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AfterEffects > After Effects 7 Pro - Professional Features training

After Effects 7 Pro - Professional Features training

After Effects 7 Pro - Professional Features training Adobe After Effects 7 Pro - Professional Features training focuses on important aspects of special effects, rotoscoping, expressions, and 3D motion graphics. Take a journey into After Effects' incredible 3D world, with lights, cameras, motion and expressions for realistic animation. Plus, advance your skills to the next level with an in-depth and practical look at the effects, techniques, tips, and tricks used for high-end productions.

  • Format - 3 DVD-ROMs
  • Duration - 12 Hours
  • Author - Steve Holmes
  • Platform - Windows & Mac OS

  • WAS
    £36.30
    Set of 3 DVD-ROMs
    £ 32.67

    Highlights

  • Explore After Effects' incredible 3D world, with lights, cameras, motion, and expressions for realistic animation.
  • Learn powerful techniques for keying, rotoscoping, and motion tracking for incredible effects and compositing.
  • Advance your skills to the next level with an in-depth and practical look at the effects, techniques, tips, and tricks used for high-end productions.
  • Course Outline

    Disc 1- Advanced Text, Mastering 3D & Expressions

    Lesson 1 - TYPE ÜBERANIMATION (60 min)
    1. Working with the Text Panels
    2. Using the Range Selector to Animate Position
    3. Using the Range Selector to Animate Rotation
    4. Using the Range Selector to Animate Fill Color
    5. Animating Text On Screen
    6. Looking at the Character O.set Animator
    7. Animating the Character O.set
    8. Adjusting Scale & Tracking within the Range Selector
    9. Adjusting the Range Selector O.set
    10. Looking at the Range Selector Advanced Shape Options
    11. Easing the Shape Options & Adding a Fill Color
    12. Using the Ramp Down E.ect & O.set
    13. Looking at the New Blur Options for Text
    14. Fading Text Using Blur & Transparency

    Lesson 2 - WELCOME TO 3D (57 min)
    1. 3D Position & Orientation
    2. Rotating a 3D Layer
    3. Viewing & Moving Objects on an Axis in 3D Space
    4. Understanding the 3D Coordinate System
    5. Introducing the Camera Tools
    6. Changing View Layouts & Options
    7. Exploring the Axis Modes
    8. Parenting, Ordering & Rendering
    9. Using OpenGL to Accelerate Graphic Processing
    10. Fast Preview Options & OpenGL

    Lesson 3 - CREATING & CONTROLLING 3D CAMERAS (59 min)
    1. Adding a 3D Camera to Your Scene
    2. Working with Di.erent 3D Camera Presets
    3. Point of Interest, Position & Camera Tools
    4. Using the Auto-Orientation Options
    5. Animating a Camera from Side to Side
    6. Animating a Camera 360 Degrees
    7. Using a Null Object to Animate a 3D Camera
    8. Creating a 3D Camera "Fly-By" E.ect
    9. Animating the Point of Interest
    10. Auto-Orienting Objects Toward a Camera
    11. Adjusting the Depth of Field
    12. Adjusting F-Stop, Aperture & Focus Distance

    Lesson 4 - 3D OBJECTS, LIGHTS & MATERIALS (72 min)
    1. Setting Up Your Workspace for Working with 3D
    2. Building a 3D Airplane
    3. Spinning the Propellor
    4. Collapse Transformations
    5. Animating a Pre-Composed 3D Object
    6. Creating a 3D Cityscape
    7. Looking at Lighting Options
    8. Working with Multiple Colored Lights
    9. Casting Shadows
    10. Realistic Lighting: Daytime
    11. Using a Layer as a Gobo
    12. Realistic Lighting: Nighttime & Sunset
    13. Disabling Shadows for Speci.ed Objects & Lights
    14. Adjusting the Shadow Map Resolution
    15. Introducing Material Options
    16. Fine-Tuning the Material Options
    17. Creating a Volumetric Solid Object
    18. Using Layer Blending Modes to A.ect a 3D Object

    Lesson 5 - INTRO TO EXPRESSIONS (64 min)
    1. Rotating an Object Using an Expression
    2. Duplicating a Rotating Layer & O.setting Orientation
    3. Tying the Point of Interest of a Camera to a Layer's Position
    4. Using the Rotation of a Layer to Drive the Scale of Another
    5. Retaining Keyframe Information while Using Expressions
    6. Tying Geometric Values to E.ects Using Expressions
    7. Looping Keyframes Using Expressions
    8. Inverting an Expression
    9. Animating with the Motion Sketch & Smoother Panels
    10. O.setting Duplicate Layers Based on the Same Motion Path

    Lesson 6 - A WORLD OF CONTROLLED RANDOMNESS (58 min)
    1. Using an Expression to Randomize Opacity
    2. Using an Expression to Randomize Scale
    3. Assigning a Variable to the Script
    4. Using an Expression with Time-Remapping
    5. Applying Expressions to E.ects
    6. Using the Slider Control to Keyframe an Expression
    7. Understanding Perlin Noise
    8. Using the Wiggle Script
    9. Wiggling along a Motion Path
    10. Expressions, Split Layers & the Random Seed
    11. Applying Wiggle across a Single Axis
    12. Understanding & Simplifying Expressions

    Lesson 7 - EXPRESSION DESSERT (18 min)
    1. Applying the Circle Fun Expression
    2. Applying Parenting to an Expression
    3. The Write-On E.ect & Tracking a Child Expression
    4. Looking at the Bounce & Squash Expressions

    Lesson 8 - TIPS & TRICKS FOR INCREDIBLE 3D & EXPRESSIONS (41 min)
    1. Creating a 3D Cube
    2. Adjusting Anti-Aliased Layers
    3. Inverse Kinematics
    4. Forward Kinematics
    5. Using the Random Seed to Build an Animation
    6. Creating a Smoke E.eect
    7. Transforming the Smoke into 3D
    8. Adjusting the Lights to Create a Nighttime

     

    Disc 2 - Keying, Rotoscoping, Color Adjustment & Tracking

    Lesson 1 - COOL KEYING WORKFLOW (63 min)
    1. Creating a Garbage Matte
    2. Using Linear Color Key & Spill Suppressor
    3. Color Correcting a Keyed Image
    4. Compositing a Keyed Image onto a New Background
    5. Looking at the Multi-Cam Edit Source File
    6. Setting Up a Green Screen Shot
    7. Keying Solutions
    8. Splitting the Layers
    9. Applying the Keylight Filter
    10. Re.ning the Key
    11. Adding a Matte Choker & Channel Blur
    12. Saving Animation Presets
    13. Adding Saved Presets from Adobe Bridge
    14. Fine-Tuning & Rendering

    Lesson 2 - COLOR ADJUSTMENT & COMPOSITING TECHNIQUES (69 min)
    1. Using the Color Stabilizer E.ect
    2. Creating a Sepia Tone & Adjusting Levels
    3. Hand Colorizing a Black & White Movie
    4. Introducing the Chrome Re.ections Comp
    5. Creating the Chrome Re.ection E.ect
    6. Adding a Blue Tone to the Chrome E.ect
    7. Correcting a Color Cast with the Channel Mixer
    8. Matching Colors with Hue/Saturation & Color Balance
    9. Working with Colorama
    10. Using the Depth Matte E.ect to Create 3D Fog
    11. Using Shift Channels to Change Color Temperature
    12. Creating a Convincing Composite
    13. Inserting Fog Using a Linear Wipe & Fast Blur

    Lesson 3 - ALL ABOUT ROTOSCOPING (87 min)
    1. Single Mask Rotoscoping
    2. Setting Up for Multiple Mask Rotoscoping
    3. Creating & Rotoscoping the Torso Mask
    4. Creating & Rotoscoping the Arm Mask
    5. Creating & Rotoscoping the Head Masks
    6. Creating & Rotoscoping the Nose & Mouth Mask
    7. Creating & Rotoscoping the Hand Mask
    8. Creating & Rotoscoping the Thumb Mask
    9. Animating Mask Opacity & Feathering Edges
    10. Applying Motion Blur & Add/Subtract Modes
    11. Colorizing & Blurring with an Adjustment Layer
    12. Combining Multiple Rotoscoped Elements
    13. Rending a Movie to be Used as a Luma Matte

    Lesson 4 - DYNAMIC MOTION TRACKING (56 min)
    1. Introducing the Motion Tracker Controls
    2. Tracking the Motion of an Object within a Layer
    3. Applying the Motion Track Data to Another Layer
    4. Setting Up a Layer to Motion Track O. Screen
    5. Tracking the Motion of an Object O. Screen
    6. Using Expressions for Better Motion Tracking
    7. Using a Perspective Corner Pin Tracker
    8. Using E.ects with the Motion Tracker
    9. Using the Motion Stabilizer

     

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