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Adobe After Effects CC Course Outline

This document outlines the course content for an After Effects training course. It covers topics such as the After Effects interface, importing and organizing footage, working with layers and effects, basic animation techniques, animating text and shapes, masking, color correction, working with other Adobe applications like Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D features, rendering and output. Specific lessons include creating an introductory multimedia presentation, distorting objects with puppet tools, tracking and stabilization, and using 3D lights and cameras. The course provides instructions for common animation and motion graphics tasks in After Effects.

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Adobe After Effects CC Course Outline

This document outlines the course content for an After Effects training course. It covers topics such as the After Effects interface, importing and organizing footage, working with layers and effects, basic animation techniques, animating text and shapes, masking, color correction, working with other Adobe applications like Photoshop and Illustrator, 3D features, rendering and output. Specific lessons include creating an introductory multimedia presentation, distorting objects with puppet tools, tracking and stabilization, and using 3D lights and cameras. The course provides instructions for common animation and motion graphics tasks in After Effects.

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After Effects Course Outline

Interface, workspace and getting around


? Getting started
? Creating a project
? Importing and organising footage
? Creating a composition
? Working with and arranging layers
? Exploring effects
? Modifying layer properties
? Basic animation
? Managing the composition
? Previewing your work
? Choosing workspaces
? Common metaphors between Photoshop and After Effects
? An introduction to animation
? Frame vs timeline based animation in Photoshop
Basic animation and working with Effects
? Getting started
? Importing footage using Adobe Bridge
? Creating a new composition
? Working with imported Illustrator files
? Finding and applying Effects
? Applying a preset
? Previewing effects
? Adding Transparency
? Rendering a composition
Animating text
? Understanding the After Effects text tools
? About text layers
? Using a text animation preset
? Scaling using keyframes
? Animating imported Photoshop text
? Managing imported Photoshop text
? Understanding parenting
? Animating text using a path animation preset
? Wiggle and randomising text
? Web-ready text animations
Working with shape layers
? Getting started
? Adding a basic shape layer
? Creating custom shapes
? Incorporating video and audio layers
? Applying a Cartoon effect
? Adding a title bar
Creating an introductory multimedia presentation
? Orientation
? Animating using parenting
? Anchor points and the Pan Behind tool
? Masking video using vector shapes
? Keyframing a motion path
? Other animation possibilities
? Applying effects
? Creating an animated slide show
? Working with audio

? Zooming in for a final close-up


Working with masks
? Getting started
? About masks
? Creating a mask with the Pen tool
? Editing a mask
? Feathering the edges of a mask
? Feathering the edges of a mask
? Replacing the content of the mask
? Variable mask feathering
? Targetable layer panel
? Track Mattes
? Rotobezier masks
? Mask Interpolation
? Creating vignettes
? Adjusting the colour
Distorting objects with the puppet tools
? Getting started
? About the Puppet tools
? Adding Deform pins
? Controlling deform pins
? Animating pin positions
? Recording animation
Working with Illustrator, Bridge and After Effects
? Using Auto Trace
? Working with solids
? Exporting numbered sequences
? Working with Image Trace
Performing basic colour correction
? Introduction to colour correction workflows
? Working with Levels
? Working with Curves
? Using Synthetic Aperture Colour Finesse Simplified interface
Working with Photoshop
? Vanishing point exchange
? Parenting layers
? Creating simple camera fly-throughs
? 3D and video support in Photoshop
? Photoshop layer controls
? Photoshop alpha masks
Rendering and output
? Overview of Render Settings
? Choosing templates for the rendering process
? Choosing templates for output modules
? Overview of exporting to different output media
? Choosing render templates
? Post render possibilities
Tracking and stabilisation
? Motion stabilisation
? Motion tracking
3D Features
? Getting started

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Building a 3D object
Working with a null object
Working with 3D text
Creating a backdrop for 3D animation
Nesting a 3D composition
Adding a camera
Completing the scene

Using 3D Features
? Vanisihing points and planes explained
? Getting started
? Animating 3D objects
? Adding reflections to 3D objects
? Animating a camera
? Adjusting layer timing
? Using 3D lights
? Adding effects
? Adding motion blur
? Previewing the entire animation

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