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After Effects CC Fundamentals

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Adobe After Effects is the leading desktop application for creating motion graphics and special effects for video. In this Fundamentals course, Chad Troftgruben will get you comfortable with the After Effects interface so you can start working efficiently inside of the program. You will learn how to get the most of the tools inside of After Effects as well as applying effects to your footage. Next you'll review how to color correct footage and how to mask areas successfully and easily. Motion Tracking, Chroma Keying, and Rotoscoping are all topics covered in this course.

Course Curriculum

Introduction

What Is After Effects? - 4:10
Start

Working with the Interface

Creating a New Project - 6:26
Start
Saving and Opening Projects - 2:59
Start
Organizing Your Workspace - 4:29
Start
Exploring the Software Preferences - 8:07
Start
Altering Project Preferences - 2:41
Start
Importing Footage and Images - 6:21
Start
Importing Photoshop and Premiere Files - 5:33
Start
Interpreting Footage - 3:05
Start
Creating Additional Compositions - 3:49
Start
Using the Time Controls - 5:53
Start
Working with Layers - 3:26
Start
Editing Comps and Layers - 1:28
Start

Exploring Basic Tools and Features

Using The Selection Tool - 3:30
Start
Moving with the Hand Tool - 2:11
Start
Zooming with the Zoom Tool - 2:37
Start
Rotating with the Rotation Tool - 1:18
Start
Anchoring with the Pan Behind Tool - 1:31
Start
Trimming and Moving Clips and on the Timeline - 4:11
Start
Parenting Layers - 3:25
Start
Creating a Pre-Comp - 4:53
Start
Viewing Your Steps in the History Menu - 2:21
Start
Creating Proxies for Optimization - 5:06
Start

Applying Basic Effects to Footage

Navigating Effects & Presets - 1:24
Start
Applying Effects to Footage - 6:05
Start
Copying Effects - 1:40
Start
Importing Presets into After Effects - 2:18
Start
Working with Various Effects - 4:39
Start
Applying Effects with Adjustment Layers - 5:02
Start
Changing the Speed of a Clip - 5:52
Start
Creating Reverse Motion and Freeze Frames - 1:59
Start
Using Blending Modes for Enhancement - 3:10
Start

Color Correcting in After Effects

Using Auto Color, Contrast and Levels - 3:56
Start
Applying Brightness & Contrast - 1:46
Start
Changing Hue and Saturation - 3:24
Start
Changing Colors with Different Effects - 4:25
Start
Adjusting Temperature with Color Balance - 3:12
Start
Adjusting Color with Curves - 3:50
Start
Other Useful Coloring Effects - 2:22
Start
Color Correcting with Multiple Effects - 3:02
Start

Working with Animation

Changing Transform Properties for a Clip - 5:55
Start
Keyframing Transform Effects - 3:00
Start
Changing Keyframe Behaviors - 5:51
Start
Creating Motion Blur - 2:17
Start
Animating Effects & Presets - 2:17
Start
Using the Graph Editor - 3:05
Start
Creating Time Differences with Keyframes - 2:09
Start

Creating and Modifying Masks

What are Masks Used For? - 1:30
Start
Creating a Basic Mask - 4:53
Start
Drawing a Complicated Mask - 12:06
Start
Animating a Mask - 6:10
Start
Creating a Vignette - 2:58
Start
Working with Multiple Masks - 1:48
Start
Masking Shapes - 8:33
Start
Masking with a Clean Matte - 5:06
Start

Applying Motion Tracking

What is Motion Tracking? - 1:27
Start
Setting Up a Track Point - 4:23
Start
Applying Tracking to an Asset - 3:22
Start
Applying Tracking Data to a Null Layer - 5:35
Start
Using Stabilize Motion - 5:18
Start
Using the Warp Stabilizer - 3:36
Start

Chroma Keying and Rotoscoping

What is Chroma Keying? - 1:08
Start
Keying Using Different Presets - 5:32
Start
Cleaning Up Your Key - 6:39
Start
Applying Garbage Masks to Your Composite - 2:52
Start
What is Rotoscoping? - 1:11
Start
Working with Traditional Rotoscoping - 6:20
Start
Applying the Roto Brush - 5:40
Start
Animating with the Roto Brush - 5:04
Start
Working with Roto Brush Settings - 7:01
Start
Implementing Roto Brush Work into a Comp - 1:26
Start

Exporting Your Work

Picking Your Setting for Export - 9:31
Start
Integrating with Premiere - 3:47
Start
Final Thoughts - 1:01
Start

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