Introduction to Adobe After Effects CS5 is ideal for users who want to learn key After Effects concepts and techniques in a hands on lab and focused setting. More experienced users who already have some experience with After Effects can use this course to learn some of After Effects CS5's more advanced features and newest tools.
(3 days)
Learn new techniques including how to take advantage of new 64-bit performance, new Mocha, the Digieffects FreeForm plug-ins, the Roto Brush, and expanded RED camera support.
Using step-by-step, project-based lessons, this course walks users through the creation of a specific project, with successive lessons building on the user's growing knowledge of the program.
What you will learn
- Getting to know the Workflow
- Creating a Basic Animation using Effects and Presets
- Animating Text
- Working with Shape Layers
- Animating a Multimedia Presentation
- Animating Layers
- Working with Masks
- Distorting objects with the Puppet Tool
- Rotoscoping
- Performing Colour Correction
- Using 3D Features
- Advanced Editing Techniques
- Rendering and Outputting
Prerequisites
You should have a working knowledge of the Macintosh and its operating system. Make sure that you know how to use the mouse and standard menus and commands, and also how to open, save, and close files. If you need to review these techniques, see the documentation included with your Mac® OS X computer.
For more information on what this course offers, please browse the Adobe After Effects CS5 Classroom in a Book outline.
Certification
If you wish to become certified in Adobe After Effects CS5, details will be provided in class. Certification for Adobe products is provided by Person Vue.
