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After Effects Course Online February 26, 2025 Animation
After Effects Course - Advanced Part 2: Animation
$795.00
In this two-day After Effects course learn skills for animations for use in video and online in this live courses led expert instructors. This course teaches a variety of digital animation techniques and tools and expands on topics covered in the introductory and intermediate After Effects courses. This course requires completion of the introductory and advanced After Effects courses, or the After Effects bootcamp prior to enrollment.
After Effects Training Class - Animation: Course Topics
Easing with the Graph Editor in After Effects
What is Easing?
Understanding the Speed and Value graphs
Working with Temporal interpolation
Keyframe Interpolation Types including Linear and Bezier
Optimizing Animations with Expressions
What are Expressions & Why Use them?
Adding Expressions to Properties
Simple Expressions Everyone Can Use including loopOut, wiggle, and random
Wiring Parameters with Expressions
Wiring Parameters with Expressions
Adding and Modifying Expressions
Using the Expression Pick Whip
Generating Keyframes from Audio Layers
Using Motion Sketch in After Effects
Using the Motion Sketch panel to capture motion
Using the Smoother panel to soften movement
Animating with the After Effects Puppet Tool
Using the Puppet Pin tool
Using the Starch tool
Creating and Working with Shape Layers in After Effects
Review: Creating & Editing Shape Layers
Create Custom Shape Layers with the Pen Tool
Editing Shape Layer Vertices
Understanding & Animating Shape Properties
Adding Operators to Shapes (e.g., Pucker & Bloat, Repeater, etc.)
Animating Shape Operators
Importing Shapes from Illustrator or Photoshop
Working with Audio in After Effects
Adding Markers to Audio
Working with Audio Effects
Review: Previewing Audio Files & Looping Audio Files using the Interpret Footage Dialog Box
Working with After Effects 3D layers
Enabling Layer 3D Properties
Understanding 3D Transform Properties
Creating and Using Lights
Creating and Using Cameras
Animating In 3D Space
Understanding Layer Material Options
Using After Effects Character Animator
Understanding the Adobe Character Animator
Capturing Voice and Facial Motion
Adding Additional Animation
Exporting to After Effects
Advanced use of Track Mattes
Review: Track Matte Properties such as Luma and Alpha
Using Video as TrackMattes
Stylized Use of Track Mattes
Understanding Nested Compositions
Why use Nested Compositions
Understanding Precomposing
Outputting Animation projects from After Effects
Using the Render Queue
Using the Adobe Media Encoder
Creating Render Settings Templates
Creating Output Module Template
Why After Effects classes at AGI are the best option for you
- Hands-on learning: Learn After Effects quickly with our proven teaching methods.
- Exceptional curriculum: AGI has delivered After Effects training to thousands over 25 years.
- Expert instructors: Our instructors are After Effects experts and skilled educators.
- Small class sizes: Receive personalized attention with 10 or fewer participants per class.
- Repeat for Free: If you need a refresher or miss a class day, retake the After Effects class at no cost.