After Effects CS5 Fundamentals
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In Manchester
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Training
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Location
Manchester
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Duration
2 Days
Suitable for: Pre Requisites: Ideally 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
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Pre Requisites: Ideally 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
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Adobe CS5 After Effects (Fundamentals)
This Adobe certified course introduces delegates to the basic concepts of working with Adobe 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.
Pre Requisites:
Ideally 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
What you will learn:
A good basic grounding in using After Effects to apply special effects in video editing.
Certification:
Whilst there is no certification attached to this course our tutor is a certified Adobe Trainer or has extensive experience in this area.
Agenda details
Introduction To The Interface
Project Window ; Composition Window ; Timeline ; Layer Window ; Palettes ; Managing your workspace ; Browse presets
Working With Footage
Photoshop files ; Illustrator files ; image sequences ; movies (Quicktime ; AVI) ; Audio.
Animation
Transformation Functions ; Keyframe types ; Keyframe assistants ; 3d Space and Cameras
Basic Compositing
Time Remap Drawing Masks ; creating Mask Wipes animating Masks ; understanding Channels ; Using Layers; Blending Modes ; creating Track Mattes ; importing After Effects projects
Effects
Understanding Effect properties ; animating Effects ; Effect order and collapsing transformations ; nesting and pre-composing ; adjustment layers.
Text
Basic text formatting ; working with Text Animators ; working with imported text ; working with Text Preset Animation
Paint
Rotoscoping ; animating paint properties ; the Clone Tool.
Fundamentals Of 3D and 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.
After Effects CS5 Fundamentals