After Effects 7 Essential Training

After Effects 7 Essential Training

with Jeff Foster



After Effects 7 Essential Training with Jeff Foster is a comprehensive overview of Adobe's powerful motion graphics software. The video-based training covers the interface, creating a project from scratch, working with keyframes, motion paths, animation presets, layer essentials, moving and trimming time, text layers and animation, filters and special effects, painting and cloning, alpha channels and masks, track mattes and color keying. Other topics include working with expressions, tracking motion, adding and adjusting audio, and rendering final movies. Exercise files accompany the training videos, allowing you to follow along and learn at your own pace.

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author
Jeff Foster
subject
Video
software
After Effects 7
level
Beginner
duration
6h 48m
released
Apr 21, 2006

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Introduction
Welcome
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Setting up for exercise files
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1. Getting Started
What's new in After Effects 7
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Standard vs. professional
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New format support in After Effects 7
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2. Interface Essentials
Default workspace
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Window and panel management
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Customizing your workspace
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3. Creating Projects
Creating and configuring a project
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Importing assets into a project
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Premultiplied vs. straight alpha
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4. Composition
Creating a composition
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Getting footage into a composition
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Importing a Photoshop file as a composition
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Creating a composition from footage
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5. Timeline, Keyframes, and Animation
Setting object durations
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Keyframe essentials
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Animating position
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Animating other transform properties
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Copying and pasting keyframes
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Property keyboard shortcuts
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Animating an anchor point using the Pan Behind tool
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Adjusting bézier motion
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Auto-orienting an object along a path
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Following a complex motion path
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Editing keyframes with the Graph Editor
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Using animation presets
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Creating and saving animation presets
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6. Playing with Time
Using Keyframe Assistant
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Keyframe interpolation - roving over time
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Types of keyframe interpolation
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Hold keyframes
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Speed Graph Editor
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7. Previewing Movies
Using the Time Control panel
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RAM preview options
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Previewing a region of interest and a work area
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Wireframe previews
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8. Layer Essentials
Layer basics
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Editing an original layer in Photoshop
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Solo, Lock and Shy buttons
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The quality switch vs. continuous rasterization
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Applying motion blur
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Moving and trimming time in layers
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Splitting layers
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Time stretching and frame blending
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Time remapping
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Applying a timewarp effect
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Replacing layers
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Sequencing layers
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Creating solid layers
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Aligning and distributing layers
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Layer modes
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Interpreting footage
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9. Text Layers
Creating and formatting text layers
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Basic text animation
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Using the Range selector
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The Wiggly selector
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Multiple animators and selectors
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Using character offset
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Text on a path
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Applying text animation presets
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Modifying and saving a text animation preset
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Saving a text on path animation as a preset
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10. Essential Effects
Applying filter effects
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Animating effects
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Drop shadows
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Wipes and transitions
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Lens blur
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Making color correction adjustments
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Effects as adjustment layers
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Pre-compositing effects
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Saving effects as favorites
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11. Parenting Essentials
Simple parenting
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Character animation
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Using a null object as a parent
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12. Painting
Painting essentials
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Editing paint strokes
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Paint strokes over time
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Using brush strokes as a matte
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Using the Clone tool
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13. Masking Essentials
Creating simple masks
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Drawing precise masks using the Pen tool
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Using masks with text effects
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Using masks modes
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Animating and changing mask shapes
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Convert an alpha channel to a mask with Auto-Trace
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Faking painting with the Scribble effect
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14. Track Mattes and Alpha Channels
Creating a track matte
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Luminance-based track mattes
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Animated text mattes with effects
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15. Removing a Background with Color Keying
Choosing a key color
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Adjusting and fixing color key selections
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Using Luma Key on non-bluescreen composites
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Using Keylight
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16. Using 3-D Layers
Creating 3-D layers in the timeline
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Adding lights in 3-D
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Adding and animating a camera
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Moving a camera around a scene
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Auto-orienting objects
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17. Working with Expressions
Adding expressions and creating relationships
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Multiplying expression values
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Expression arrays
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Text, effects, and expressions
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Converting expressions to keyframes
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18. Tracking Motion and Stabilizing Footage
Tracking motion in a video clip
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Corner pinning footage
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Stabilizing footage
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Fixing tracking problems
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19. Adding Audio
Adding audio to a composition
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Adding markers and comments
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Adjusting audio levels
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20. Rendering Final Movies
Using the render queue default settings
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Changing the render queue settings
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Output module and rendering templates
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Rendering alpha channels or motion masks
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Rendering audio
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Saving RAM previews
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Collecting files
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After Effects for the Web
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Rendering as Macromedia Flash files (.SWF and . FLV)
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Conclusion
Goodbye
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