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Adobe After Effects CS3 Tutorials
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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.
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Introduction
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| About After Effects | (02:32) | |
| New in After Effects CS3 | (03:17) | |
| System Requirements | (04:32) | |
| Peripheral Devices | (02:36) | |
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Interface
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| The Workspace | (04:04) | |
| Project Settings | (03:15) | |
| Panels | (02:58) | |
| Custom Workspaces | (02:34) | |
| Previews | (02:59) | |
| Safe Zones | (01:46) | |
| Folders | (02:53) | |
| Templates | (02:20) | |
| He|p | (03:39) | |
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Footage
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| File Types | (02:59) | |
| Import Movies | (02:48) | |
| Import Stills | (02:55) | |
| Image Sequences | (03:15) | |
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Compositions
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| Understanding Comps | (03:04) | |
| Composition Panel | (03:57) | |
| Precomps | (03:37) | |
| Layers | (03:17) | |
| Align and Distribute | (03:43) | |
| Adjustment Layers | (04:01) | |
| Alpha Channels | (02:40) | |
| Planning Scenes | (04:01) | |
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Parent and Nest
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| Parent Objects | (03:36) | |
| Null Objects | (03:02) | |
| Nesting | (03:03) | |
| Render Order | (02:07) | |
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Animation
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| The Timeline | (04:10) | |
| Keyframes and Timecode | (03:13) | |
| Animating Properties pt. 1 | (03:08) | |
| Animating Properties pt. 2 | (03:32) | |
| Anchor Point | (02:52) | |
| Presets | (03:01) | |
| Behaviors | (02:20) | |
| Animation Concepts pt. 1 | (03:48) | |
| Animation Concepts pt. 2 | (03:33) | |
| Motion Paths | (03:09) | |
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Work with Text
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| Work with Text pt. 1 | (04:09) | |
| Work with Text pt. 2 | (03:50) | |
| Text Animation | (03:22) | |
| Presets | (02:10) | |
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Special Effects
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| Solids | (02:38) | |
| Glows | (04:05) | |
| Blurs | (02:47) | |
| Brainstorm | (02:34) | |
| Search Feature | (02:59) | |
| Color Correction | (04:18) | |
| Distortion | (04:12) | |
| Dynamics | (03:37) | |
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Render and Output
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| Render Settings | (03:04) | |
| Output Options | (04:52) | |
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Keying and Tracking
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| Track Points | (03:56) | |
| Motion Tracking | (03:58) | |
| Stabilization | (05:47) | |
| Garbage Mattes | (01:51) | |
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Painting and Masks
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| Paint Tools | (03:20) | |
| Vector Painting | (04:32) | |
| Onion Skinning | (04:12) | |
| Erasing | (03:27) | |
| Blend Modes | (02:17) | |
| Feathering | (02:33) | |
| Opacity | (02:33) | |
| Shapes pt. 1 | (03:34) | |
| Shapes pt. 2 | (02:33) | |
| Cloning | (03:20) | |
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Work with Audio
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| Sound Formats | (02:31) | |
| Import Audio | (01:53) | |
| Place Audio | (02:44) | |
| Markers | (02:57) | |
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Puppet Tool
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| Puppet Tool | (02:45) | |
| Pins | (03:49) | |
| Overlap | (03:43) | |
| Live Recording | (03:08) | |
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Edit Video
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| Edit Footage | (02:28) | |
| Looping Footage | (02:53) | |
| Time Stretch | (02:16) | |
| Slip Editing | (02:48) | |
| Sequence Layers | (03:07) | |
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3D Space
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| X Y and Z | (02:54) | |
| Moving in 3D | (03:10) | |
| Lights | (04:24) | |
| Shadows | (03:11) | |
| Cameras | (04:06) | |
| 3D Text | (03:12) | |
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Work with CS 3 Applications
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| Work with Photoshop pt. 1 | (03:02) | |
| Work with Photoshop pt. 2 | (03:40) | |
| Illustrator Files | (02:51) | |
| Work with Premiere Pro pt. 1 | (02:59) | |
| Work with Premiere Pro pt. 2 | (02:48) | |
| Work with Flash | (02:47) | |
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Saving and Exporting
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| Saving Files | (04:14) | |
| Exporting | (05:19) | |
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Advanced Animation
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| He|pers | (02:47) | |
| Graph Editor | (04:03) | |
| Wiggler | (03:58) | |
| Smoother | (02:09) | |
| Easing | (03:09) | |
| Expressions | (03:44) | |
| Auto-Orient | (02:34) | |
| Motion Sketching | (03:05) | |
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Project: City Life Bumper
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| Project Overview | (01:59) | |
| Bumper Boards | (03:21) | |
| Bumper Description | (02:48) | |
| Importing Files | (02:01) | |
| City Life pt. 1 | (05:03) | |
| City Life pt. 2 | (05:53) | |
| City Life pt. 3 | (05:17) | |
| City Life pt. 4 | (04:45) | |
| City Life pt. 5 | (04:00) | |
| City Life pt. 6 | (03:04) | |
| City Life pt. 7 | (02:02) | |
| City Life pt. 8 | (03:36) | |
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Project: Nessie Puppet
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| Project Overview | (01:04) | |
| Importing | (04:08) | |
| Bubbles | (02:34) | |
| Nessie Puppet | (04:11) | |
| Arranging the Comp | (02:54) | |
| Plants | (05:09) | |
| Rendering | (02:27) | |
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Resources
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| Magazines | (03:06) | |
| Websites | (03:43) | |
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Wrap Up
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| Review | (02:33) | |
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Credits
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| About the Author | (02:31) | |
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| Title: | Adobe After Effects CS3 |
| Author: | Dwayne Ferguson |
| SKU: | 33843 |
| ISBN: | 1-934743-46-1 |
| Release Date: | 2008-01-14 |
| Duration: | 7 hrs / 125 lessons |
| Work Files: |
Yes |
| Captions: | For Online University members only |
| Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7, Flash 8 |
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