Course Description:

Adobe After Effects is one of the leading motion graphics software packages in the industry today. This two day course will introduce you to the basics of After Effects and to the speed, precision and powerful tools necessary to produce visually innovative motion graphics and effects for video and for the Web.

Learning Objectives:

What you will learn:

• Understanding and navigating the Interface
• Setting Preferences, setting up a project and planning ahead
• Using the Tools in the Tool Palette
• Working with vector versus bitmap images
• Creating Compositions
• Importing and using images from Photoshop and QuickTime
• Understanding Keyframes
• Introduction to Transforms
• Layers
• Ram Preview
• Layers and Masks
• Working with Layers in Time and Space
• Adjustment Layers
• Aminating Layers over Time
• Rotoscoping
• Working with Text
• Layer Transfer Modes and Track Mattes
• Animation Presets
• 3D Overview
• Working with Sound
• Outputting
• File Format Support