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Adobe After Effects CS3 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. 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
  About After Effects (02:32)
  New in After Effects CS3 (03:17)
  System Requirements (04:32)
  Peripheral Devices (02:36)
Interface
  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)
Footage
  File Types (02:59)
  Import Movies (02:48)
  Import Stills (02:55)
  Image Sequences (03:15)
Compositions
  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)
Parent and Nest
  Parent Objects (03:36)
  Null Objects (03:02)
  Nesting (03:03)
  Render Order (02:07)
Animation
  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)
Work with Text
  Work with Text pt. 1 (04:09)
  Work with Text pt. 2 (03:50)
  Text Animation (03:22)
  Presets (02:10)
Special Effects
  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)
Render and Output
  Render Settings (03:04)
  Output Options (04:52)
Keying and Tracking
  Track Points (03:56)
  Motion Tracking (03:58)
  Stabilization (05:47)
  Garbage Mattes (01:51)
Painting and Masks
  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)
Work with Audio
  Sound Formats (02:31)
  Import Audio (01:53)
  Place Audio (02:44)
  Markers (02:57)
Puppet Tool
  Puppet Tool (02:45)
  Pins (03:49)
  Overlap (03:43)
  Live Recording (03:08)
Edit Video
  Edit Footage (02:28)
  Looping Footage (02:53)
  Time Stretch (02:16)
  Slip Editing (02:48)
  Sequence Layers (03:07)
3D Space
  X Y and Z (02:54)
  Moving in 3D (03:10)
  Lights (04:24)
  Shadows (03:11)
  Cameras (04:06)
  3D Text (03:12)
Work with CS 3 Applications
  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)
Saving and Exporting
  Saving Files (04:14)
  Exporting (05:19)
Advanced Animation
  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)
Project: City Life Bumper
  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)
Project: Nessie Puppet
  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)
Resources
  Magazines (03:06)
  Websites (03:43)
Wrap Up
  Review (02:33)
Credits
  About the Author (02:31)

Title Information / Pricing

Title: Adobe After Effects CS3
Author: Dwayne Ferguson
SKU: 33843
ISBN: 1-934743-46-1
Release Date: 2008-01-14
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Duration: 7 hrs / 125 lessons
Work Files: Yes
Captions: Available on CD and Online University
Compatibility: Vista/XP/2000, OS X, Linux
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