Course description
Adobe AfterEffects: New User (Level 1)
SquareOne Training's Adobe After Effects course is perfect for those looking to enhance videos with dynamic effects and animations. Designed for beginners, this course will introduce you to the essentials of After Effects, helping you learn how to create stunning animations and captivating visual content.
While on this course you will explore how to navigate the After Effects interface and workflow while gaining a solid understanding of layers, compositions, and keyframes for animation. Learn how to apply effects and presets to enhance your projects and integrate audio and visual elements for dynamic storytelling. SquareOne will also cover exporting and rendering your work for various platforms, ensuring your projects are ready for any audience.
Suitability - Who should attend?
Course Pre-Requisites
No previous experience of Adobe AfterEffects is necessary, however delegates should have a previous understanding of working with computers.
Training Course Content
After Effects User Interface and Animation
- What is a project file and what is in it?
- Project - Composition -Timeline - Tools Panels
- Workspaces - changing and reseting
- Introduction to alphas - mattes - keys and masks
- Colour depth - Channels & Transparency
- Wrappers and Codecs
- Resetting Preferences
Basic Animation
- Transform properties of layers
- Keyframing
- Composition, Layer and Project shortcuts
- Snapping
- Timecode / Timeline
Intermediate Animation
- In depth Keyframe manipulation & interpolation
- Different types of Keyframes
- Easing in and out
- Auto-Orient / Motion Blur
- Roving Keyframes
- Anchor Point/Pan Behind Tool
- Navigation shortcuts and comp settings
- Detail preserving upscale
Layer Control
- Trim-move-stack-split
- Slip Tool
- Ripple edits
- Sequence Layers
- Timeline Switches
- Image Sequences
- Blending Modes
- Effects & Solids with Blending Modes
- Effects & Presets Panel
- Motion Blur settings
- Lift - extract and trim work area
Transparency
- Masks
- Shape
- Feather
- Expansion
- Masking with the Pen Tool
Type and Titles
- CreatingText
- Understanding the order of effects
- Text transform & multiple animators
- Using, editing and saving text presets
Nesting
- Why pre-comp
- Editing & navigating pre-comps
- Locking panels
Motion Tracking and Stabilizing
- Stabilize Motion and Reframing
- Motion Tracking and Problem Solving
- Corner Pin & CC Power Pin
Introduction to 3D
- Cameras
- Lights
- 3D Layers
- Camera tools
Render Order
- Render Queue
- Multiple renders and outputs
- Duplicating renders for overwriting
Why choose SquareOne Training
25 years' experience of delivering quality IT Training Services
All trainers Certified Microsoft Office Trainer (MOS) or higher
Public and in-house training throughout the UK
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