In this Beginners After Effects course, you'll learn how to create animations and motion graphics sequences, as well as the basic principles of animation. We'll explore how to import assets from Photoshop and Illustrator, use and manipulate video clips, and add effects to layers for spectacular results. We will also take a comprehensive look at text animation, animated titles, logo design, and how to create the same look you see on internet videos, film, and television. You'll learn acceptable workflow practices too - (how to construct your projects to make sense and be easily changed) and save your creations into many different file formats for any application.
You'll also learn how to set up customised workspaces, so the tools and features you need to use regularly are just one click away. Customisable workspaces are great for teams or families, as you'll learn how to create multiple different workspaces that you can save for each user.
We also dedicate a portion of day two for you to ask us real-life questions, so you gain knowledge of doing something with the software relevant to you. This course is ideal for those new to After Effects, and at its completion, you will be a highly competent user of this incredible package. For the full technical breakdown, please see further down the page.
Finally, we offer six months of email support on all of our courses. If you get stuck on something (as long as it's in your course outline), drop us an email, and your trainer will get back to you with a solution.
01.) Motion graphics principles
02.) After Effects layout
03.) Tools and panels
04.) Setting up a workflow
05.) Different file types
06.) Integrating with Photoshop
07.) Integrating with Illustrator
08.) Compositions and creating them
09.) Properties of layer transform
10.) Keyframing and timing
11.) Adjusting the time of a composition
12.) Introduction to effects
13.) Effect parameters
14.) Re-ordering effects
15.) Disabling effects
16.) Adding audio
17.) Different formats
18.) Previewing audio
19.) Audio effects
20.) Parenting
21.) Using the pick-whip
22.) Pre-composing
23.) Masks
24.) Custom shape tools
25.) Using the Pen Tool
26.) Handles and bezier curves
27.) Changing mask properties
28.) Adjustment Layers
29.) Animating masks
30.) Motion tracking
31.) Stabilising motion
32.) Text layers
33.) Animation presets
34.) Text animators
35.) Range selectors
36.) The Puppet Pin Tools
37.) Creating a mesh
38.) Keyframing puppet pins
39.) The Render Queue
40.) What format to output in
41.) Codecs
42.) Exporting for different platforms
43.) Using Adobe Media Encoder
Most of our Adobe courses come with a free Adobe authorised training manual for your reference during and after the training. The courses where no manual is available come with comprehensive notes for you to take away with you. We always have a maximum of six delegates in our classrooms which will give you more one on one time with the instructor.
You are encouraged to ask us examples of how to do things that you need to learn for you role. We try and tailor a portion of the day to accommodate this, so that everybody leaves with relevant knowledge suited to their job.
Our trainers are all Adobe certified (Adobe Certified Instructors) and more importantly, have worked in relevant roles using all of the software they teach. We check all of our trainers credentials thoroughly before we employ them, to give you the student, the very best learning experience.
Using After Effects to its most advanced level.
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