Bridge
  • Creating the composition
  • Working with imported Illustrator layers
  • Applying effects to a layer
  • Applying an animation preset
  • Previewing the effects
  • Adding transparency
  • Rendering the composition

Animating Text

  • About text layers
  • Creating and formatting point text
  • Using a text animation preset
  • Animating with scale keyframes
  • Animating using parenting
  • Animating imported Photoshop text
  • Animating text using a path animation preset
  • Animating type tracking
  • Animating text opacity
  • Using a text animator group
  • Cleaning up the path animation
  • Animating a non text layer along a motion path
  • Adding motion blur
  • Exporting to Adobe Flash CS4 Professional

Working with Shape Layers

  • Adding a shape layer
  • Creating custom shapes
  • Incorporating video and audio layers
  • Applying a Cartoon effect
  • Adding a title bar

Animating a Multimedia Presentation

  • Animating the scenery using parenting
  • Adjusting an anchor point
  • Masking video using vector shapes
  • Keyframing a motion path
  • Applying an effect
  • Creating an animated slide show
  • Adding an audio track

Animating Layers

  • Simulating lighting changes
  • Duplicating an animation using the pick whip
  • Animating movement in the scenery
  • Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte
  • Animating the shadows
  • Adding a lens flare effect
  • Animating the clock
  • Retiming the composition

Working with Masks

  • About masks
  • Creating a mask with the Pen tool
  • Editing a mask
  • Feathering the edges of a mask
  • Replacing the content of the mask
  • Adding a reflection
  • Creating a vignette
  • Adjusting the color

Keying

  • About keying
  • Creating compositions in Device Central
  • Changing the background color
  • Adding the foreground subject
  • Applying the Color Difference Key effect
  • Choking the matte
  • Removing spill
  • Adjusting contrast
  • Adding the background animation
  • Adding text
  • Preparing the composition for mobile devices

Performing Color Correction

  • Adjusting color balance
  • Replacing the background
  • Removing unwanted elements
  • Correcting a range of colors
  • Warming colors with the Photo Filter effect

Building 3D Objects

  • Building a 3D object
  • Working with a null object
  • Working with 3D text
  • Creating a backdrop for 3D animation
  • Nesting a 3D composition
  • Adding a camera
  • Completing the scene

Using 3D Features

  • Animating 3D objects
  • Adding reflections to 3D objects
  • Animating a camera
  • Adjusting layer timing
  • Using 3D lights
  • Adding effects
  • Adding motion blur
  • Previewing the entire animation

Rendering and Outputting

  • Creating templates for the rendering process
  • Creating templates for output modules
  • Exporting to different output media

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    COURSE OUTLINES

    After Effects CS5 graphicAdvanced After Effects Outline
    2 day course: $895

SYDNEY January February March April May June
After Effects Essentials 30 & 31 23 & 24

19 & 20

19 & 20

22 & 23

28 & 29
After Effects Advanced — — 5 & 6 — 24 & 25 —

 

 

MELBOURNE January February March April May June
After Effects Essentials — 7 & 8 — — 7 & 8 —
After Effects Advanced — 9 & 10 — — 28 & 29 —

 

 

BRISBANE January February March April May June
After Effects Essentials — — 15 & 16 — — —
After Effects Advanced Currently not available as a public course in Brisbane. Private training can be organised onsite.