Adobe AfterEffects CS5 CS6 CC for Creating Videos and Animation Training in Belfast Northern Ireland OR On your Own Premises

24 July 2017

This 2 day Introduction to Adobe After-Effects 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.

This 2 day Introduction to Adobe After-Effects 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 is ideal for anyone who wishes to develop their skills to produce complex to basic video productions for commercial or home use.

Please contact us if you would like to:

• Discuss course content with the trainer prior to booking or attending any course
• Have us review any material that you are currently producing
• Schedule a closed course

Course Content

CS5 CS6 CC

Introduction to the Interface

• Project window
• Composition window
• Timeline
• Layer window
• Palettes
• Managing your workspace

Working with footage

• Photoshop files
• Illustrator files
• mage 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

Discounts on Public Courses

• held at Mullan Training suites – opposite Europa hotel
• full price for 1st delegate
• 10% reduction 2nd delegate
• 20% for 3rd and subsequent delegates