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After Effects 2020 Essential Training: The Basics

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Overview

Explore basic techniques for using After Effects 2020, the flagship motion graphics and compositing application from Adobe.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Amazing things happen in Adobe After Effects
  • The language of After Effects
  • The language of motion graphics and effects
  • What is After Effects for?
  • Using the exercise files and relinking footage
1. Foundations
  • The six foundations of After Effects
  • Exploring the After Effects user interface
  • Begin with compositions
  • Compositing with layers
  • Animating with the timeline
  • Adding effects to a layer
  • Basics of 3D in After Effects
  • Finishing with rendering
2. Creating a Simple Animation
  • Importing a Premiere Pro sequence
  • Customizing text
  • Putting text in motion
  • Matching a moving camera
  • Distorting a layer
  • Animating an Illustrator logo
  • Adding dimension to a design
Conclusion
  • Many ways to learn After Effects

Taught by

Mark Christiansen

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4.7 rating at LinkedIn Learning based on 1210 ratings

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