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After Effects uses 2D and 3D compositing, animation, and special effects,
either from scratch or using digital video footage. This Training CD covers:
Introduction - What's new in After Effects 4 - The Basics - Windows and
Palettes - Importing - Working with Layers - Nesting of compositions and
Layer Masking - Animation - Working with Audio - Rendering . Using this
software will enable you to create stunning effects for your own movies,
you may also wish to view other Adobe titles that intergate with this
application such as Photoshop, Premiere 6.
The links below are free Adobe After Effects tutorials.
To watch the entire contents of this training course please purchase the CD or subscribe to the Online University
Introduction
 Introduction
to Adobe AfterEffects
What
is AAE
Creative
freedom
Applications
of AAE
Conclusion
What's 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
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