Introduction to Adobe After Effects CC Training Course

1. Fundamentals of Motion Graphics

• RGB Color Model
• Frame Size
• Resolution
• Pixel Aspect Ratio
• Alpha Channels
• Frame Rate
• Time Code
• Interpreting Footage

2. Understanding the Workflow for Government

• How After Effects Functions
• Overview of Panels
• Creating a Project and Importing Footage
• Creating a Composition and Arranging Layers
• Adding Effects and Modifying Layer Properties
• Animating the Composition
• Previewing Your Work
• Optimizing Performance in After Effects
• Customizing Workspaces
• Controlling User Interface Brightness
• Finding Resources for Using After Effects

3. Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

• Importing Footage Using Adobe Bridge
• Importing Video Clips
• Importing Stills
• Importing a Sequence of Stills (Interpreting)
• Importing Multilayered Photoshop and Illustrator Files
• Creating a New Composition
• Applying Effects to a Layer
• Changing Parameters Globally
• Creating Keyframes
• Keyframe Interpolation: Auto, Continuous, and Bezier Interpolation
• Temporal and Spatial Interpolation
• Roving in Time for Spatial Properties
• Creating and Applying an Animation Preset
• Previewing Your Work

4. Working with Masks

• Overview of Masks
• Creating a Mask with the Pen Tool
• Editing a Mask
• Feathering the Edges of a Mask
• Replacing the Content of the Mask
• Mask Interpolation
• Using Masks from Illustrator and Photoshop
• Masks for Spatial Keyframes

5. Animating Text

• Overview of Text Layers
• Creating and Formatting Point Text vs Paragraph Text
• Using a Text Animation Preset
• Text on a Path
• Animating Imported Photoshop Text
• Animating Text Using a Path Animation Preset
• Using a Text Animator
• Adding Properties
• Adding a Range Selector
• Using a Text Animator Group

6. Working with Shape Layers

• Adding a Shape Layer
• Creating Custom Shapes
• Creating Stars
• Default Properties of Shape Layers
• Adding Properties
• Creating Groups
• Stacking Your Shapes and Properties
• Using Brainstorm to Experiment

7. Other Effects

• Time Remapping
• Motion Sketch
• The Smoother
• The Wiggler
• Auto Orient
• Splitting a Layer
• Adjustment Layers
• The Effects and Presets Panel

8. Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools

• Overview of the Puppet Tools
• Adding Deform Pins
• Defining Areas of Overlap
• Stiffening an Area
• Animating Pin Positions
• Recording Animation

9. Rendering and Output for Government

• Creating Templates for the Render Queue
• Exporting Using the Render Queue
• Rendering Movies with Adobe Media Encoder