Learning After Effects CC

In this After Effects CC training course, expert author Jerron Smith will teach you how to use the tools and techniques within this powerful software from Adobe. This course is designed for the absolute beginner, meaning no previous After Effects experience is required. You will start by learning to understand the workspace and workflow of After Effects, then jump into learning how to create a new composition.

From there, Jerron will show you how to import and organize footage, as well as work with compositions and arrange and adjust layers. This video tutorial also covers topics including animating layer transform properties, adding and animating effects, creating, editing, and animating text, shapes, and masks, and using track mattes.

You will also learn how to use the roto brush, create 3D layers, create and animate cameras and lights, and create and animate 3D objects with Cinema 4D Lite. Finally, Jerron will teach you how to work with green screen footage, stabilize shaky video, set up a motion track, and use the graph editor. Once you have completed this computer based training course, you will be fully capable of using After Effects for your graphic design and video editing needs.

Working files are included, allowing you to follow along with the author throughout the lessons

Topics Include:

1. Introduction
2. Explaining The After Effects Workflow And Workspace
3. Creating A Project And Importing Footage
4. Creating, Arranging And Compositing Layers In A Composition
5. Modifying And Animating Layer Transform Properties
6. Working With Text
7. Animating Text
8. Working With Shapes
9. Working With Paint Tools – Brush, Eraser, Clone Stamp And Roto-Brush
10. Working With Masks
11. Making Track Mattes And Stencils
12. Distorting And Animating Objects With Puppet Tools
13. Parenting, Nesting, Pre-Composing And Null Object Layers
14. Using Expressions
15. Applying Effects And Transitions
16. Tracking Motion And Stabilizing Shaky Footage
17. Working In 3D Space
18. Using Cameras In 3D Space
19. Using Lights In 3D Space
20. Tracking Camera Moves In Simulated 3D Space
21. Using The Ray-Traced 3D Renderer
22. Using Cinema 4D Lite To Create And Animate 3D Objects
23. Completing Your Project
24. Wrap-Up
25. About The Author