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Adobe After Effects CS4

by Dwayne Ferguson
131 lessons26 chapters7.5 hReleased 20093 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. Exciting hands-on projects at the end of the course will help reinforce skills. Work Files are included. To begin learning Adobe After Effects CS4, simply click on one of the lessons.

Course content

Introduction3 lessons
Interface7 lessons
Footage3 lessons
Compositions8 lessons
Parent & Nest3 lessons
Animation8 lessons
Advanced Animation8 lessons
Work with Text3 lessons
Cartoon Effect2 lessons
Puppet Tool4 lessons
Painting & Masks9 lessons
Key & Track4 lessons
Special Effects6 lessons
Audio4 lessons
Edit Video6 lessons
Work with 3D6 lessons
3D Layer Import3 lessons
CS4 Application Integration3 lessons
Saving & Exporting2 lessons
Render & Output2 lessons
Project: The Mage Tower9 lessons
Project: Journey to Earth8 lessons
Content Creation6 lessons
Project: Black Zero Trailer10 lessons
Resources2 lessons
Wrap Up2 lessons