What's next?

Join Ian Robinson for an in-depth discussion in this video What's next?, part of After Effects CC 2013 Essential Training.

…Okay.…Well now's the time where I get a chance to thank you for checking out this course.…And of course I want to talk to you about the next steps…you might want to go through to continue pushing your After Effects education.…I generally recommend going on and checking out some real world projects…to really sort of get your feet wet in the After Effects world.…And one of the easiest ways to do that is to check out the Mograph technique series.…Now I have a couple titles in there but there are many different authors.…So, definitely check out Mograph techniques.…

I'm just going to show you a few right now.…For example, this one.…Mograph techniques, creating a product endpage.…In this I actually create a 3D model of a bottle.…And we track it into some live action footage.…The next one.…Morgraph techniques for retiming and tracking footage.…Where, we literally retimed some high speed footage and track in…some other graphics so it's more of a visual effects take.…Now, another series you should check out is After Effect Guru.…

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Ian Robinson

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Q: This course was updated on 6/18/2014. What changed?

A: We added new movies to the "Fundamentals of After Effects" chapter, reorganized and re-recorded the "Up and Running" and "Keying Green Screen Footage" chapters, and added new movies on Color Finesse 3 and masking individual effects.

Q: When I try to open a project file, After Effects tells me I need to update my system, since the file was made with version 13.0. But I already installed the most recent After Effects update. Why can't I open the project?

A: In the latest round of updates, Adobe chose to create a completely new installer for this latest version. While you may have updated the version of After Effects CC you have installed (12.x), there is an entirely new After Effects install for 2014 (13.0). Check for an After Effects CC (2014) item in the Creative Cloud app and download and install it from there.

After you install the new version, you should be able to open 13.0 projects. After Effects CC (2014) will coexist with the older version of After Effects on your machine. If you currently have any shortcuts on your computer to launch After Effects, you may have to go back into the Programs folder and create a new shortcut to the newer version, After Effects 2014.

Q: This course was updated on 11/03/2014. What changed?

A: We updated 25 movies to reflect changes to the Creative Cloud 2014 release of After Effects. This includes the new optimized user interface and enhanced Cineware and CINEMA 4D Lite pipeline. The new movies are labeled with the "(CC 2014.1)" tag.

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- What is After Effects?
  1m 8s
Introduction
- Welcome
  1m 8s
- Using the exercise files (CC 2014.1)
  1m 57s
- Using the exercise files
  1m 19s
- Understanding and managing applications with Creative Cloud (CC 2014.1)
  2m 32s
- Which versions of After Effects CC does this course cover? (CC 2014.1)
  1m 40s
- Relinking missing footage
  1m 54s
- Working with keyboard shortcuts
  1m 23s
- Different ways to use After Effects
  59s
- Exploring the interface of After Effects (CC 2014.1)
  13m 22s
- Exploring the interface of After Effects
  12m
- Exploring important preferences, and setting up the cache (CC 2014.1)
  8m 44s
- Exploring important preferences and setting up the cache
  6m 20s
- Video terminology (CC 2014.1)
  6m 19s
- Video terminology
  4m 24s
- Updating After Effects with Creative Cloud
  1m 25s
1. The Fundamentals of After Effects
- The six foundations of After Effects
  11m 4s
- Understanding compositions
  10m 35s
- Creating and manipulating layers
  9m 49s
- Building animation
  6m 29s
- Working with effects
  7m 5s
- Introduction to 3D
  8m 45s
- Understanding how to render
  6m 48s
2. Up and Running with After Effects
- Importing elements
  5m 53s
- Organizing projects
  3m 51s
- Building compositions with layers
  6m 17s
- Animating with keyframes
  9m 59s
- Adding effects and graphics
  8m 7s
- Output techniques
  4m 46s
3. Understanding Compositions
- Exploring composition and project settings
  6m 48s
- Importing Photoshop files as compositions
  8m 39s
- Importing Illustrator files as compositions
  7m 41s
- Viewing files in the comp panel
  4m 42s
- Understanding Pre-compose
  4m 21s
- Positioning layers with snapping
  4m 55s
- Interpreting footage
  4m
- Keyboard shortcuts for compositions
  3m 43s
4. Building Compositions with Layers
- Defining layers
  5m 4s
- Creating type layers
  7m 38s
- Precise typesetting techniques
  5m 42s
- Creating layer solids and shapes with masks
  9m 6s
- Creating design elements with shape layers
  6m 10s
- Layer compositing: Masks, switches, and blend modes
  7m 35s
- Using track mattes
  4m 49s
- Precise compositing with variable-width feathered masks
  9m 24s
- Working smarter by swapping layers
  7m 6s
- Keyboard shortcuts for layers
  2m 35s
5. Creating Animation
- Understanding animation
  6m 20s
- Adding and adjusting keyframes
  9m 52s
- Understanding keyframe interpolation (CC 2014.1)
  8m 52s
- Understanding keyframe interpolation
  6m 20s
- Adjusting keyframes in the Graph Editor
  8m 26s
- The power of parenting
  5m 27s
- Using null objects
  6m 46s
- Creating expressions with the pick whip
  6m 25s
- Creating and adjusting motion paths
  9m 56s
- Building complex graphics with Pre-compose
  4m 54s
- Preparing audio for animation
  8m 57s
- Generating graphics with audio
  9m 13s
- Working smarter: Navigating the Timeline
  4m 32s
6. Using Effects
- Understanding the order of effects
  5m 58s
- Generating backgrounds with effects
  5m 33s
- Generating a scribble effect
  8m 12s
- Animating strokes with effects
  6m 37s
- Using adjustment layers
  5m 52s
- Adding gradients and glows
  4m 30s
- Saving pan and scan presets
  5m 20s
- Fixing exposure with Levels
  3m 5s
- Fixing color casts with Color Finesse 3
  9m 57s
- Masking individual effects
  3m 55s
7. Jumping into 3D
- Understanding 3D in After Effects
  9m 2s
- Intro to cameras (CC 2014.1)
  10m 50s
- Intro to cameras
  7m 51s
- Intro to lights and material options
  8m 56s
- Animating cameras (CC 2014.1)
  11m 11s
- Animating cameras
  12m 39s
- Creating depth of field
  6m 48s
- Exploring the ray-traced 3D renderer
  10m 8s
8. Introducing CINEMA 4D Lite
- Understanding CINEMA 4D Lite and After Effects (CC 2014.1)
  1m 53s
- Understanding CINEMA 4D Lite and After Effects
  1m 32s
- 3D foundations (CC 2014.1)
  9m 49s
- 3D foundations
  10m 43s
- Matching CINEMA 4D Lite and After Effects projects (CC 2014.1)
  7m 14s
- Matching CINEMA 4D Lite and After Effects projects
  8m 9s
- Understanding the CINEMA 4D Lite interface (CC 2014.1)
  9m 49s
- Understanding the CINEMA 4D Lite interface
  7m 31s
- Creating 3D projects from Illustrator files (CC 2014.1)
  7m 20s
- Creating 3D projects from Illustrator files
  7m 28s
- Exploring modeling in CINEMA 4D Lite (CC 2014.1)
  11m 7s
- Exploring modeling in CINEMA 4D Lite
  8m 8s
- Applying deformers (CC 2014.1)
  4m 50s
- Applying deformers
  5m 59s
- Understanding materials (CC 2014.1)
  10m 29s
- Understanding materials
  7m 32s
- Lighting your scene (CC 2014.1)
  11m 20s
- Lighting your scene
  8m 14s
- Looking at detailed materials
  7m 51s
- Working with presets (materials and lights) (CC 2014.1)
  7m 44s
- Animating in CINEMA 4D Lite (CC 2014.1)
  5m 52s
- Animating in CINEMA 4D Lite
  6m 51s
- Adjusting keyframes in CINEMA 4D Lite (CC 2014.1)
  7m 42s
- Animating cameras in CINEMA 4D Lite (CC 2014.1)
  5m 49s
- Animating cameras in CINEMA 4D Lite
  5m 45s
- Working with CINEWARE (CC 2014.1)
  8m 11s
- Working with CINEWARE
  9m 38s
- Render settings and the multipass workflow (CC 2014.1)
  7m 28s
- Render settings and the multipass workflow
  8m 38s
9. Exporting and Rendering
- Rendering with Adobe Media Encoder
  4m 45s
- Recommended settings for rendering graphics
  10m 21s
- Creating presets in the Render Queue
  4m
- Prerendering with Import and Replace Usage
  3m 18s
- Working smarter: One render, multiple outputs
  1m 11s
10. Exploring Type and Shape Animation
- Creating type animators
  8m 52s
- Creating and animating type on a path
  5m 32s
- Animating shape layers
  8m 45s
- Animating brushstrokes with Paint
  5m 54s
- Animating text and prepairing templates for use in Premiere Pro (CC 2014.1)
  7m 50s
11. Repairing and Retiming Video
- Retiming with Time Remapping
  8m 56s
- Retiming footage with Timewarp
  9m 10s
- Smoothing shaky camera footage with Warp Stabilizer VFX
  5m 25s
12. Project: Keying Green-Screen Footage
- Getting started with Keylight
  8m 43s
- Refining your key with Keylight
  3m 42s
- Cleaning up keys with masks
  3m 41s
13. Project: Rotoscoping
- Rotoscoping with paths
  6m 47s
- Introducing the Roto Brush
  5m 58s
- Refining the Roto Brush
  6m 12s
- Using the Refine Edge tool
  7m 50s
14. Project: Tracking
- Creating a single point track
  7m 38s
- Applying motion with Warp Stabilizer VFX
  4m 29s
- Warp Stabilizer VFX: Reversible Stabilization workflow
  7m 47s
- Solving cameras
  7m 19s
15. Media Management
- Archiving your projects
  3m 50s
- Removing unused footage
  1m 25s
- Moving compositions between projects in After Effects
  1m 15s
Conclusion
- What's next?
  2m 23s

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Skill Level Appropriate for all

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Q: This course was updated on 6/18/2014. What changed?

Q: When I try to open a project file, After Effects tells me I need to update my system, since the file was made with version 13.0. But I already installed the most recent After Effects update. Why can't I open the project?

Q: This course was updated on 11/03/2014. What changed?

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Introduction

1. The Fundamentals of After Effects

2. Up and Running with After Effects

3. Understanding Compositions

4. Building Compositions with Layers

5. Creating Animation

6. Using Effects

7. Jumping into 3D

8. Introducing CINEMA 4D Lite

9. Exporting and Rendering

10. Exploring Type and Shape Animation

11. Repairing and Retiming Video

12. Project: Keying Green-Screen Footage

13. Project: Rotoscoping

14. Project: Tracking

15. Media Management

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