AFTER EFFECTS 5.5 - Introduction


COURSE OUTLINE  

Lesson 1: Setting Up an After Effects Composition
Topic 1A: Starting an After Effects Project
Topic 1B: Setting Up a Composition

Lesson 2: Animating Compositions
Topic 2A: Scaling an After Effects Composition Layer
Topic 2B: Rotating an After Effects Composition Layer
Topic 2C: Creating a Motion Path
Topic 2D: Synchronizing Motion

Lesson 3: Adding Effects to Your Composition
Topic 3A: Applying a Drop Shadow Effect
Topic 3B: Adjustment Layers
Topic 3C: Nesting Compositions
Topic 3D: Using the RAM Preview Function to Preview aComposition

Lesson 4: Creating Titles and Animating Text
Topic 4A: Creating Titles Using the Basic Text Effect
Topic 4B: Animating Text in the Title-safe Zone
Topic 4C: The In/Out Panels in the Timeline Window
Topic 4D: Exporting a Movie Directly to QuickTime

Lesson 5: Animation and Keyframe Techniques
Topic 5A: Identifying Types of Keyframes
Topic 5B: Creating Position Keyframes and Previewing YourComposition
Topic 5C: Modifying Shapes to Simulate Impact
Topic 5D: Adjusting Motion Paths
Topic 5E: Duplicating Layers
Topic 5F: Rendering Movies With the Render Queue

Lesson 6: Compositing Video
Topic 6A: Importing Video Clips and Dragging Them to theComposition Window
Topic 6B: Using the Time Stretch Command and Frame Blending
Topic 6C: Setting Keyframes and Animating Video Layers
Topic 6D: Compositing Video and Still Images
Topic 6E: Compositing Video and Still Images