Video description
This critically-acclaimed interactive training program from
Adobe Press offers exceptional quality high-definition video to
teach the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects CC (2014 release)
Including more than 10 hours of video tutorials, the course comes
complete with lesson files, assessment quizzes, and review
materials. You’ll learn the basics of After Effects and what you
need to know to take your skills to the next level. In it you’ll
learn about workflow, compositing features, basic masking, color
keying, creating and working with 3D files, troubleshooting, final
output, and much more.
Table of Contents
Introduction
Welcome
Connecting with the Creative Cloud
Preferences and Media Cache
Exploring the User Interface
Importing and Asset Management
Exploring the Project Files
Dynamic Linking Betweeen Adobe Apps
Resources and Links
De-mystifying After Effects
What Can You Do With After Effects?
What Is a Composition?
What Can Layers Do?
What Are Keyframes?
What Are Effects?
What Is Rendering?
Introduction and Project Overview
Step 1: Setting Up the First Composition
Step 2: Making a Sub-comp and Retiming
Step 3: Masking Layer Objects
Step 4: Creating the Master Comp
Step 5: Adding Logo and Audio Layer
Text, Vector Shapes, and Illustrator
Creating Text Layers
Simple Text Animations
Animating Text on a Path
Using Text Animation Presets
Modifying Text Presets
Prepping Illustrator Files
Working with Illustrator Files and Converting to Shape Layers
Animating Vector Shapes
Masks, Track Mattes, and Animating Paths
Creating Layer Masks
Discovering Track Mattes
Using Text as an Alpha Mask
Variable Feathered Edge Masks
Animating Objects Along a Mask Path
Effects and Layer Animations
How to Stack Effects
Animating Efects Over Time
Distorting with Liquify
Animating with the Puppet Tool
Puppet Tool Project Example
Parenting Layers for Animation
Adding Adjustment Layers
Exploring Third-Party Dffects
Stabilization, Lens Correction, and Simulated Effects
Exploring the Warp Stabilizer
Lens Correction for Distorted Shots
Simulating Tilt-Shift on Video
Exploring 3D Space
Understanding X, Y, and Z Space
Making 3D Layers Move
Adding 3D Lights and Cameras
Classic 3D vs Raytrace 3D
Cineware Plugin and Cinema 4D Lite
Working with C4D model
Green Screen and Roto Compositing
Creating a "Garbage Matte" Mask
Using Keylight and Keying Presets
Fine Tuning the Composite
Exploring Roto Brush
Final Composite Examples
Motion Tracking
Using the Built-in Tracker
3D Camera Tracker
Using Mocha AE CC 2014
Working with Expressions
Creating Simple Expressions
Simulated Cartoon Lip-Syncing
waveform data of a recorded audio file.