Course description
Adobe AfterEffects: New User
This course is designed for people who wish to work with video to add effects and bring vision to life.
On this course you will become familiar with the After Effects interface learning to be able to create compelling and inspiring animations. You will be able to apply effects by working with Layers, Masks and Mattes. You will work with colour effectively and be able to export files to different platforms such as the Web, external media or even for full motion broadcasting for video for television.
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Suitability - Who should attend?
This course is designed for people who wish to work with video to add effects and bring vision to life.
Course Pre-Requisites
No previous experience of Adobe AfterEffects is necessary, however delegates should have a previous understanding of working with computers.
Training Course Content
After Effects User Interface and Animation
- What is a project file and what is in it?
- Project - Composition -Timeline - Tools Panels
- Workspaces - changing and reseting
- Introduction to alphas - mattes - keys and masks
- Colour depth - Channels & Transparency
- Wrappers and Codecs
- Resetting Preferences
Basic Animation
- Transform properties of layers
- Keyframing
- Composition, Layer and Project shortcuts
- Snapping
- Timecode / Timeline
Intermediate Animation
- In depth Keyframe manipulation & interpolation
- Different types of Keyframes
- Easing in and out
- Auto-Orient / Motion Blur
- Roving Keyframes
- Anchor Point/Pan Behind Tool
- Navigation shortcuts and comp settings
- Detail preserving upscale
Layer Control
- Trim-move-stack-split
- Slip Tool
- Ripple edits
- Sequence Layers
- Timeline Switches
- Image Sequences
- Blending Modes
- Effects & Solids with Blending Modes
- Effects & Presets Panel
- Motion Blur settings
- Lift - extract and trim work area
Transparency
- Masks
- Shape
- Feather
- Expansion
- Masking with the Pen Tool
Type and Titles
- CreatingText
- Understanding the order of effects
- Text transform & multiple animators
- Using, editing and saving text presets
Nesting
- Why pre-comp
- Editing & navigating pre-comps
- Locking panels
Motion Tracking and Stabilizing
- Stabilize Motion and Reframing
- Motion Tracking and Problem Solving
- Corner Pin & CC Power Pin
Introduction to 3D
- Cameras
- Lights
- 3D Layers
- Camera tools
Render Order
- Render Queue
- Multiple renders and outputs
- Duplicating renders for overwriting
Why choose SquareOne Training
25 years' experience of delivering quality IT Training Services
All trainers Certified Microsoft Office Trainer (MOS) or higher
Public and in-house training throughout the UK
Reviews
Average rating 4.9
I enjoyed the content on the course
Learning all of the basic controls and functions to After Effects was great. A particularly good module was using the Alpha Matte Video.
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