Video description
Build an opener with animations, video footage, and visual effects using After Effects in this beginners' tutorial
About This Video
- Build a fun and flashy intro to a comic book while learning and implementing Adobe After Effects
- Step-by-step instructions will ease you through your first professional project
- Learn not only how to use After Effects, but also the concepts behind high-quality work
In Detail
Whether you are a hobbyist or keen to become a professional video editor, learning a powerful tool such as Adobe After Effects can be a daunting task; however, in just 3.5 hours, this course breaks down the essentials of what you need to know to complete your first project.
The course starts with a quick overview of the After Effects interface and some key concepts in motion graphics. In the following sections, you'll start working with the core features of After Effects by delving into video footage, graphics, animations, and effects. You will gain hands-on experience of professional concepts such as animation principles, typography, and color correction. Each section jumps right in and takes you through each step using fun artwork and new features to help build your skills.
You will gain the foundational knowledge you need to create exceptional visual effects, extraordinary motion graphics, and exciting animated text for amazing video effects. You will learn how to animate objects; put them in motion; and change their size, rotation, and opacity over time and you'll discover how to apply and animate visual effects. Also, you will explore how to create shapes, perform color correction, and animate text.
Through taking this course, you will create a professional-looking Intro for a comic book series, learning the core basics of After Effects along the way and becoming familiar with its newly-released features.
By the end of this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of Adobe After Effects CC you need to produce compelling digital-media projects.
Publisher resources
Table of contents
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Chapter 1 : Getting Started with Adobe After Effects
- The Course Overview 00:01:57
- What Is Adobe After Effects? 00:01:34
- The Twelve Principles of Animation 00:04:58
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Chapter 2 : Understanding the Interface and Common Terms
- Importing and Managing Clips 00:01:42
- Compositions and the Current Time Indicator (CTI) 00:02:09
- Layers and Layer Options 00:02:18
- Adding Effects 00:05:32
- Keyframes and Responsive Design Feature 00:05:24
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Chapter 3 : Working with Shapes and Rotoscoping
- How to Use the Pen Tool 00:03:31
- Masking Footage 00:02:32
- Rotoscoping Footage 00:03:49
- Tracking Movement 00:03:59
- Attaching an Asset to Tracked Footage 00:01:24
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Chapter 4 : Text and 3D Effects
- Adding Text 00:04:07
- Working with Cinema 4D Lite 00:03:25
- Cineware Layers 00:04:49
- 3D Channel Effects 00:03:38
- Depth Of Field Without 3D Channels 00:01:37
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Chapter 5 : Adding Animations
- Animating in Cinema 4D 00:01:34
- Puppet Tool 00:03:20
- Advanced Pins 00:04:31
- Keyframe Interpolation 00:01:35
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Chapter 6 : More Effects and Wrapping Things Up
- Adjusting Layers 00:02:51
- Timing 00:03:23
- Animating Effects 00:05:47
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Chapter 7 : Rendering
- Preview Rendering 00:02:04
- Rendering 3D with Alpha 00:02:41
- Final Render in After Effects 00:02:45
- Final Render in Adobe Media Encoder 00:03:12
Product information
- Title: Getting Started with Adobe After Effects CC 2019
- Author(s):
- Release date: January 2019
- Publisher(s): Packt Publishing
- ISBN: 9781838986841
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