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After Effects Class - Advanced

After Effects Class - Advanced
After Effects Class - Advanced: Course Summary
In this Adobe After Effects class you’ll learn advanced skills for creating dynamic content for use in broadcast, film, and on the Web. This is the second in our series of After Effects classes, and this course picks-up where the introductory course leaves off, providing you with additional skills along with tips and tricks to improve your efficiency and creativity. Our After Effects classes are led by experienced motion graphics professionals who have backgrounds with broadcast, film, and online media production, and the authors of the After Effects Digital Classroom book, published by AGI and Wiley.
After Effects Class - Advanced: Dates and Times
This advanced After Effects course is two full days in length, from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. each day, with a one hour break for lunch mid-day.
This course is available individually or as part of these certificate programs:
After Effects Class - Advanced - Course Dates
All classes are led by a live instructor. Class times listed are Eastern time.
After Effects Class - Advanced: Course Topics
- After Effects Workflow considerations
- Greenscreen Shooting Basics
- Using Masks for Compositing (Garbage Mattes)
- Using Keylight
- Refining a Matte
- Understanding Motion Tracking
- Motion Tracking vs Stabilization
- Setting a Track Point
- Using Null objects
- Compositing 2D Graphics
- Using the Warp Stabilizer
- Using the 3D Camera Tracker
- Compositing 3D Graphics with Video
- Understanding Time Remapping
- Slow Motion Effects
- Fast Motion Effects
- Using Frame Blending
- Adjusting Tonality
- Advanced Color Adjustments
Rotoscoping Video Footage
- Manual Rotoscoping
- Using the Roto Brush
- Painting on Color
- Fog
- Smoke
- Mist
- Wind
- Precipitation
- Fire
- Heat Distortion
- Explosive Effects
- Render Output Settings
- Output Module Templates
After Effects Class - Advanced: Course Prerequisites
We recommend you have the Adobe After Effects application before starting the class. You can purchase subscriptions to Creative Cloud or obtain a trial version from the Adobe website. If attending this class online, check system requirements to ensure you can run After Effects on your computer. Have After Effects installed before the start of class.
It is recommended that you have experience with basic Photoshop and Illustrator concepts, such as layers, vectors, and pixels.
After Effects Course - Advanced: Materials
Advanced After Effects Course participants receive a copy of the Adobe After Effects Digital Classroom book in digital format, written by our instructors. Our team of instructors has created many official training guides and books for Adobe Systems, and you have an opportunity to learn from the authors, contributors, and editors to this well-respected After Effects training book.
You can view examples of some of the After Effects tutorials created by the same staff that lead our advanced After Effects courses to gain a better understanding of the quality of our training materials.