Adobe After Effects 4
Author:Jason Anderson
Language:english
Category:Animation 3D,Multimedia Video,
Lessons:1 | 1 hrs
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Adobe After Effects is a multi-layer, graphics, animation, and compositing program in which you have the ability to manipulate 2D layers in a 3D space. In this Virtual Training Company tutorial, Jason Anderson will guide you from the creation of a project to the final rendering in AfterEffects 4. You will soon be familiar with the windows and palettes and will learn how to import material and how to animate. He will even help you work with layers and with audio. Before you know it, you will be able to render your own creations! To get started right away, just click one of the topics below.
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Adobe After Effects 4

Introduction

Introduction to Adobe AfterEffects
What is AAE
Creative freedom
Applications of AAE
Conclusion

Whats new in AfterEffects 4

Primary upgrades; getting started
Importing into the project window
More importing; applying multiple masks
Other importing methods
New effects options
Illustrator rasterization
Drawbacks of Illustrator rasterization
Audio effects options
Audio effects continued
Adjustment layers

The basics

Introduction
Primary windows and palettes
Importing file footage
Loading into the composition window
Scaling and repositioning layers
Animating material
Previewing motion
Rendering a composition

Windows and palettes

Introduction - project, composition and time layout window settings
Project window
Importing into the project window, part I
Importing into the project window, part II
Importing into the project window, part III
Organizing your project window
Project window in-depth, part I
Project window in-depth, part II
Creating compositions within project window
Composition window
Title and action safe zones
Current time indicator examined
Take snapshot, show last snapshot and channel displays
Time layout window
Mock composition
Current time display
Audio/video features panel
Layer outline
Switches panel
Quality adjustment column and hiding layers
Time graph
Composition family button
Optional panels
Viewing area markers
Work area markers
Current time marker
Time ruler and window menu
Composition time marker
Toolbox window
Time control palette

Importing

Importing introduction
Importing files continued
Importing files continued
Importing Photoshop sequence
Importing Photoshop layers
Interpreting footage options
Interpreting footage continued
Illustrator; EPS files; effects
Some artistic play

Working with layers

Introduction
Importing material
Composition window
Scaling, sizing and positioning layers
Basic animation
Introduction to layers and keyframes
Adjusting keyframes and previewing motion
Scaling and previewing
Adjusting anchor path
Tweaking motion paths
Adjusting motion
Adjustment layer
Brightness and sharpness
Internal titling/text
Working with an Illustrator file
Adding a solid color layer

Nesting of compositions and layer masking

Introduction
Importing files
Keying, scaling, and effects with layers
Positioning layers, part I
Positioning layers, part II
Beveling, alphas, and scaling
Time layout
Motion
Motion sketching
Motion with trails
Keyframes and nesting compositions
Alpha channel
Time layout
Composition nesting
Masking
Multiple masks per layer
Positioning product
Applying motion
Layer mask
Keyframes

Animation

Introduction
Examining material
Importing material and loading
Isolating layers, blur and drop shadow
Color and beveling alpha channel tricks
Copying/pasting keyframes, part I
Copying/pasting keyframes, part II
Stylize filter
Animating layers
Rotation
Playing material back
Rendering with audio
Video effects introduction
Work area setup
Importing and placing material
Using layers and creating effects
Text effects and cropping
Effect controls palette
Copying and pasting keyframes
Visual filter and drop shadow
Positioning text for animation
Applying animation; time layout window layers
Previewing animation and transitions
Rendering overview; scaling and tweaking layers
Transition placement
Applying transition effects
Wiping in and wiping out
Tweaking motion paths
Scaling
More motion paths
Applying 3D to layers
Drop shadow techniques

Working with audio

Bass, treble and delay
Synching video with audio
Preparing audio for output

Rendering

Introduction to rendering
Rendering checklist before rendering
Checklist continued
Checking resolution and effects settings
Object background vs. alpha channel background.
Rendering queue examined
Examining render settings
Render output module settings
Codec compression options
Audio adjustment; examining rendering process
Render completion
Movie playback of movie

01 Introduction
0101 Introduction to Adobe AfterEffects
0102 What is AAE
0103 Creative freedom
0104 Applications of AAE
0105 Conclusion

02 Whats new in AfterEffects 4
0201 Primary upgrades; getting started
0202 Importing into the project window
0203 More importing; applying multiple masks
0204 Other importing methods
0205 New effects options
0206 Illustrator rasterization
0207 Drawbacks of Illustrator rasterization
0208 Audio effects options
0209 Audio effects continued
0210 Adjustment layers

03 The basics
0301 Introduction
0302 Primary windows and palettes
0303 Importing file footage
0304 Loading into the composition window
0305 Scaling and repositioning layers
0306 Animating material
0307 Previewing motion
0308 Rendering a composition

04 Windows and palettes
0401 Introduction - project, composition and time layout window settings
0402 Project window
0403 Importing into the project window, part I
0404 Importing into the project window, part II
0405 Importing into the project window, part III
0406 Organizing your project window
0407 Project window in-depth, part I
0408 Project window in-depth, part II
0409 Creating compositions within project window
0410 Composition window
0411 Title and action safe zones
0412 Current time indicator examined
0413 Take snapshot, show last snapshot and channel displays
0414 Time layout window
0415 Mock composition
0416 Current time display
0417 Audio/video features panel
0418 Layer outline
0419 Switches panel
0420 Quality adjustment column and hiding layers
0421 Time graph
0422 Composition family button
0423 Optional panels
0424 Viewing area markers
0425 Work area markers
0426 Current time marker
0427 Time ruler and window menu
0428 Composition time marker
0429 Toolbox window
0430 Time control palette

05 Importing
0501 Importing introduction
0502 Importing files continued
0503 Importing files continued
0504 Importing Photoshop sequence
0505 Importing Photoshop layers
0506 Interpreting footage options
0507 Interpreting footage continued
0508 Illustrator; EPS files; effects
0509 Some artistic play

06 Working with layers
0601 Introduction
0602 Importing material
0603 Composition window
0604 Scaling, sizing and positioning layers
0605 Basic animation
0606 Introduction to layers and keyframes
0607 Adjusting keyframes and previewing motion
0608 Scaling and previewing
0609 Adjusting anchor path
0610 Tweaking motion paths
0611 Adjusting motion
0612 Adjustment layer
0613 Brightness and sharpness
0614 Internal titling/text
0615 Working with an Illustrator file
0616 Adding a solid color layer

07 Nesting of compositions and layer masking
0701 Introduction
0702 Importing files
0703 Keying, scaling, and effects with layers
0704 Positioning layers, part I
0705 Positioning layers, part II
0706 Beveling, alphas, and scaling
0707 Time layout
0708 Motion
0709 Motion sketching
0710 Motion with trails
0711 Keyframes and nesting compositions
0712 Alpha channel
0713 Time layout
0714 Composition nesting
0715 Masking
0716 Multiple masks per layer
0717 Positioning product
0718 Applying motion
0719 Layer mask
0720 Keyframes

08 Animation
0801 Introduction
0802 Examining material
0803 Importing material and loading
0804 Isolating layers, blur and drop shadow
0805 Color and beveling alpha channel tricks
0806 Copying/pasting keyframes, part I
0807 Copying/pasting keyframes, part II
0808 Stylize filter
0809 Animating layers
0810 Rotation
0811 Playing material back
0812 Rendering with audio
0813 Video effects introduction
0814 Work area setup
0815 Importing and placing material
0816 Using layers and creating effects
0817 Text effects and cropping
0818 Effect controls palette
0819 Copying and pasting keyframes
0820 Visual filter and drop shadow
0821 Positioning text for animation
0822 Applying animation; time layout window layers
0823 Previewing animation and transitions
0824 Rendering overview; scaling and tweaking layers
0825 Transition placement
0826 Applying transition effects
0827 Wiping in and wiping out
0828 Tweaking motion paths
0829 Scaling
0830 More motion paths
0831 Applying 3D to layers
0832 Drop shadow techniques

09 Working with audio
0901 Bass, treble and delay
0902 Synching video with audio
0903 Preparing audio for output

10 Rendering
1001 Introduction to rendering
1002 Rendering checklist before rendering
1003 Checklist continued
1004 Checking resolution and effects settings
1005 Object background vs. alpha channel background.
1006 Rendering queue examined
1007 Examining render settings
1008 Render output module settings
1009 Codec compression options
1010 Audio adjustment; examining rendering process
1011 Render completion
1012 Movie playback of movie

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