Adobe After Effects 6

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Adobe After Effects is the essential tool for creating motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, DVD, and the Web. Offering unmatched integration with Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop CS, Adobe Encore™ DVD, Adobe Audition™, and Illustrator CS software, After Effects provides users the speed, precision, and power to be visually innovative while meeting production challenges and delivering quality results. VTC author, Nathan Dickson, begins the tutorial with in-depth lessons on interface layout and typical workflows, before providing lessons on composition, animation, motion control, color correction, audio editing, rendering, and much more! Work files are also included with the tutorial. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Adobe After Effects 6 lessons.
Adobe After Effects 6Adobe After Effects 6: Adobe After Effects 6 Training Adobe After Effects is the essential tool for creating motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, DVD, and the Web. Offering unmatched integration with Adobe Premiere Pro, Photoshop CS, Adobe Encore DVD, Adobe Audition, and Illustrator CS software, After Effects provides users the speed, precision, and power to be visually innovative while meeting production challenges and delivering quality results. VTC author, Nathan Dickson, begins the tutorial with in-depth lessons on interface layout and typical workflows, before providing lessons on composition, animation, motion control, color correction, audio editing, rendering, and much more! Work files are also included with the tutorial. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Adobe After Effects 6 lessons Adobe After Effects 6
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Adobe After Effects 6

Intro

What is After Effects?
Typical Workflows
New in Version 6
System Requirements

Interface

The Workspace
Customizing the Workspace
Managing Palettes
Application Preferences
Getting Assistance

Projects

The Project Window
Project Settings
Importing Fundamentals
Importing Layered Images
Importing Alpha Channels
Project Window Management

Compositions

Defining a Composition
Composition Settings pt. 1
Composition Settings pt. 2
Timecode
Compositions from Footage
Timeline Window
Composition Window

Animation

Layer Properties
Introduction to Keyframes
Keyframe Manipulation
Property Shortcut Keys
Animating Multiple Properties
Keyframe Shortcut Keys
Using the Anchor Point
Editing Motion Paths

Previewing Movies

Time Controls Palette
RAM Preview
RAM Preview Options
Faster Previews

Motion Control

Spatial Interpolation
Temporal Interpolation
Speed Graphs pt. 1
Speed Graphs pt. 2
Motion Path Settings

Layers

Layer Stacking Order
Layer Labelling
Locking and Shy Layers
In and Out Points
Sequencing Layers
Solid Layers
Layer Blending Modes
Splitting Layers
Aligning and Replacing Layers

Text Layers

Character Palette
Paragraph Palette
Animating Text
Range Selector pt. 1
Range Selector pt. 2
Range Selector pt. 3
Wiggly Selector
Combining Selectors

Paint

How to Paint
Paint Palettes
Rotoscoping
Write-On!
Morphing
Eraser Tool
Clone Tool

Time Travel

Stretching Time
Remapping Time
Interpret Footage

Parenting

Assigning Children to Parents
Importance of Anchors
Parenting of Compositions
Null Objects

Masks

Mask Fundamentals
Pen Tool
Mask Properties
Mask Modes
Animating Masks
Masks and Text

Mattes

Alpha Channels
Alpha Track Mattes
Luminance Track Mattes

Visual Effects

How to Use Effects
Levels/Curves/Sharpening
Color Correction
Transition Effects
Blur Effects
Distortion Effects
Chroma Key Effects
Adjustment Layers
Overriding Rendering Order

3D Layers

3D Layers and Properties
3D Camera
3D Lighting
3D Animation

Audio

Previewing Audio
Manipulating Audio
Synchronized Audio
Audio Effects

Rendering

Rendering Fundamentals
Render Settings pt. 1
Render Settings pt. 2
Interlaced Rendering
Rendering Pulldown
Rendering Presets
Output Options pt. 1
Output Options pt. 2
Rendering Proxies

End

Wrapping it Up

Credits

About this Author


01 Intro
0101 What is After Effects?
0102 Typical Workflows
0103 New in Version 6
0104 System Requirements

02 Interface
0201 The Workspace
0202 Customizing the Workspace
0203 Managing Palettes
0204 Application Preferences
0205 Getting Assistance

03 Projects
0301 The Project Window
0302 Project Settings
0303 Importing Fundamentals
0304 Importing Layered Images
0305 Importing Alpha Channels
0306 Project Window Management

04 Compositions
0401 Defining a Composition
0402 Composition Settings pt. 1
0403 Composition Settings pt. 2
0404 Timecode
0405 Compositions from Footage
0406 Timeline Window
0407 Composition Window

05 Animation
0501 Layer Properties
0502 Introduction to Keyframes
0503 Keyframe Manipulation
0504 Property Shortcut Keys
0505 Animating Multiple Properties
0506 Keyframe Shortcut Keys
0507 Using the Anchor Point
0508 Editing Motion Paths

06 Previewing Movies
0601 Time Controls Palette
0602 RAM Preview
0603 RAM Preview Options
0604 Faster Previews

07 Motion Control
0701 Spatial Interpolation
0702 Temporal Interpolation
0703 Speed Graphs pt. 1
0704 Speed Graphs pt. 2
0705 Motion Path Settings

08 Layers
0801 Layer Stacking Order
0802 Layer Labelling
0803 Locking and Shy Layers
0804 In and Out Points
0805 Sequencing Layers
0806 Solid Layers
0807 Layer Blending Modes
0808 Splitting Layers
0809 Aligning and Replacing Layers

09 Text Layers
0901 Character Palette
0902 Paragraph Palette
0903 Animating Text
0904 Range Selector pt. 1
0905 Range Selector pt. 2
0906 Range Selector pt. 3
0907 Wiggly Selector
0908 Combining Selectors

10 Paint
1001 How to Paint
1002 Paint Palettes
1003 Rotoscoping
1004 Write-On!
1005 Morphing
1006 Eraser Tool
1007 Clone Tool

11 Time Travel
1101 Stretching Time
1102 Remapping Time
1103 Interpret Footage

12 Parenting
1201 Assigning Children to Parents
1202 Importance of Anchors
1203 Parenting of Compositions
1204 Null Objects

13 Masks
1301 Mask Fundamentals
1302 Pen Tool
1303 Mask Properties
1304 Mask Modes
1305 Animating Masks
1306 Masks and Text

14 Mattes
1401 Alpha Channels
1402 Alpha Track Mattes
1403 Luminance Track Mattes

15 Visual Effects
1501 How to Use Effects
1502 Levels/Curves/Sharpening
1503 Color Correction
1504 Transition Effects
1505 Blur Effects
1506 Distortion Effects
1507 Chroma Key Effects
1508 Adjustment Layers
1509 Overriding Rendering Order

16 3D Layers
1601 3D Layers and Properties
1602 3D Camera
1603 3D Lighting
1604 3D Animation

17 Audio
1701 Previewing Audio
1702 Manipulating Audio
1703 Synchronized Audio
1704 Audio Effects

18 Rendering
1801 Rendering Fundamentals
1802 Render Settings pt. 1
1803 Render Settings pt. 2
1804 Interlaced Rendering
1805 Rendering Pulldown
1806 Rendering Presets
1807 Output Options pt. 1
1808 Output Options pt. 2
1809 Rendering Proxies

19 End
1901 Wrapping it Up

20 Credits
2001 About this Author

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