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QuickStart! - Adobe After Effects CS4 Tutorials

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   Course Description
Discover the new tools inside Adobe After Effects CS4. Transform your video into cinematic animation with the Cartoon effect. Work directly with 3D models and textures created in Photoshop CS4 Extended. Build multi-layered composites and learn how to apply special effects to footage. In this VTC course, professional illustrator, television animation art director and writer Dwayne Ferguson takes users on a tour of this powerful application. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the QuickStart! - Adobe After Effects CS4 movie links.

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Overview
  Overview (05:09)
The Interface
  Workspace (03:39)
  Panels (04:22)
  Safe Zones (03:22)
Footage
  File Types (05:56)
  Import Movies (03:17)
  Import Stills (04:22)
  Image Sequences (04:59)
Layers
  Layers (03:08)
  Layer Styles (04:26)
Compositions
  Understanding Comps (04:14)
  Basic Comp pt. 1 (04:16)
  Basic Comp pt. 2 (05:08)
Photoshop 3D Layers
  Create a 3D Model (05:05)
  Color 3D Model (04:53)
  Logo (03:42)
  Import Into After Effects (04:04)
Cartoon Effect
  Cartoon Effect pt. 1 (03:54)
  Cartoon Effect pt. 2 (03:41)
Special Effects
  Drop Shadow (04:00)
  Dust & Scratches (03:17)
  Bulge (03:15)
  Blurs (04:34)
Conclusion
  Final Thoughts (02:44)
  About the Author (02:52)