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After Effects CS4 Training Course
We offer a 2-day introductory and a 2-day advanced training
course in After Effects.
We currently offer public After Effects training courses in many cities around the country. Please click on the schedule link to your right to see a complete list of our After Effects courses.
You can register for these courses by clicking on the link at the top of this page or by clicking on the register link next to the scheduled dates on the right.
We also offer custom After Effects
training courses and consulting which can be tailored and targeted
specifically to you and your staff. These courses can be held
at many training centers or on-site at your location
anywhere in the USA. We also provide After Effects live online training courses in a virtual classroom. Our After Effects training and
support team have over 10 years experience developing and teaching Adobe applications.
Please contact training@americanmediatraining.com if
you would like more information on our After Effects custom training courses.
COURSE OUTLINES
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Description
Whether you are a motion graphics designer, visual effects artist, video editor, or a rich media designer for the web, Adobe After Effects CS4 Professional lets you design and animate with greater creative freedom
This Adobe authorized two day introductory course is designed to allow those new to post production techniques to get the most from this immensely powerful software.
The emphasis throughout this introduction is on practical exercises. These exercises will cover incorporating footage with Photoshop and Illustrator graphics, video layering techniques, working with key frames, using filters for special effects and rendering your final project. You will also look at different rendering techniques and ways to optimise the finished production for broadcast, DVD or the web.
Adobe After Effects Level 1 Course outline
Starting a project
• The Composition windows
• Using the Project window
• Working with layers over time
• Animating layers independently
• Designing backgrounds from scratch
• Using Bezier motion paths
• Applying effects to filters
Importing footage
• Importing layers from Photoshop
• Using Alpha channels
• Looping video footage
• Drafting a project
• Interpreting footage
Working with layers
• Different layer masking techniques
• Creating animated Bezier mattes
• Exposing elements of your last project
• Trimming and moving layers
• Changing playback speed
• Changing playback direction
• Working with Shape layers
• Using Brainstorm to experiment and refine designs
Working with text
• Customising text presets
• Animating text
• Antialiased text
• Using text layers
Working with key frames
• Animating graphic elements
• Precisely controlling animations
• Synchronising actions
Parent/child relationships
• Working with the z-axis
• Trimming layers
Introduction to using mattes
• Using color keys
• Making layers react interactively
• Working with multiple effects
• Using paths in After Effects
• Using adjustment layers
• Using the Keylight keyer
Compiling your project
• Optimising project settings
• Rendering the composition
Filters and transitions
• An in-depth look at After Effects filters including:
- Levels
- Creating drop shadows
- Perspective filters
• Using texturise
• Setting mattes
• Bevelling the Alpha channel
• Bevelling edges of rectangular objects
• An in-depth look at transitions
• Using the Comp window
• Creating text effects
• Animating text
More about key frames
• Further principles of key framing
• Copying and pasting key frames
• Key frame assistants
• Time reverse key framing
• Simultaneously editing multiple key frames
Finalising your project
• Using the pen tool to edit the value graph
• Issues involved in interpolation methods
• Precise control over velocity
• Controlling speed of change
• Nesting complex compositions
• Mixing interpolation methods
Linear and Bezier interpolation
• Previewing in wire frame
• Using audio effects
• Importing a project from Adobe Premiere
Final rendering
• Creating custom rendering templates
• Setting field rendering order
• Creating PDF video files
Saving your work for film, video, multimedia, mobile devices and the web
• Using Device Central
Audience
A person who wishes to work in the video field or who currently works in the field, or an Adobe application user looking to expand his or her skills, looking to add effects to video projects. Some students may be mainly interested in creating video primarily for the Web, and others for film, but the majority are preparing more for work in broadcast video.
Course Summary
This very thorough 2 day course will give you the knowledge to use Adobe After Effects CS4 to create dynamic designs for commercial video and motion picture production to CD-ROM title development .
Pre-Requisites
Before taking this course, students should be familiar with the basic functions of their computer's operating system such as creating folders, launching programs, and working with windows. Students should also have basic Windows application skills, such as copying and pasting objects, formatting text, saving files, etc. Students typically have experience using a video editing application such as Adobe Premiere or Apple Final Cut Pro, as well as at least basic experience in graphics applications such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator
On Completion
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
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create a composition with media clips that play in sequence.
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create motion and animated effects to overlaying media elements.
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control the sequence and duration of footage items and nested compositions within a composition.
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create transparency in layers with track mattes, masks, and stencils.
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render a project as a single file with settings you choose.
Description
Bridge the gap between being able to use After Effects and being able to create visually stunning special effects using professional post production techniques.
This course is designed to give you the skills to get the most from After Effects enabling you to produce professional motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, multimedia, mobile devices and the web. We also recommend this course for those planning to gain Adobe Certified Expert status.
The course covers working in 3D space, advanced layer techniques, using expressions and masks, creating professional special fx, working with sound and gaining industry hints and tips from After Effects professionals.
Adobe After Effects Level 2 Course outline
Overview of features
• Optimising your system
• Finding ways to speed up previews
• Using different resolutions
• Using Adobe Clip Notes
Advanced layer techniques
• Using the Interpret footage dialog effectively
• Parent and child relationships
• Using Null layers
• Understanding the Anchor Point
• Using different blending modes
• Advanced text animation
• Using the Puppet tool
Working with compositions
• Nesting comps
• Pre-rendering comps
• Pre-composing layers
• Setting comp proxies
• Importing Photoshop and Illustrator comps
• Rendering order issues
Using masks
• Animating masks
• Using stencils and silhouettes
• Using RotoBezier masks
• Auto-tracing alpha channels
• Importing masks from Photoshop
• Creating Track mattes
• Using Keylight for Bluescreen and Greenscreen mattes
Generating professional special effects
• Motion tracking
• Motion stabilisation
• Image stabilisation
• Using color keying
• Using the Difference Matte effectively
• Using a Garbage Matte
• Using Vector Paint
• Advanced keying and warping tools
• Color management tools
Working in 3D space
• Creating a layer in 3D space
• 3D text animations
• Creating complex shapes
• Understanding the limitations of 2D planes in 3D space
• Using lights and cameras
• Using Nulls to control cameras
Using expressions
• Why expressions are useful
• Creating expressions to slave other layers
• Expressions vs Parent and Child
• Transferring properties in equations
Rendering comps
• The different Codecs in Quicktime
• Rendering effectively and quickly
• Understanding field order
• Rendering using Alpha channels
• Rendering to create a comp proxy
An introduction to Particle playground
• A guide to effects in After Effects
• 3D channel effects
Using sound in After Effects
• Adding and previewing sound
• Using sound markers to synchronise action
Hints and tips
• Creating PDF video files
Best practice in After Effects
Questions and answers
Audience
Graphic professionals who want to enhance their motion editing and compositing. Experienced users will also benefit from the many tips and tricks and special exercises.
Course Summary
Adobe After Effects is a powerful software tool for visual effects and motions graphics. You can use After Effects tools to create dynamic designs for broadcast, web, CD-ROM and film.
This course will help you master the concepts and features to the program. It includes many advanced features, including tips and tricks using the latest version.
We also recommend this course for those planning to obtain the Adobe Certified expert status.
Pre-Requisites
After Effects Level 1 or equivalent experience, typically 3 - 6 months of using this program
On Completion
You will fully understand:
- Keyframe Complexity
- Graphs
- Keyframe Graphic Editor
- Expressions
- Render Queue
- Path Text
- Masks
- Color Keying
- Track Mattes
- Compound Effects
- Motion Stabilization and Tracking
- Render Order/Precomposing
- 3D Animation
- Matrix Movie Typography
After Effects training courses offered all cities
We can offer you customized on-site training courses in After Effects wherever you are in the USA:
Atlanta, Chicago, Los Angeles, Denver, Miami, Philadelphia, Orlando, Charlotte, Houston, Richmond, Washington DC, New York, Boston, Columbus, Cincinnati, Memphis, Indianapolis, Baltimore, Dallas, Austin, Phoenix, Albuquerque, Las Vegas, Salt Lake City, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, Long Beach, Sacramento, St Paul/Minneapolis
We also provide After Effects training courses in the following cities:
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