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Adobe After Effects CS3

by Dwayne Ferguson
125 lessons23 chapters6.8 hReleased 20084 free
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Adobe® After Effects® is the essential tool for creating motion graphics and visual effects for film, video, DVD, and the Web. After Effects provides the speed, precision, and power to be visually innovative, yet still meet production challenges, with the utmost quality. Whether you want to color correct footage, add special effects or even generate exciting motion graphics, After Effects can do it all. In this VTC course, Dwayne Ferguson, a professional animator and television art director, will show users step by step, how to get the most out of this powerful application. Users will learn the interface, cameras and lighting, animation and more. Two exciting projects at the end of the course will help reinforce skills. Work Files are included. To begin learning Adobe After Effects CS3, simply click on one of the lessons.

Course content

Introduction4 lessons
Interface9 lessons
Footage4 lessons
Compositions8 lessons
Parent and Nest4 lessons
Animation10 lessons
Work with Text4 lessons
Special Effects8 lessons
Render and Output2 lessons
Keying and Tracking4 lessons
Painting and Masks10 lessons
Work with Audio4 lessons
Puppet Tool4 lessons
Edit Video5 lessons
3D Space6 lessons
Work with CS 3 Applications6 lessons
Saving and Exporting2 lessons
Advanced Animation8 lessons
Project: City Life Bumper12 lessons
Project: Nessie Puppet7 lessons
Resources2 lessons
Wrap Up1 lessons
Credits1 lessons