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Introduction to Adobe After Effects CC

at Future Media Concepts

Unlock the power of Adobe After Effects CC and take your motion graphics to new heights. Join industry professionals at Future Media Concepts and discover how to create stunning visual effects and animations with After Effects CC. Enhance your creative skills and bring your ideas to life in this dynamic course.

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Price $1,195
Start Date

Mon, Dec 18, 10:00am - Dec 20, 5:30pm Eastern Time ( 3 sessions )
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Location Live, interactive online classroom
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Class Level Beginner
Age Requirements 18 and older
Average Class Size 8
System Requirements PC Hardware
  • Intel Pentium III 1GHz or faster 
  • 128MB or more of RAM 
  • Operating System: Windows Vista (32-bit) / Windows XP (Service Pack 2) 
  • Recommended Web Browsers: Internet Explorer 7 or later OR 
  • Firefox 2 or later 
MAC Hardware

  • PowerPC G3 500MHz or faster 
  • Intel Core™ Duo 1.83GHz or faster processor 
  • 128MB or more of RAM 
  • Operating System: Mac OS X v10.4, 10.5 (Intel) / Mac OS X v10.4 (PowerPC) 
Recommended Web Browsers: Firefox 1.5.0.3, 2.x or later OR Safari 2.x or later

Internet Speed: Most internet connections are fast enough for online courses. There is an easy way to test your internet speed using speedtest.net. As long as your download speed is .75 Mb/s (megabits per second) or faster, you're all set!

You must have Adobe's Flash Player plugin installed on your computer. The player must be version 8 or higher.

You will need the software being taught in the course already installed on your computer

If your course requires course materials, they will be provided to you through the mail or an online link within five to ten days before the class begins. The courseware will also include any media files required for exercises.
Class Delivery FMC Online uses state-of-the-art desktop sharing technology to connect our leading Certified Instructors to students in a virtual classroom. Students are able to fully participate live by viewing application demonstrations, completing hands-on exercises, and asking questions by chat. Additional information on how to log into the online environment will be provided after purchasing the class.

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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 with new Global Performance Cache. Extend your creativity with built-in text and shape extrusion, new mask feathering options. Get into motion graphics - come learn what After Effects CC can do!

Who Should Attend: 
Video, animation and graphics professionals who need a working knowledge of Adobe After Effects CC.

Prerequisites: 

  • Practical working knowledge of Mac OS X or Windows
  • Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop class or equivalent experience is recommended.
Course Outline
Note: The curricula below comprise activities typically covered in a class at this skill level. The instructor may, at his/her discretion, adjust the lesson plan to meet the needs of the class.

Lesson 1: Fundamentals of Motion Graphics
  • RGB Color Model
  • Frame size
  • Resolution
  • Pixel aspect ratio
  • Alpha channels
  • Frame rate
  • Time code
  • Interpreting footage
Lesson 2: Getting to Know the Workflow
  • About the After Effects work area
  • Creating a project and importing footage
  • Creating a composition and arranging layers
  • About layers
  • Adding effects and modifying layer properties
  • Animating the composition
  • About the Tools panel
  • About timecode and duration
  • About the Timeline pane
  • Precomposing
  • Previewing your work
  • Optimizing performance in After Effects
  • Rendering and exporting your composition
  • Customizing workspaces
  • Controlling the brightness of the user interface
  • Finding resources for using After Effects
Lesson 3: Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets
  • Importing footage using Adobe Bridge
  • Creating a new composition
  • Importing video clips
  • Importing a sequence of stills -Importing multilayered photoshop and illustrator files
  • Pan Behind tool for layers
  • Creating a new composition
  • Applying effects to a layer
  • Applying and controlling effects
  • Applying an animation preset
  • Changing parameters globally
  • Creating keyframes
  • Temporal and spatial Interpolation
  • Roving in time for spatial properties
  • Previewing the effects
  • Adding transparency
  • Rendering the composition
Lesson 4: Animating Text
  • About text layers
  • Installing a font using Typekit
  • Creating and formatting point text
  • Creating and formatting paragraph text
  • Using a text animation preset
  • Animating with scale keyframes
  • Animating imported Photoshop text
  • Animating type tracking
  • Animating text opacity
  • Using a text animator group
  • About text animator groups
  • Animating a layer's position
  • Animating a range
  • Adding motion blur
Lesson 5: 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
Lesson 6: Animating Multimedia Presentation
  • Using Creative Cloud Libraries in After Effects
  • Adjusting anchor points
  • Parenting layers
  • Precomposing layers
  • Keyframing a motion path
  • Animating additional elements
  • Applying an effect
  • About solid-color layers
  • Animating precomposed layers
  • Animating the background
  • Adding an audio track
  • Supported audio file formats
Lesson 7: Working with Masks
  • About masks
  • Creating a mask with the Pen tool
  • Editing a mask
  • About mask modes
  • Creating a Bezier mask
  • Feathering the edges of a mask
  • Replacing the content of the mask
  • Using masks from Illustrator and Photoshop
  • Masks for spatial keyframes
  • Pan Behind tool for masks
  • Zooming and panning by touch
  • Adding a reflection
  • Creating a vignette
  • Using the Rectangle and Ellipse tools
  • Adjusting the timing
  • Tips for creating masks
  • Trimming the work area
Lesson 8: Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools
  • About the Puppet tools
  • Adding Deform pins
  • Defining areas of overlap
  • Stiffening an area
  • Animating pin positions
  • Squash and stretch
  • Recording animation
  • Act it out with Adobe Character Animator
Lesson 9: Other Effects
  • Time remapping
  • Motion sketch
  • The smoother
  • The wiggler
  • Auto orient
  • Splitting a layer
  • Adjustment layers
  • Time remapping
Lesson 10: Rendering and Outputting
  • Creating templates for the Render Queue
  • About compression
  • Exporting using the Render Queue
  • Preparing movies for mobile devices
  • Rendering movies with Adobe Media Encoder
  • Preparing a movie for broadcast output
Note:
Online Training is not available in New York.

Remote Learning

This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.

Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.

Refund Policy

Cancellation Policy:

  • If notice is given 16 or more business days before the start of a class, the student may receive a full refund less a $100 administrative fee.
  • If notice is given less than 16 business days no rescheduling or refunds are permitted.
  • Clients who commence a master class may not cancel and are responsible for the entire Master Class fee.
  • Any exam cancellations will be accessed a $50 administrative fee.

All cancellations and registration changes must be received in writing. Please e-mail to [email protected]. Attendee substitutions may be made for any student without penalty or additional cost at any time until the class begins.


Rescheduling Policy:

  • If notice is given 16 or more business days before the start of the class a student may reschedule.
  • A student can reschedule a class up to two (2) times. Additional reschedules will not be allowed.


No Shows:

If a student does not attend a scheduled session, there will be no refund or rescheduling permitted. Payment is forfeited. The school reserves the right to cancel classes with insufficient enrollment or in other circumstances. We will endeavor to give as much advance notice as possible of any change to the schedule. We shall not be responsible for any incidental or consequential loss arising whatsoever.


In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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