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Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer
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11/7/2016Released
4/28/2011
One of the cornerstones of motion graphics is creating and animating type. In this course, Trish Meyer shows how to typeset titles professionally and create custom animations, as well as apply and modify the hundreds of text animation presets that After Effects ships with. Additionally, Chris Meyer shows how to add audio to projects, including spotting "hit points" to align keyframes and video action.
The After Effects Apprentice series was created by Trish and Chris Meyer. The tutorials are designed to be used independently and as a companion to their book After Effects Apprentice.
The After Effects Apprentice series was created by Trish and Chris Meyer. The tutorials are designed to be used independently and as a companion to their book After Effects Apprentice.
Topics include:
- The core text animation recipes
- Animating text along a path
- Working with text animation presets
- Timing animation to audio
- Per-character 3D type
- Rendering with an alpha channel
- Making Photoshop type editable in After Effects
- Professional typesetting tips
Skill Level Beginner
4h 11m
Duration
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Q: This course was updated on 11/20/2012. What changed?
A: We have added four new movies to the end of Chapter 8, "Working With Audio." All four of these movies (Spotting dialog, Timing dialog to music, Mixing audio, and Refinements) apply to all versions covered by the course. In addition, there are new sets of exercise files designed for After Effects CS5.5 and After Effects CS6 and a companion movie that shows our premium subscribers how to use the exercise files.
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Introduction
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Overview1m 23s
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1. Creating Type
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Setting up2m 10s
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Using strokes3m 6s
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Working with paragraph text3m 36s
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2. Animating Type
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Setting a title2m 31s
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Creating a text animator6m 54s
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Animating position2m 4s
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Animating more properties3m 31s
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Exploring text transitions2m 47s
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Randomizing order2m 34s
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3. Cascading Type
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The Cascade recipe2m 15s
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Further refinements7m 12s
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4. Animating by Words
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Anchor point grouping4m 35s
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Multiple ranger selectors3m 56s
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5. Flowing Text
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Animated tracking5m 46s
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6. Per-Character 3D
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Per-character 3D overview5m 45s
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Exploring per-character 3D4m 58s
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7. The Wiggly Selector (and More)
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Separating fields3m 48s
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Exploring wiggly options4m 28s
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Animating wiggles3m 8s
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Multiple animators4m 18s
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8. Working With Audio
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Adding audio4m 8s
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Audio levels4m 27s
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Spotting hit points5m 33s
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Timing to audio5m 25s
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Spotting dialogue7m 32s
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Timing dialogue to music6m 45s
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Mixing audio7m 53s
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Exploring audio refinements3m 46s
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9. Using Text Presets
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Applying text presets5m 50s
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Browsing presets in Bridge4m 24s
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Editing presets6m 49s
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Saving presets5m 55s
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10. Sidebars
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Working with Photoshop text4m 58s
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Keyframing source text4m 21s
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The Buzz Words preset6m 59s
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11. Typesetting Tips
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Tracking and kerning4m 56s
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Using smart quotes4m 8s
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Using hyphens and dashes3m 57s
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