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Adobe After Effects Advanced

  • Length 2 days
  • Price  NZD 979.13 exc GST
  • Version CC 2024
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Why study this course

This comprehensive two-day course delves into both existing and exciting new advanced features regularly added to Adobe After Effects®, allowing you to leverage the full potential of the application to achieve professional outcomes.

Discover detailed real-life expert tips and tricks for creating stunning advanced 3D extruded typography and shape layers using the Cinema 4D renderer, as well as complex and compelling infographics, Cinemagraphs, character animations, and more. Through class projects, you'll learn how to harness the power and diversity of expressions, scripts, particle simulation effects, Rotoscoping, advanced 3D camera and lighting setups, and the Cinema 4D CINEWARE plugin workflow.

For optimal results, we recommend using the latest version of After Effects (CC 2024) to take advantage of its dynamic new features and workflows.

Nexacu Public Schedule

Nexacu is part of the Lumify Group, offering you an extensive public schedule of Adobe end user training in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. You can now access the schedule of courses and book, by clicking on the button below.

What you can expect with Nexacu Adobe Training

  • Small classes (average 4 to 6)

  • Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC) with industry experienced, certified instructors

  • Course eBook and sample files

  • Class exercises relevant to industry

  • AATC Adobe endorsed certificate upon course completion

  • After-course support

  • Free course resit (6 months) *

* Free resit applies to all public courses; does not include custom or private training.

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What you’ll learn

After completing this course, participants will have the knowledge to:

  • Customise animation workflows with editable keyboard shortcuts and advanced keyframe techniques

  • Create and animate characters using various methods

  • Build complex 3D compositions with advanced camera control, lights, and materials

  • Master rotoscoping and advanced masking for intricate compositing

  • Understand and apply powerful expressions (without needing to code!)

  • Use scripts and external data to automate animations

  • Optimise project management and integration with Premiere Pro


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Nexacu, part of the Lumify Group, is an Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC).


Who is the course for?

This course is ideal for:

  • Creatives with strong After Effects basics, ready to master more complex techniques

  • Motion graphics artists who want to push their skills to the next level


Course subjects

Advanced Animation Techniques

  • Editable Keyboard Shortcuts

  • Refining Keyframe Interpolation in the Graph Editor

  • Copying/Pasting Motion Paths from Shape Layers and Masks

  • Importing Motion Paths from Other Apps

  • Collapse Transformations (2D Examples)

  • Preparing and Importing Multiple Layers from Adobe Illustrator

  • Using Layer Markers and Sequence Markers

  • Master Properties

Character Animation Techniques

  • Character Animation - Parenting vs Puppet Tool

  • Advanced vs Legacy Puppet Pin Tool

  • Advanced Parenting

  • Using Nulls in Parenting

Advanced 3D

  • Creating 3D Objects and Scenes

  • Multiple Views

  • Working with the Unified Camera Tool

  • Local, World and Layer Axis Modes

  • Material Options

  • Animating the Camera with a Null Object

  • Auto Orient Layers Towards Camera

  • Auto Orient Camera to Path

  • Adding Lights and Shadows

  • Camera Depth of Field and Material Options

  • Nesting and Collapse Transformations (3D)

  • Creating a Cinemagraph from a Photo

  • Cinema 4D Renderer

  • Extruding Text and Shapes

  • Environment Layers (Reflections)

Colour Correction

  • Lumetri Effect Primary Colour Correction

  • LUTs for Professional Stylised Looks (Grades)

  • Lumetri and Secondary Colour Correction

  • Lumetri Scopes

  • Video Limiter Effect

Advanced Compositing

  • Roto Brush

  • Refine Edge Tool

Advanced Masking

  • Selectively Feather Masks

  • Tracking Masks

  • Compositing Effects Using Masks

  • Facial Mask Tracking

Advanced Tracking and Stabilising

  • 3D Camera Tracker Advanced

  • Adding Cameras, Graphics, and Text

  • Creating Shadow Maps

The Power of Expressions (without the need for complex code)

  • Explanation

  • Expressions vs Parenting

  • Applying Expressions

  • Linking Properties

  • Property Link Pickwhip

  • Wiggle

  • Simple Arithmetic

  • Looping Expressions

  • Linking Counters and Animation

  • Expression Controls

  • Copying Expressions

  • Finding Expressions

  • Expression Presets

  • Saving Expressions as Presets

  • Convert Audio to Keyframes and Linking with Expressions

  • Using Layer Markers to Trigger Expressions

  • Create Nulls from Paths Script

  • .json and CSV Files to Automate Animation Data Sets

  • Property Reference Text Layers

Advanced Effects

  • Advanced Effects Path Animation

  • Particle Simulations

  • Popular Advanced Effects

  • Third Party Plugins Overview

Project Management in After Effects

  • Project Settings

  • Dependencies Tab - Cleaning Up Projects

  • Collecting Files for Archiving and using on Other Computers

  • Dynamic Link with Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Creating Motion Graphics Templates to use in Adobe Premiere Pro

  • Master Properties

  • Open Motion Graphics Templates


Prerequisites

You should have previously completed Adobe After Effects Essentials or have equivalent experience.


Terms & Conditions

The supply of this course by Lumify Work is governed by the booking terms and conditions. Please read the terms and conditions carefully before enrolling in this course, as enrolment in the course is conditional on acceptance of these terms and conditions.


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Nexacu Public Schedule

Nexacu is part of the Lumify Group, offering you an extensive public schedule of Adobe end user training in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines. You can now access the schedule of courses and book, by clicking on the button below.




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