Lynda - After Effects CC Essential Training

Delve into the world of motion graphics, keying, and compositing in After Effects CC. In this course, Ian Robinson lays out six foundations for becoming proficient with After Effects, including concepts such as layers, keyframe animation, and working with 3D.

To help you get up and running with the program, the course begins with a project-based chapter on creating an animated graphic bumper. Next, explore the role layers play in compositions and find out how to add style to your projects using effects and graphic elements. Last, see how to build 3D objects with CINEMA 4D Lite, as well as stabilize footage, solve for 3D cameras, and paint in graphics with the Reverse Stabilization feature.

Topics include:

Video terminology

Creating your first composition

Using layers, masks, blend modes, and track mattes

Parenting objects

Building complex objects with Pre-compose

Exploring the ray-traced 3D renderer

Understanding the order of effects

Creating 3D projects from Illustrator files

Lighting a scene

Animating type on a path

Using Keylight for green-screen footage

Rotoscoping

Archiving projects