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After Effects CC: The Complete Guide to After Effects CC

Join this BRAND NEW Adobe After Effects CC course to have fun while learning quickly! If you are looking to make your videos better, adding motion graphics and visual effects is the way to do that....

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Course Description

Join this BRAND NEW Adobe After Effects CC course to have fun while learning quickly! If you are looking to make your videos better, adding motion graphics and visual effects is the way to do that. After Effects CC is used by professionals across the world for every type of production from business & marketing videos, music videos to documentaries, feature films. This full course is the best wa...

Join this BRAND NEW Adobe After Effects CC course to have fun while learning quickly! If you are looking to make your videos better, adding motion graphics and visual effects is the way to do that. After Effects CC is used by professionals across the world for every type of production from business & marketing videos, music videos to documentaries, feature films. This full course is the best way to jump right in and start making your own videos come to life. What is this course all about? Get ready to create motion graphics that will improve your video quality. If you've always wanted to learn how to use video effects and create custom motion graphics, you can learn After Effects CC right now. Practice lessons will get you motivated and moving to your goals. The lessons are meant to teach you how to think like a motion graphics/video effects artist. After Effects is a robust tool that is capable of creating almost any video effect out there. You will learn all of the basics, intermediate, and some advanced techniques, from working with shapes, text, and textures to video effects, transitions, and 3d camera.

What you’ll learn
  • Getting comfortable with After Effects CC
  • Starting a new composition
  • Using the basic tools
  • Working in the After Effects CC timeline
  • Adding shape and text layers
  • Animating position, scale, rotation, and opacity
  • Working with shape layers and masks
  • Real world projects such as lower thirds and bumpers
  • Motion graphics principles and best practices
  • Using video effects and presets to speed up workflow
  • Green screen and chromakey removal
  • Visual effects and rotoscoping
  • Motion tracking and video stabilization
  • Creating unique transitions
  • Exporting your projects and so much more!

Covering Topics

1
Section 1 : After Effects CC
2
Section 2 : After Effects Basics
3
Section 3 : Animating with Keyframes
4
Section 4 : Shapes and Solid Layers
5
Section 5 : Important After Effects Skills
6
Section 6 : Motion Graphics Projects
7
Section 7 : Flat Animation Challenge
8
Section 8 : Green Screen (Chromakeying)
9
Section 9 : 3D Animations and the Camera Tool
10
Section 10 : Rotoscoping
11
Section 11 : Screen Replacements
12
Section 12 : Puppet Tool Animations
13
Section 13 : Effects & Presets
14
Section 14 : Motion Tracking
15
Section 15 : Character Animations
16
Section 16 : Exporting from After Effects
17
Section 17 : After Effects Workflow & Tips
18
Section 18 : Expressions
19
Section 19 : Conclusion

Curriculum

      Section 1 : After Effects CC
1
Welcome! Preview
2
Animate Your Name Preview
3
Download the Project Files
      Section 2 : After Effects Basics
4
Understand the After Effects Workspace
5
Starting a New Composition
6
Adding Media to Your Project and the Timeline
7
Using the Basic After Effects Tools Preview
8
Create a Perfect Circle, Alignment, and Shape Colors
9
Working in the Timeline
10
Layer Properties
      Section 3 : Animating with Keyframes
11
Animating in After Effects
12
Position, Scale, and Rotation Animations
13
Tips to Make Your Animations Look More Natural
14
Using the Graph Editor Preview
15
Challenge - Bouncing Ball
16
Solution - Bouncing Ball
      Section 4 : Shapes and Solid Layers
17
Working with Solid Layers and the Ken Burns Effects
18
Working with Shape Layers, Strokes, and Paths
19
Adding Layer Styles like Drop Shadow, Bevel, and Gradients Preview
20
Shape Effects - Trim Path Animations, Wiggle, and Zig Zag
      Section 5 : Important After Effects Skills
21
Track Matte Animations - Make Layers Appear and Disappear
22
Using Pre-Compositions to Group Layers
23
Easily Reverse Complicated Animations
24
Playing with Time
25
Blend Modes
26
Stabilize Shaky Footage
      Section 6 : Motion Graphics Projects
27
Intro to Motion Graphics Projects
28
Clean Lower Third
29
Logo Reveal Animation Bumper
30
Colorful Transition
31
Text with Mask Path Animation
32
Text Bubble Animation
33
Weather Phone App Animation - Part 1
34
Weather Phone App Animation - Part 2
35
Weather Phone App Animation - Part 3
      Section 7 : Flat Animation Challenge
36
Flat Animation Challenge
37
Phil Designs his Flat Animation Scene
38
Animating Fireworks with the Repeater Effect
      Section 8 : Green Screen (Chromakeying)
39
Removing Green Screen Background
40
Adding a Background that Matches the Foreground
41
Adding Motion to a Still Image with the Puppet Tool
42
Adding Movement with the Ripple Effect
      Section 9 : 3D Animations and the Camera Tool
43
Intro to 3D
44
Swinging 3D Text Animation
45
Build Out Your 3D Composition
46
Animating Our 3D Scene
47
Create Stars in After Effects
      Section 10 : Rotoscoping
48
Using the Rotoscope Tool
49
Cleaning Up Your Edges
50
Finishing Our Rotobrush Animation
      Section 11 : Screen Replacements
51
Easy Screen Replacement with Masks
52
Replacing a Screen Version 2
53
Screen Replacement with Mocha
      Section 12 : Puppet Tool Animations
54
Using the Puppet Pin Tool
55
Animating Your Puppet Pins
56
Animated Blinking Eyes
57
Adding Perspective with Animated Clouds
      Section 13 : Effects & Presets
58
Applying Text Animation Presets
59
Create a Page Turn Effect with CC Page Turn
60
Radial and Linear Wipes
61
Color Correction in After Effects
      Section 14 : Motion Tracking
62
Motion Tracking Basics
63
Tracking Text and Visual Effects to Video Clip
64
Tracking Rotation and Scale
65
Adding Details to Our Text
      Section 3 : Animating with Keyframes
11
Animating in After Effects
12
Position, Scale, and Rotation Animations
13
Tips to Make Your Animations Look More Natural
14
Using the Graph Editor Preview
15
Challenge - Bouncing Ball
16
Solution - Bouncing Ball
      Section 15 : Character Animations
66
Intro to Character Animations
67
Design Your Character
68
Rigging Your Character
69
Animating Our Character
70
Adding the Animated Background
71
Adding Details to Character Movement
72
Adding the Paper Cut Out Look
      Section 16 : Exporting from After Effects
73
Exporting an H264 File from After Effects
74
Exporting from After Effects with a Transparent Background
75
Exporting from After Effects through Adobe Media Encoder
76
Create an Animated GIF from After Effects
      Section 17 : After Effects Workflow & Tips
77
Audio Tips for After Effects
78
Working with Premiere Pro
      Section 18 : Expressions
79
Expressions Basics
80
Animate a Flickering Light with Expressions
      Section 19 : Conclusion
81
Thank You Video

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