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Adobe After Effects 7 is the world leading application for motion graphics, hands down. You've seen work created in it for both film and television and been amazed by the quality of effects it can create. This amazing training series will get you up to speed with this industry standard program faster and more thoroughly than you could ever imagine! Chad Perkins is an expert in After Effects with years of experience teaching beginners how to quickly get up to speed creating amazing graphics with this useful and fun application. Chad has a very energetic and humorous teaching style that will not only get you a rock solid foundation with After Effects, but will also keep you entertained the entire time. Also, as a special bonus, included with this training package are work files, sample After Effects projects, tons of 3rd party plugin demos, and even some full version non-demo plugins, including a full version of Red Giant Software's Knoll Light Factory LE, which by itself has a retail value of $199!

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Introduction
  Beholdest Thou - AFTER EFFECTS! (03:51)
  Prerequisites: What You Need to Know First (06:23)
  Basics of Animation (04:32)
  Principles of Animation pt. 1 (05:59)
  Principles of Animation pt. 2 (02:20)
  A Little Photoshop pt. 1 (03:22)
  A Little Photoshop pt. 2 (06:37)
  What are Alpha Channels? (03:13)
Getting Our Feet Wet
  Interface (03:45)
  The Project Window pt. 1 (03:38)
  The Project Window pt. 2 (05:26)
  The Comp Window pt. 1 (04:00)
  The Comp Window pt. 2 (07:15)
  The Timeline Window (06:45)
  Workspaces (02:46)
  Preferences pt. 1 (03:53)
  Preferences pt. 2 (06:05)
  Trick or Treat: Smell My Footage (07:05)
  Trick or Treat: Smell My Other Footage pt. 1 (04:21)
  Trick or Treat: Smell My Other Footage pt. 2 (03:39)
New to After Effects 7
  New Features Overview (02:57)
  Interface IN YOUR FACE! (06:03)
  Adobe Bridge at a Glance pt. 1 (05:00)
  Adobe Bridge at a Glance pt. 2 (02:49)
  Presets for Fun & Utility (02:49)
  Presets for Learning (03:15)
  Pixelmotion & Timewarp pt. 1 (05:29)
  Pixelmotion & Timewarp pt. 2 (05:22)
  Hey! Look at Those Curves! (06:00)
  HDRI & Bits Explained (05:43)
  Old Open GL & New Open GL (04:57)
Making Magic with After Effects!
  Intro to "T.R.A.P.S." & Animation (03:43)
  T.R.A.P.S. are Your Friend (Part T) (02:43)
  T.R.A.P.S. are Your Friend (Part R) (04:15)
  T.R.A.P.S. are Your Friend (Part A) (04:15)
  T.R.A.P.S. are Your Friend (Part P) (04:07)
  T.R.A.P.S. are Your Friend (Part S) (04:25)
Making Better Magic with After Effects!
  Kneel Before Zod (and Solids) (05:01)
  Effects Appetizer pt. 1 (05:45)
  Effects Appetizer pt. 2 (03:58)
  Adjustment Layers (04:52)
  Helpers pt. 1 (05:08)
  Helpers pt. 2 (02:12)
  Mattes pt. 1 (05:44)
  Mattes pt. 2 (01:54)
  Layer Transfer Modes Essentials pt. 1 (05:38)
  Layer Transfer Modes Essentials pt. 2 (02:20)
  Pre-composing (03:44)
  Easing Does It pt. 1 (05:09)
  Easing Does It pt. 2 (02:40)
  Other Keyframe Interpolations (06:02)
  Motion Paths (04:27)
  Bringing in Motion Paths from Illustrator (01:38)
  Previewing Animations & RAM Preview (04:12)
  Parenting Basics (05:09)
  Work Areas & Layer Markers (05:47)
  The Uber Shortcut & Co. (05:34)
  Text in AE (06:09)
A Little Video Editing
  In/Out Points & Trimming (05:43)
  The Layer Panel (01:35)
All About the Effects
  Effects H-E-L-P! (03:45)
  Creativity is King (04:11)
  Blurs pt. 1 (04:11)
  Blurs pt. 2 (03:48)
  Fractal Noise (07:26)
  Displacement Map (05:05)
  Beam (04:16)
  Lightning Goes to College (05:00)
  Lens Flares pt. 1 (06:22)
  Lens Flares pt. 2 (04:07)
  Light Rays & Sweeps (04:36)
  Shatter (06:34)
  Color Effects pt. 1 (05:29)
  Color Effects pt. 2 (02:42)
  Foam pt. 1 (04:41)
  Foam pt. 2 (04:06)
  Transitions (05:22)
  Distortions pt. 1 (04:59)
  Distortions pt. 2 (03:18)
  Keying Crash Course pt. 1 (03:39)
  Keying Crash Course pt. 2 (04:25)
  Shape Effects (05:27)
  Radio Waves (04:39)
  Vegas pt. 1 (04:29)
  Vegas pt. 2 (04:16)
  Cell Pattern (03:45)
  You've Reached a New Glow (05:12)
  3rd Party Plug-in Party pt. 1 (03:41)
  3rd Party Plug-in Party pt. 2 (04:43)
It's a Mask World
  Intro to Masking (05:34)
  Mask Options (04:24)
  Pierre Bez-YAY! (04:05)
  Animating Masks (03:15)
  Rotoscoping (04:57)
The Hills are Alive - Audio in AE
  Intro to Audio in AE (04:07)
  Kiss My Asterisk (02:11)
  Audio Effects (05:00)
  Convert Audio to Keyframes (04:32)
Bumping Up Your Game
  Using Multiple Effects Together (04:56)
  Advanced Animation in AE 7 (04:16)
  Painting in After Effects (05:22)
Can't Someone Else Do It?
  Automating After Effects (03:48)
  Keyframe Assistants pt. 1 (04:44)
  Keyframe Assistants pt. 2 (04:21)
  Text Message Your Animation? (03:53)
The Power of Gray
  Goodbye Blue Skies & Hello Gray (01:53)
  Maps for Effects (04:58)
  Maps for Transitions (02:50)
Output
  Rendering 101 (04:10)
  Render Queue Preferences pt. 1 (04:10)
  Render Queue Preferences pt. 2 (03:40)
  Make Template (02:39)
  Exporting a Layered Photoshop File (04:16)
  DON'T FORGET - Alphas & Audio (03:46)
  Essential File Formats (04:03)
  Final Rendering Thoughts (02:56)
Say Hello to AE's Little Friends
  AE & Photoshop (03:12)
  AE & Illustrator (04:20)
  AE & Flash (06:29)
  AE & Premiere & Dynamic Link (05:06)
  AE & Encore DVD (03:05)
  AE & 3D Programs (05:32)
Where Do We Go Now?
  Intro to Advanced AE (01:40)
  Intro to 3D pt. 1 (04:49)
  Intro to 3D pt. 2 (04:12)
  Intro to Expressions pt. 1 (03:48)
  Intro to Expressions pt. 2 (02:43)
Auf Wiedersehen
  To Pro or Not to Pro (04:48)
  How to Buy AE Cheap (06:32)
  About Chad Perkins (03:25)
  Closing Thoughts (02:00)

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Tutorial Information

Title: Adobe After Effects 7 - Rock Solid Foundation
Author: Chad Perkins
SKU: 33695
ISBN: 1-933736-26-7
Release Date: 2006-06-16
Duration: 9.5 hrs / 131 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: No
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
QuickTime 7, Flash 8

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