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After Effects CS4
Learn how to produce high-quality motion graphics.Preview the first lesson free — get full access to all 66 lessons.
Beginner Provider : Foster Johnson 11 chapters · 66 Lessons · 7h 25m in Arabic, English, Spanish
Course Description
Learn how to create motion graphics footage for broadcast and Internet video, DVD menu systems, mobile content, and film. This course will take you step by step through a series of demonstrations and exercises. Build your first animated sequence and learn how to use keyframes efficiently by trying a multitude of special effects. Experiment with masks, titles, shapes, and footage in 3D space. Gain the basic skills to get up and running quickly with Adobe After Effects CS4.
What You'll Learn
- Create motion graphics footage for broadcast and Internet video, DVD menu systems, mobile content, and film
- Build an animated sequence and use keyframes efficiently across a range of special effects
- Work with masks, titles, shapes, and footage in 3D space
- Import footage using Adobe Bridge and work with imported Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop layers
- Animate text using point text, parenting, and path animation presets
- Apply effects such as a cartoon effect, lighting changes, track mattes, shadows, and lens flares, then render finished compositions
Key Takeaways
- The course teaches how to create motion graphics footage for broadcast and Internet video, DVD menu systems, mobile content, and film.
- It walks through demonstrations and exercises step by step, including building a first animated sequence and using keyframes efficiently with many special effects.
- Lessons cover the workspace, creating projects, importing footage, setting up compositions, and previewing and rendering work.
- Learners experiment with masks, titles, shapes, and footage in 3D space and animate text with parenting and path animation presets.
- The course provides the basic skills to get up and running quickly with Adobe After Effects CS4.
Frequently Asked Questions
What will I be able to create after this course?
You will learn to create motion graphics footage for broadcast and Internet video, DVD menu systems, mobile content, and film.
What topics does the course cover?
It covers the After Effects workspace, creating projects and importing footage, setting up compositions, basic animation and keyframes, importing footage with Adobe Bridge, working with imported Illustrator and Photoshop layers, applying effects and animation presets, adding transparency, text layers and text animation, shape layers, lighting changes, a cartoon effect, track mattes, shadows, lens flares, and rendering finished compositions.
How is the course structured?
The course takes you step by step through a series of demonstrations and exercises.
What skills will I gain?
You will gain skills in Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, computer animation, motion graphics, and motion graphics software, plus content aligned with Adobe After Effects certification.
Is this course suitable for beginners?
Yes. It is designed to give you the basic skills to get up and running quickly with Adobe After Effects CS4.
