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Adobe After Effects 4

Adobe After Effects is a multi-layer, graphics, animation, and compositing program in which you have the ability to manipulate 2D layers in a 3D space. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, Jason Anderson will guide you from the creation of a project to the final rendering in AfterEffects 4. You will soon be familiar with the windows and palettes and will learn how to import material and how to animate. He will even help you work with layers and with audio. Before you know it, you will be able to render your own creations! To get started right away, just click one of the topics below.

    


Introduction
Whats new in AfterEffects 4
The basics
Windows and palettes
  • Introduction - project, composition and time layout window settings
  • Project window
  • Importing into the project window, part I
  • Importing into the project window, part II
  • Importing into the project window, part III
  • Organizing your project window
  • Project window in-depth, part I
  • Project window in-depth, part II
  • Creating compositions within project window
  • Composition window
  • Title and action safe zones
  • Current time indicator examined
  • Take snapshot, show last snapshot and channel displays
  • Time layout window
  • Mock composition
  • Current time display
  • Audio/video features panel
  • Layer outline
  • Switches panel
  • Quality adjustment column and hiding layers
  • Time graph
  • Composition family button
  • Optional panels
  • Viewing area markers
  • Work area markers
  • Current time marker
  • Time ruler and window menu
  • Composition time marker
  • Toolbox window
  • Time control palette
Importing
  • Importing introduction
  • Importing files continued
  • Importing files continued
  • Importing Photoshop sequence
  • Importing Photoshop layers
  • Interpreting footage options
  • Interpreting footage continued
  • Illustrator; EPS files; effects
  • Some artistic play
Working with layers
  • Introduction
  • Importing material
  • Composition window
  • Scaling, sizing and positioning layers
  • Basic animation
  • Introduction to layers and keyframes
  • Adjusting keyframes and previewing motion
  • Scaling and previewing
  • Adjusting anchor path
  • Tweaking motion paths
  • Adjusting motion
  • Adjustment layer
  • Brightness and sharpness
  • Internal titling/text
  • Working with an Illustrator file
  • Adding a solid color layer
Nesting of compositions and layer masking
  • Introduction
  • Importing files
  • Keying, scaling, and effects with layers
  • Positioning layers, part I
  • Positioning layers, part II
  • Beveling, alphas, and scaling
  • Time layout
  • Motion
  • Motion sketching
  • Motion with trails
  • Keyframes and nesting compositions
  • Alpha channel
  • Time layout
  • Composition nesting
  • Masking
  • Multiple masks per layer
  • Positioning product
  • Applying motion
  • Layer mask
  • Keyframes
Animation
  • Introduction
  • Examining material
  • Importing material and loading
  • Isolating layers, blur and drop shadow
  • Color and beveling alpha channel tricks
  • Copying/pasting keyframes, part I
  • Copying/pasting keyframes, part II
  • Stylize filter
  • Animating layers
  • Rotation
  • Playing material back
  • Rendering with audio
  • Video effects introduction
  • Work area setup
  • Importing and placing material
  • Using layers and creating effects
  • Text effects and cropping
  • Effect controls palette
  • Copying and pasting keyframes
  • Visual filter and drop shadow
  • Positioning text for animation
  • Applying animation; time layout window layers
  • Previewing animation and transitions
  • Rendering overview; scaling and tweaking layers
  • Transition placement
  • Applying transition effects
  • Wiping in and wiping out
  • Tweaking motion paths
  • Scaling
  • More motion paths
  • Applying 3D to layers
  • Drop shadow techniques
Working with audio
  • Bass, treble and delay
  • Synching video with audio
  • Preparing audio for output
Rendering
  • Introduction to rendering
  • Rendering checklist before rendering
  • Checklist continued
  • Checking resolution and effects settings
  • Object background vs. alpha channel background.
  • Rendering queue examined
  • Examining render settings
  • Render output module settings
  • Codec compression options
  • Audio adjustment; examining rendering process
  • Render completion
  • Movie playback of movie
Author:
Jason Anderson/NMG

Language:
ENGLISH

Total Time:
12.5 hours

Tutorials:
145 tutorials

No. of CD's:
1

Caption:
no

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