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After Effects CS4: Advanced
Adobe Authorised Courses
Bridge the gap between being able to use After Effects and being able to create visually stunning special effects using professional post production techniques.
This course is designed to give you the skills to get the most from After Effects enabling you to produce professional motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, the web and mobile devices. We also recommend this course for those planning to gain Adobe Certified Expert status.
The course covers working in 3D space, advanced layer techniques, using expressions and masks, creating professional special fx, working with sound and gaining industry hints and tips from After Effects professionals.
Public scheduled course £450
Prices exclude VAT.
DAY ONE
Overview of features • Finding ways to speed up previews • Using different resolutions • Using Adobe Clip Notes
Advanced layer techniques • Using the Interpret footage dialog effectively • Parent and child relationships • Using Null layers • Understanding the Anchor Point • Using different blending modes • Advanced text animation • Using the Puppet tool • 3D layers from Photoshop
Working with compositions • The Composition Navigator • The Composition Mini-Flowchart • Nesting comps • Pre-rendering comps • Pre-composing layers • Importing Photoshop and Illustrator comps • Rendering order issues
Using masks • Animating masks • Using stencils and silhouettes • Using RotoBezier masks • Auto-tracing alpha channels • Importing masks from Photoshop • Creating Track mattes • Using Keylight for Bluescreen and Greenscreen mattes
Generating professional special effects • Working with the Unified Camera tool • Motion tracking • Motion stabilisation • Image stabilisation • Using colour keying • Using the Difference Matte effectively • Using a Garbage Matte • Using Vector Paint • Advanced keying and warping tools • Colour management tools
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DAY TWO
Working in 3D space • Creating a layer in 3D space • 3D text animations • Creating complex shapes • Understanding the limitations of 2D planes in 3D space • Using lights and cameras • Using Nulls to control layers
Using expressions • Why expressions are useful • Creating expressions to slave other layers • Expressions vs Parent and Child • Transferring properties in equations
Rendering comps • The different Codecs in Quicktime • Rendering effectively and quickly • Understanding field order • Rendering using Alpha channels • Rendering to create a comp proxy
An overview of Particles • A guide to effects in After Effects • 3D channel effects
Using sound in After Effects • Adding and previewing sound • Using sound markers to synchronise action
Exporting from After Effects • Creating PDF video files • Exporting After Effects projects to Flash using XFL • Easy output to multiple formats • Adding rendered footage to a project
Best practice in After Effects
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