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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.

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Introduction
  New in After Effects CS4 (02:34)
  System Requirements (03:18)
  Peripheral Devices (03:40)
Interface
  The Workspace (04:10)
  Custom Workspaces (03:51)
  Panels (02:43)
  Folders (04:19)
  Previews (02:57)
  Templates (03:05)
  He|p (03:13)
Footage
  Import Movies (03:25)
  Import Stills (03:49)
  Image Sequences (04:29)
Compositions
  Understand Comps (03:29)
  Project Settings (03:55)
  Composition Panel (05:28)
  Precomps (03:38)
  Layers (03:14)
  Align & Distribute (02:46)
  Adjustment Layers (04:19)
  Alpha Channels (03:22)
Parent & Nest
  Parent Objects (03:29)
  Null Objects (02:23)
  Nesting (03:53)
Animation
  The Timeline (03:47)
  Keyframes & Timecode (04:02)
  Animate Properties pt. 1 (03:27)
  Animate Properties pt. 2 (02:43)
  Anchor Point (02:41)
  Presets (03:26)
  Behaviors (03:05)
  Motion Paths (03:20)
Advanced Animation
  He|pers (02:08)
  Graph Editor (04:49)
  Wiggler (04:39)
  Smoother (03:13)
  Easing (03:09)
  Expressions (03:03)
  Auto-Orient (03:17)
  Motion Sketching (03:59)
Work with Text
  Work with Text (05:27)
  Text Animation (02:52)
  Presets (03:02)
Cartoon Effect
  Cartoon Effect pt. 1 (04:28)
  Cartoon Effect pt. 2 (02:49)
Puppet Tool
  Puppet Tool (03:43)
  Pins (03:07)
  Overlap (03:23)
  Live Recording (03:40)
Painting & Masks
  Paint Tools (04:02)
  Vector Painting (02:47)
  Onion Skinning (03:50)
  Erasing (03:09)
  Blend Modes (04:20)
  Feathering (02:49)
  Opacity (03:08)
  Shapes (03:05)
  Cloning (04:39)
Key & Track
  Track Points (03:42)
  Motion Tracking (04:14)
  Stabilization (02:57)
  Garbage Mattes (01:42)
Special Effects
  Solids (03:28)
  Brainstorm (03:59)
  Rain (04:11)
  Blurs (03:41)
  Distortion (03:02)
  Dynamics (03:56)
Audio
  Sound Formats (03:55)
  Import Audio (03:44)
  Place Audio (02:35)
  Markers (03:58)
Edit Video
  Safe Zones (02:41)
  Loop Footage (04:43)
  Time Stretch (04:19)
  Slip Editing (04:09)
  Split Layers (03:30)
  Color Correction (04:25)
Work with 3D
  X / Y & Z (03:07)
  Moving in 3D (03:39)
  Lights (05:15)
  Shadows (04:15)
  Cameras (05:09)
  3D Text (02:55)
3D Layer Import
  3D in Photoshop (03:13)
  Work with 3D Layer (03:50)
  Import 3D Layer (03:46)
CS4 Application Integration
  Illustrator Files (03:09)
  Work with Premiere Pro (03:33)
  Work with Flash (02:35)
Saving & Exporting
  Saving Files (03:43)
  Exporting (04:19)
Render & Output
  Render Settings (03:46)
  Output Options (03:42)
Project: The Mage Tower
  Project Overview (01:22)
  Import & Organize (03:16)
  Layers (02:42)
  The Fog (03:01)
  More Fog (03:14)
  Blur (03:43)
  Animation (03:57)
  Test Render (03:39)
  Finished Movie (01:21)
Project: Journey to Earth
  Project Overview (01:36)
  Journey pt. 1 (04:02)
  Journey pt. 2 (05:40)
  Journey pt. 3 (02:22)
  Journey pt. 4 (04:00)
  Journey pt. 5 (03:34)
  Journey pt. 6 (04:48)
  Journey pt. 7 (03:14)
Content Creation
  Content Creation pt. 1 (02:02)
  Content Creation pt. 2 (03:36)
  Content Creation pt. 3 (03:35)
  Content Creation pt. 4 (02:41)
  Content Creation pt. 5 (03:23)
  Content Creation pt. 6 (02:42)
Project: Black Zero Trailer
  Project Overview (04:07)
  Choosing Audio (02:36)
  Import Assets (05:18)
  Arrange Assets (02:28)
  In & Out Points (02:12)
  Effects (02:56)
  Render (02:55)
  Premier Pro (04:05)
  Audio Fade (01:21)
  Exporting (02:44)
Resources
  Magazines (03:05)
  Websites (03:07)
Wrap Up
  Wrap Up (01:53)
  About the Author (02:25)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Adobe After Effects CS4
Author: Dwayne Ferguson
SKU: 33997
ISBN: 1-935320-46-7
Release Date: 2009-05-27
Price: Single User: US$ 99.95
Duration: 7.5 hrs / 131 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: Available on CD and Online University
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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