- [Narrator] The concept of pre-comping in After Effects…is a fundamental one.…A pre-composition is a little like creating nested sequences…inside of Premier, except in After Effects it's not uncommon…for a pre-comp to be inside of another pre comp…several pre-comps deep.…It's a great way to instance out animations or elements…and easily update those instances…by making changes to the pre-comp.…Here in this example I have a lower third…that is created by several pre-comps.…So let me go ahead and preview this…and you'll see that we have two elements…that are basically the same thing, the same animation.…
Layers four and five are that same animation,…this little widget here off to the left…and then layer five is the same animation moved off…in space and timed out a little bit differently.…So, that's one of the important concepts…about using pre-comps is that you can repurpose…that animation, build these simple building blocks…and reuse them over and over to build up complexity.…So let's take a look at how this was built.…
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11/8/2017- Linking Premiere Pro and After Effects dynamically
- Navigating timeline layers
- Working with keyframes
- Precomping elements
- Animating mask reveals and tracking masks
- Creating elements with shape layers
- Animating shapes and text
- Working with Illustrator files
- Animating a logo
- Creating 3D type extrusions
- Creating a simple camera in Z-space montage
- Keying video with Keylight
- Batch rendering and Dynamic Link rendering
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome58s
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Big-picture concepts2m 33s
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1. How After Effects Is Different from Premiere
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Working with keyframes10m 21s
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Precomping elements7m 4s
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Parenting to nulls6m 34s
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Introduction to 3D layers6m 24s
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2. Working with Masks and Shapes
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Masks6m 59s
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Animating mask reveals7m 29s
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Track mattes7m 42s
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Limiting effects with masks4m 36s
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Tracking masks5m 16s
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3. Working with Type and Logos
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Setting type7m 23s
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Animate type7m 33s
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Work with Illustrator files8m 25s
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Create 3D type extrusions6m 43s
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4. Working with Stills and Video
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Introducing z-depth5m 54s
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Key video with keylight6m 3s
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5. Outputting Media
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Explore the Render Queue5m 29s
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Render footage with an alpha6m 15s
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6. Example Techniques
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Shape layer transitions6m 46s
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Create video glitches10m 5s
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7. Challenge: Put Your Skills into Practice
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Solution, part 11m 54s
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Solution, part 22m 24s
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Solution, part 32m 3s
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Conclusion
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Next steps24s
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