United States Adobe After Effects 6 Training
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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. Offering unmatched integration with Adobe Premiere® Pro, Photoshop® CS, Adobe Encore⢠DVD, Adobe Auditionâ¢, and Illustrator® CS software, After Effects provides users the speed, precision, and power to be visually innovative while meeting production challenges and delivering quality results. VTC author, Nathan Dickson, begins the tutorial with in-depth lessons on interface layout and typical workflows, before providing lessons on composition, animation, motion control, color correction, audio editing, rendering, and much more! Work files are also included with the tutorial. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Adobe After Effects 6 lessons.
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Intro
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| What is After Effects? | (02:35) | |
| Typical Workflows | (02:36) | |
| New in Version 6 | (01:42) | |
| System Requirements | (03:43) | |
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Interface
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| The Workspace | (02:42) | |
| Customizing the Workspace | (03:17) | |
| Managing Palettes | (03:11) | |
| Application Preferences | (02:11) | |
| Getting Assistance | (02:24) | |
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Projects
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| The Project Window | (05:06) | |
| Project Settings | (02:44) | |
| Importing Fundamentals | (04:38) | |
| Importing Layered Images | (03:34) | |
| Importing Alpha Channels | (03:21) | |
| Project Window Management | (05:42) | |
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Compositions
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| Defining a Composition | (02:10) | |
| Composition Settings pt. 1 | (05:40) | |
| Composition Settings pt. 2 | (01:47) | |
| Timecode | (06:36) | |
| Compositions from Footage | (04:49) | |
| Timeline Window | (06:58) | |
| Composition Window | (07:11) | |
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Animation
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| Layer Properties | (06:12) | |
| Introduction to Keyframes | (05:45) | |
| Keyframe Manipulation | (07:03) | |
| Property Shortcut Keys | (04:28) | |
| Animating Multiple Properties | (06:47) | |
| Keyframe Shortcut Keys | (04:49) | |
| Using the Anchor Point | (05:54) | |
| Editing Motion Paths | (04:21) | |
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Previewing Movies
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| Time Controls Palette | (03:08) | |
| RAM Preview | (05:04) | |
| RAM Preview Options | (04:33) | |
| Faster Previews | (05:03) | |
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Motion Control
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| Spatial Interpolation | (07:00) | |
| Temporal Interpolation | (05:58) | |
| Speed Graphs pt. 1 | (05:16) | |
| Speed Graphs pt. 2 | (06:21) | |
| Motion Path Settings | (03:00) | |
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Layers
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| Layer Stacking Order | (03:32) | |
| Layer Labelling | (04:39) | |
| Locking and Shy Layers | (02:40) | |
| In and Out Points | (05:46) | |
| Sequencing Layers | (05:27) | |
| Solid Layers | (04:08) | |
| Layer Blending Modes | (05:32) | |
| Splitting Layers | (05:09) | |
| Aligning and Replacing Layers | (05:15) | |
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Text Layers
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| Character Palette | (06:32) | |
| Paragraph Palette | (04:58) | |
| Animating Text | (03:11) | |
| Range Selector pt. 1 | (05:03) | |
| Range Selector pt. 2 | (05:16) | |
| Range Selector pt. 3 | (05:08) | |
| Wiggly Selector | (05:35) | |
| Combining Selectors | (04:28) | |
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Paint
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| How to Paint | (05:35) | |
| Paint Palettes | (05:16) | |
| Rotoscoping | (04:34) | |
| Write-On! | (06:18) | |
| Morphing | (06:34) | |
| Eraser Tool | (04:04) | |
| Clone Tool | (06:36) | |
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Time Travel
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| Stretching Time | (06:10) | |
| Remapping Time | (04:38) | |
| Interpret Footage | (06:20) | |
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Parenting
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| Assigning Children to Parents | (04:24) | |
| Importance of Anchors | (03:16) | |
| Parenting of Compositions | (06:16) | |
| Null Objects | (03:50) | |
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Masks
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| Mask Fundamentals | (04:21) | |
| Pen Tool | (05:48) | |
| Mask Properties | (03:35) | |
| Mask Modes | (04:49) | |
| Animating Masks | (06:39) | |
| Masks and Text | (04:32) | |
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Mattes
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| Alpha Channels | (02:51) | |
| Alpha Track Mattes | (05:38) | |
| Luminance Track Mattes | (04:03) | |
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Visual Effects
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| How to Use Effects | (05:25) | |
| Levels/Curves/Sharpening | (06:49) | |
| Color Correction | (06:29) | |
| Transition Effects | (07:03) | |
| Blur Effects | (04:50) | |
| Distortion Effects | (05:11) | |
| Chroma Key Effects | (06:54) | |
| Adjustment Layers | (07:01) | |
| Overriding Rendering Order | (06:18) | |
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3D Layers
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| 3D Layers and Properties | (04:44) | |
| 3D Camera | (06:35) | |
| 3D Lighting | (04:55) | |
| 3D Animation | (07:06) | |
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Audio
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| Previewing Audio | (05:34) | |
| Manipulating Audio | (04:04) | |
| Synchronized Audio | (04:34) | |
| Audio Effects | (07:04) | |
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Rendering
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| Rendering Fundamentals | (04:18) | |
| Render Settings pt. 1 | (03:56) | |
| Render Settings pt. 2 | (03:25) | |
| Interlaced Rendering | (03:25) | |
| Rendering Pulldown | (03:11) | |
| Rendering Presets | (01:58) | |
| Output Options pt. 1 | (05:16) | |
| Output Options pt. 2 | (04:46) | |
| Rendering Proxies | (04:18) | |
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End
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| Wrapping it Up | (00:49) | |
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Credits
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| About this Author | (02:03) | |
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| Title: | Adobe After Effects 6 |
| Author: | Nathan Dickson |
| SKU: | 33568 |
| ISBN: | 1-932808-21-3 |
| Release Date: | 2004-10-26 |
| Price: | |
| Duration: | 9 hrs / 107 lessons |
| Work Files: |
Yes |
| Captions: | No |
| Compatibility: |
Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux QuickTime 7 |
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