After Effects CS3: Introduction for Beginners (3 day)

Course Overview

After Effects CS3: level 1

This three day course will teach delegates how to create special effects, 3D animation, motion graphics and visual effects. After Effects is used in film, broadcast, video and compositing post production for output to any media.

Audience

This course is suitable for anybody with a working knowledge of video manipulation and Photoshop.

Skills Gained

Delegates will learn how to create special effects, 3D animation, motion graphics and visual effects.

Prerequisites

Working knowledge of video manipulation and Photoshop.

Course Outline

• New features in After Effects CS3
• Overview and navigating through of all the Windows
• Using the tools and setting Preferences
• Importing and using images, eps and video clips
• Understanding layers and KeyFrames
• Creating and animating text
• Animation on Bezier Motion paths
• Filters and Effects
• Understanding layer masking
• Using markers for synchronising
• Working with sound
• The RAM playback engine and it"s parameters
• Types of KeyFrames and their uses
• Alpha, Matte, Key and Mask
• Auto-orient along a path
• Interacting with Bridge
• A comprehensive exploration of Filters and Effects
• Organising large projects
• Pre-composing by nesting compositions to create complex animations
• Keyboard shortcuts
• Safe Zones, Frame Rates and Compression
• Adjustment layers
• Rendering output for CD , DVD, Web and broadcast
• Multiple masks and their parameters
• Creating Shapes
• Fine-tuning animations by manually and numerically altering KeyFrame parameters
• Importing external files as compositions
• Working with DV, DV CAM, Fields, Mpeg, HDV and HD
• Video/composition speed changes and time remapping
• Introduction to 3D
• Creating 3D with real depth
• 3D Lights, Cameras and Animation
• Introduction to expressions

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