After Effects CC 2023 Essential Training

Learn essential tools and techniques in After Effects and find out how After Effects is used to create motion graphics, visual effects, and more.

Introduction

• Getting started with After Effects
• Before you start
• Using the exercise files

1. Working with Layers and Shapes

• Shape layer overview
• Transformation levels
• Shape layers vs. masks
• Repeating elements
• Path operators
• Precomposing and nesting
• Collapse Transformations
• Blending modes

2. Animating in After Effects

• Understanding keyframe interpolations
• Adding and adjusting keys
• Using the graph editor: Speed
• Using the graph editor: Value
• Altering speeds with time remapping
• Anchor point fundamentals
• Parenting
• Using expressions to loop animation
• Essential Graphics panel
• Essential properties
• Using the Properties panel

3. Creating Transparency for Compositing

• Creating and animating masks
• Using Track Mattes
• Using the Roto Brush tool
• Mocha AE crash course
• Keylight 101

4. Working with Type

• Activating Adobe Fonts
• Using the Type tool
• Using text animators

5. Working with Effects

• Working with effects
• Introducing the Puppet tool
• Limiting effects with mask references
• Content-Aware Fill

6. Basic After Effects 3D

• 3D in After Effects
• 3D navigation
• Cameras and lights
• 3D layer properties

7. 3D Geometry

• Cinema 4D renderer
• Creating extruded 3D text
• Creating extruded 3D shapes
• Cinema 4D Lite overview
• Using Cineware

8. Working with Trackers

• Point tracking
• Warp Stabilizer
• Mocha AE planar tracking
• Camera tracking

9. Rendering

• Export to disk using the Render Queue
• Rendering with Media Encoder

Conclusion

• Continuing the After Effects journey