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Adobe AfterEffects Training Course - Intro
Belfast Omagh Coleraine Newry NI
This 2 day Introduction to Adobe After-Effects CS3 CS4 CS5 course is designed for those users who wish to take video, animation or stills to the next level of creativity.
This course introduces delegates to the basic concepts of working with After Effects. It aims to give delegates the confidence to begin using the application in a professional environment to produce smooth animation and sophisticated special effects.
Prerequisites
Knowledge of the windows interface would be required. No experience of Adobe After-Effects is necessary.
Benefits
Course is ideal for anyone who wishes to develop their skills to produce complex to basic video productions for commercial or home use.
Course Content
Introduction to the Interface
- Project window
- Composition window
- Timeline
- Layer window
- Palettes
- Managing your workspace
Working with footage
- Photoshop files
- Illustrator files
- Image sequences
- Movies (QuickTime; AVI)
- Audio
Animation
- Basic transformations
- Keyframe types
- Keyframe Assistants
- Rostrum work (Panning and Zooming)
Basic Compositing
- Drawing Masks
- Animating Masks
- Understanding Channels
- The Magic of Blending Modes
- Creating Track mattes
Effects
- Understanding effect properties
- Animating effects
- Effect order & collapsing transformations
- Nesting & pre-composing
- Adjustment layers
Text
- Basic text formatting
- Working with Text Animators
- Working with imported text
Paint
- Basic Rotoscoping
- Animating paint properties
- The Clone tool
Fundamentals of 3D & parenting
- Working with 3D Tools and interface
- Understanding 3D layers
- Using the cameras
- Working with lights
- Parenting and Nulls
Technical Issues
- Interlacing and field issues
- Colour and luminance issues
- Understanding aspect ratios
- Working with Codecs
- Output options
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Adobe After-Effects Introduction
