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These instructional videos hosted by Steve Holmes, an award-winning British designer and animator, are indispensable for learning the basics of the industry-standard tool for motion graphics and special effects design and production. With over 14 hours of indexed tutorials, you will learn incredible ways to control keyframes, use parenting and time remapping, understand and use powerful masking and blending modes, create mattes, and use adjustment layers to add complex, yet simple, impact to your animations.PART 1 - Interface, Footage & Animation EssentialsLesson 1 - THE GRAND TOUR (38 min)1. Applying a Mask & Transforming the Properties2. Keyframing & Easy Ease3. Layer Effects & Motion Blur4. Animating & Organizing Layers in the Timeline5. Working with Video & Track Mattes6. Inserting & Animating a Text Layer7. Completing the AnimationLesson 2 - THE PROJECT PANEL & WORKSPACES (24 min)1. Navigating the Interface2. Customizing, Saving & Loading Workspaces3. Using the New Maximize Feature4. Opening & Closing Windows & Projects5. Working within the Project Panel6. Organizing Files in the Project Panel7. Tips for Utilizing the Project Panel8. Adjusting the Working Color SpaceLesson 3 - THE NEW & POWERFUL COMP PANEL (59 min)1. Adjusting the Composition Settings2. Creating a Comp from Existing Footage3. Creating a Comp from Stills4. Working with Multiple Composition Viewers5. Using the Zoom & Scroll Tools6. Changing the Preview Size7. Splitting the Composition Viewer8. Changing the View Options9. Selecting Composited Layers10. Using the Snapshot Feature to Store Frames in Memory11. .e New Color Channel Viewing Options12. Adjusting the Viewer Resolution & Pixel Aspect Ratio13. Exploring the Flow Chart OptionLesson 4 - THE TIMELINE & PREVIEWING (56 min)1. Importing Footage2. Fitting an Image into the Comp Window3. Snapping the Position of Layers in the Timeline4. Introducing the AV Panel in the Timeline5. Labeling, Selecting Label Color & Arranging Layers6. Renaming Layers in the Timeline7. Hiding Layers with the Shy Switch8. Using the Quality & Effects Switches9. Applying Motion Blur10. Zooming, Viewing Switches, Modes & Duration Columns11. Moving the Time Indicator & Applying Markers12. Positioning & Trimming Layers Using Markers13. Previewing Audio & Setting Up a RAM Preview14. Setting Up a Work Area & a Region of InterestLesson 5 - IMPORTING & ORGANIZING FOOTAGE (53 min)1. Using Adobe Bridge2. Importing Movies & Sequences with Bridge3. Interpreting Alpha Channels4. Importing Adobe Photoshop(R) Files5. Interpreting a Photoshop Sequence6. Using Edit Original & Importing Layer Effects7. Exploring Importable Layer Effects8. Creating a Photoshop File in After Effects9. Importing Adobe Illustrator(R) Files10. Using Placeholders & Proxies11. Proxies & the Render Queue12. Working with Camera Raw Files13. Using a Proxy with Camera Raw FilesLesson 6 - VIDEO STANDARDS & THE CLIP PANEL (21 min)1. Composition Settings & Pixel Aspect Ratio2. Fixing Interlaced Video Issues3. Solving 3:2 Pulldown Issues4. Making Insert & Overlay Edits5. Working with Split Layers & Extracting a Work AreaPART 2 - Masking, Mattes, Effects & Text AnimationLesson 1 - PARENTING, NESTING & TIME REMAPPING (59 min)1. Setting Up the Car Speeding Along Comp2. Adding Wheels to the Car Comp & Rotating .em3. Introducing Parenting, the Pick Whip & Parenting to a Null4. Common Challenges with Parenting Elements Together5. Working with Nested Compositions6. Pre-Composing & Animating the Car7. Enabling Time-Remapping vs. Time-Reverse Layer8. Time-Remapping, Frame Blending & Time-Reverse Keyframes9. Easing Keyframes & Time-Remapping Audio10. Using the Graph Editor to Time-Remap Slow Motion Footage11. Sequencing Layers & Time-Remapping a Nested Comp12. Easing In & Adjusting the Speed in the Graph EditorLesson 2 - INCREDIBLY COOL MASKING (60 min)1. Introducing the Masking Tools2. Animating a Mask to Reveal Text3. Using Guides & Feathering Masks4. Adding & Subtracting Masks5. Creating a Circular Mask6. Adjusting Masks on Photoshop® Files7. Pasting In Masks from Illustrator®8. Correcting & Controlling Mask Interaction9. Time-Reversing Keyframes10. Creating a Morph Target in IllustratorLesson 3 - INTRODUCTION TO EFFECTS & PRESETS (32 min)1. .e Snow Effect2. .e Fast Blur Effect3. Creating & Saving Animation Presets4. Using Fast Blur to Change the Depth of Field5. Using the Color Emboss & Snow Effects6. Creating a Chrome Reflection in a Pre-Comp7. Changing the Blend Mode & Sharing PresetsLesson 4 - MATTES & LAYER BLENDING MODES (45 min)1. Using Layers as Mattes for Other Layers2. Using the Luminance of a Grayscale Image for Transparency3. Creating & Pre-Composing an Animated Matte4. Manipulating Transparency with Layer Blending Modes5. Using RGB Channels for Convincing Mattes6. Transitioning between Comps with a Stencil Alpha MatteLesson 5 - TRACK MATTES, ADJUSTMENT LAYERS & EFFECTS (53 min)1. Applying a Luma Track Matte2. Duplicating a Layer & Replacing It ...
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