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Adobe After Effects Essentials

Length 2 days
Price NZD 868.70 exc GST
Version CC 2024

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Why study this course

Adobe After Effects® enables you to create stunning motion graphics and visual effects for a variety of purposes, including infographics, animated logos, advertisements, kinetic typography (animated titles), social media, e-learning, and broadcast content. Visual effects cover a range of disciplines, including compositing, image correction, animated effects, and, in our Essentials course, an introduction to 3D animation.

This course is designed to equip newcomers to video and graphic animation techniques, as well as self-taught individuals, with the skills to excel in this dynamic software. Our instructors will expedite your learning of After Effects' essential functionality, incorporating hands-on practical exercises, real-world examples, and a wealth of tips and techniques to enhance productivity.

The latest version of After Effects (CC 2024) introduces time-efficient techniques and workflows not present in earlier versions.

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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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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 and capability to produce compelling motion graphics and visual effects, ready to apply these skills to enhance their video production projects.

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Adobe's suite of applications includes some of the most widely used multimedia creation software in the world. Learn Adobe's market-leading apps for graphic design, image manipulation, video editing, animation, and more.
Nexacu, part of the Lumify Group, is an Adobe Authorised Training Centre (AATC).

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Who is the course for?

This course is suitable for creatives and professionals seeking to enhance their video editing, motion graphics, and visual effects skills with Adobe After Effects.

Course subjects

Introduction to Adobe After Effects

After Effects Workflow
Video Terminology
SMPTE Timecode
After Effects Interface

Importing and Managing Footage

Importing Assets
Looping Video Footage
Importing Photoshop and Illustrator Files
Converting Photoshop Text Layers
Continuous Rasterise

Starting a Project

Setting up a Project
Setting up a Composition
Layers and the Timeline
Animating Layers Independently
Trimming and Moving Layers
Uninterrupted Previews - Customising Preview Panel
Keyboard Shortcuts

Understanding Keyframes

Layer Attributes/Transform Properties
Viewing Layer Attributes Efficiently
Changing the Anchor Point
Creating Keyframes
Auto Orient along Path
Keyframe Assistants
Copying and Pasting Keyframes
Spatial (Position) and Temporal (Speed) Interpolation
Simultaneously Editing Keyframes
Moving Motion Paths
Retiming Animations
Efficiently View Keyframes
View All changed Properties + Keyframes

Linking Methods

Parent/Child Relationships
Pre-Compose/Nesting Duplicating Layers
Duplicating and Modifying Composition Copies
Social Media Formats, e.g. Instagram
Workflow for Animated GIFs

Working with Effects

Applying Effects
Animating Effects
Sharpening and Other Useful Effects
Wipes, Path Effects
Using Adjustment Layers
Blending Modes
Adding Photoshop Layer Styles to Layers and Text

Working with Text Animation

Text Layers
Text Attributes, Source Text
Animating Text
Text on a Path
Finding and Applying Presets - 'Reverse Engineering' Layers in Compositions
Editing and Saving Custom Animation Presets

Using Masks

Drawing Mask Shapes
Mask Properties
Scale/Rotate/Move Masks
Editing Mask Shapes
Animating Masks

Track Mattes and Alpha Channels

Creating Track Mattes
Blending Modes

Motion Tracking

Motion Stabilisation
Tracking Moving Footage

Keying Techniques (Green Screen)

Understanding the Keying Workflow
Using Keylight Effects

Time Stretching - Speed Change

Changing Playback Speed
Reverse Speed

Shape Tools

Drawing and Animating Shapes
Creating Graphs and Charts for Infographics
Converting Illustrator Files to Shape Layers
Adding Animators to Shapes
Animating Shape Layer Paths
Adding Animated, Repeating Elements

Introduction to Working in 3D Space

Creating a Layer in 3D Space
Animating a Layer in 3D Space
3D Text Animation

Final Rendering - Saving Your Work

Adding your Project to the Render Queue
Using Adobe Media Encoder to Output .mp4 Files for Web
Render Settings for Multiple Outputs
Understanding Video Formats
TV Broadcast and Web Standards - Common DV Codecs

Prerequisites

None - this is an entry-level course.

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.