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After Effects Part 1

Computer Training Source, Inc. @ 1821 Walden Office Sq, Schaumburg, IL

Learn how to create stunning motion graphics and visual effects with After Effects. This course covers everything from setting up and pre-rolling to working with text, integrating Photoshop images, using advanced motion techniques, and more. Enhance your skills and bring your creative visions to life.

(21) Beginner 18 and older
$645

2 sessions

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After Effects Part 2

Computer Training Source, Inc. @ 1821 Walden Office Sq, Schaumburg, IL

Take your After Effects skills to the next level with this advanced course. Learn compositing, rotoscoping, and green screen techniques for creating stunning animations and videos. Enhance your multimedia presentations, create 3D effects, and master the art of rendering and exporting. Sign up now to elevate your After Effects expertise!

(21) Intermediate 18 and older
$699

2 sessions

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Introduction to Adobe After Effects CC

  • Beginner
  • 18 and older
  • $1,495
  • 200 S Michigan Ave, Illinois City, IL
  • over 3 sessions

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  • $1,495
  • Future Media Concepts @ 200 S Michigan Ave Ste 910, Illinois City, IL 60604
  • over 3 sessions
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Class Description

Description

What you'll learn in this after effects class:

After Effects CC software lets you deliver cinematic visual effects and motion graphics faster than ever before.

What You'll Learn
  • Global performance cache
  • Text and shape extrusion
  • Mask feathering options
Who Needs to Attend
Video, animation, and graphics professionals who need a working knowledge of Adobe After Effects CC

Prerequisites

  • Working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
  • Adobe Photoshop CS6 Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class (or equivalent experience)
Course Outline
1. Fundamentals of Motion Graphics
  • RGB Color Model
  • Frame Size
  • Resolution
  • Pixel Aspect Ratio
  • Alpha
  • Channels
  • Frame Rate
  • Time Code
  • Interpreting Footage
2. Getting to Know the Workflow
  • How After Effects Works
  • 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 the brightness of the user interface
  • 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
  • About 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
  • About 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 animators
  • 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
  • Add properties
  • Creating Groups
  • Stack your shapes & 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
  • About the Puppet tools
  • Adding Deform pins
  • Defining areas of overlap
  • Stiffening an area
  • Animating pin positions
  • Recording animation
9. Rendering and Output
  • Creating templates for the Render Queue
  • Exporting using the Render Queue
  • Rendering movies with Adobe Media Encoder

Refund Policy

You must cancel or reschedule your registration 17 or more business days before the start date of your scheduled class.

Failure to provide the required notification will result in full charge of the course. If a student does not attend a scheduled course without the required prior notification, the full charge of the course will be charged and rescheduling will not be allowed. Within the required notification period, only student substitutions will be permitted.

Rescheduling is permitted at any time with 17 or more business days' notice. Enrollments must be rescheduled within six months of the cancel date or funds on account will be forfeited.

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