This course introduces new users to motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, and the Web. This two-day course will get you started using Adobe After Effects powerful tools for creating a wide range of visual and audio effects.

Please note you will need to bring your own Creative Cloud login

People who want to get started using Adobe After Effects, the industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects software.

Prior experience with Photoshop and a video editing application such as Premiere Pro is recommended. A log-in will be required for Creative Cloud

Digital video basics
After Effects user interface
Media management
Layers
Keyframes
Text
Masks
Rotoscoping
Effect basics
Colour Grading
Tracking
3D in After Effects
Rendering and exporting

Lesson 1: Digital video basics

• System Requirements
• Frame rate and resolution
• Understanding storage space
• Motion graphics

Lesson 2: After Effects user interface

• Creating a project
• Using the After Effects panel system
• Organising the project window
• Using the Composition window
• Using the Timeline window
• Ram Preview vs. Standard preview

Lesson 3: Media management

• Managing Media
• Importing media files
• Importing Photoshop & Illustrator files
• Trimming a video clip

Lesson 4: Layers

• Getting to know layers and their options
• Types of layers
• Creating a layer solid
• Understanding the layer switches
• Using time stretch
• Frame Blending
• Using precomps

Lesson 5: Keyframes

• Animating layer properties
• Using layer parenting to ease repetition
• Understanding motion paths
• Learning the easing principles
• Trim Paths

Lesson 6: Text

• Creating text
• Using the Character and Paragraph palette
• Animating text with keyframes
• Animating text using presets

Lesson 7: Masks

• Creating and Animating Masks
• Tracking Masks
• Using Track matte

Lesson 8: Rotoscoping

• Using the rotoscope brush

Lesson 9: Effect basics

• Applying an effect
• Animating an effect
• Adjusting Timing and Intensity
• Working with Green Screen

Lesson 10: Colour Grading

• Understanding Lumetri Scopes
• Vectorscope YUV
• Waveform Luma
• Parade RGB
• Adjustment Layers

Lesson 11: Tracking

• Motion Tracking
• 3D Camera Tracking
• Content Aware Fill

Lesson 12: 3D in After Effects

• 3D capabilities and limitations
• Creating 3D layers
• Using multiple viewports
• Animating 3D layers
• Creating and using lights

Lesson 13: Rendering and exporting

• Adobe Media Encoder
• The Render Queue
• Adjusting render settings
• Duplicating jobs in the render queue
• Creating render templates
• Exporting a project file
• Rendering an individual frame

Please note: if you are on version CC bringing your own creative cloud login is a requirement