EFFECTSCS3 - Adobe After Effects CS3
| Categories |
Adobe Training, Graphics Training |
| Duration |
4 days (28 hours) |
| 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.
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| Courseware |
EFFECTSCS3-ADOBE (496 pages) |
| Price |
$1580 |
| Notes |
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Adobe After Effects CS3 is a powerful software tool for visual eff ects and motion graphics. You can use After Eff ects’ tools to create dynamic designs for commercial video and motion picture production to CD-ROM title development. This course will help you to understand the
fundamental concepts and features to master the program. It includes many advanced features, including tips and tricks using the latest version.
Getting to Know the Workflow
Lesson overview
Getting started
Creating a project and importing footage
Creating a composition and arranging layers
Adding effects and modifying layer properties
Animating the composition
Previewing your work
Exporting your composition
Customizing the workspace
Controlling the brightness of the user interface
Using After Effects Help
Using Adobe online services
Review
Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets
Lesson overview
Getting started
Setting up the project
Importing footage using Adobe Bridge
Creating the composition
Working with imported Illustrator layers
Applying effects to a layer
Applying an animation preset
Previewing the effects
Adding transparency
Rendering the composition
Review
Animating Text
Lesson overview
Getting started
About text layers
Creating and formatting point text
Using a text animation preset
Animating with scale keyframes
Animating using parenting
Animating imported Photoshop text
Animating text using a path preset
Animating type tracking
Animating the letters' opacity
Using a text animator group
Cleaning up the path animation
Animating the dragonfly
Adding motion blur
Review
Working with Shape Layers
Lesson overview
Getting started
Adding a shape layer
Creating custom shapes
Creating stars
Incorporating video and audio layers
Adding a title bar
Using Brainstorm to experiment
Review
Animating a Multimedia Presentation
Lesson overview
Getting started
Animating the scenery using parenting
Adjusting an anchor point
Masking video using vector shapes
Keyframing a motion path
Animating additional elements
Applying an effect
Creating an animated slide show
Adding an audio track
Zooming in for a final close-up
Sending the project to reviewers
Review
Animating Layers
Lesson overview
Getting started
Simulating lighting changes
Duplicating an animation using the pick whip
Animating movement in the scenery
Adjusting the layers and creating a track matte
Animating the shadows
Adding a lens flare effect
Animating the clock
Retiming the composition
Review
Working with Masks
Lesson overview
About masks
Getting started
Creating a mask with the Pen tool
Editing a mask
Feathering the edges of a mask
Replacing the content of the mask
Adding a reflection
Creating a vignette
Adjusting the color
Review
Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools
Lesson overview
Getting started
About the Puppet tools
Adding Deform pins
Defining areas of overlap
Stiffening an area
Animating pin positions
Recording animation
Review
Keying
Lesson overview
About keying
Getting started
Changing the background color
Adding the foreground subject
Creating a garbage mask
Applying the Color Difference Key effect
Choking the matte
Removing spill
Adjusting contrast
Adding the background animation
Adding the title
Adding the animated logo
Copying effects across two layers
Review
Performing Color Correction
Lesson overview
Getting started
Adjusting color balance
Replacing an element of the shot
Lightening other dark areas
Correcting a range of colors
Warming colors with the Photo Filter effect
Removing unwanted elements
Review
Building and Animating a 3D Object
Lesson overview
Getting started
Animating a building in 3D space
Using 3D views
Flipping the layer
Adding the street
Adding sides to the building
Working with a null object
Review
Using 3D Features
Lesson overview
Getting started
Using 3D lights
Turning on shadows
Adding a camera
Adding an animated sphere
Adding 3D text
Previewing the entire animation
Review
Advanced Editing Techniques
Lesson overview
Getting started
Using motion stabilization
Using single-point motion tracking
Using multipoint tracking
Creating a particle system
Retiming playback using the Timewarp effect
Review
Rendering and Outputting
Lesson overview
Getting started
Creating templates for the rendering process
Creating templates for output modules
Rendering to different output media
Review
Color Management in After Effects CS3
About color management
Using color management in After Effects CS3