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Adobe After Effects Advanced

The Advanced Adobe After Effects Course introduces an all-encompassing overview of the advanced features of After Effects.
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Course: On-Demand
Advanced Provider Ken Geary  11 chapters ·  36 Lessons ·  2h 8m  in Arabic, German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Chinese 

Course Description

This KnowledgeCity course is your first step to learning Advanced Adobe After Effects. The Advanced Adobe After Effects Course, taught by instructor Ken Geary, introduces an all-encompassing overview of the advanced features of After Effects, where you can learn to enhance all of your visual effects projects. The course starts with an overview of features covered in the Intermediate course, then dives in to working with advanced effects as well as working with plug-ins and extensions.You will also explore working with VR 360 video in both editing and environment creation. The course continues as you learn the various ways to render and export your compositions, including how to link with Adobe Premiere Pro using Adobe Dynamic Link. Expressions in After Effects is a very powerful way to gain even more control over your animated effects and motion without needing to be a computer programmer. Finally, we will go though examples of using tools used in the film and television industry on a daily basis, such as 3D camera tracking to match new elements into your motion footage, the Rotobrush tool that lets you separate subjects from the background, and the Content-Aware Fill tool that magically erases unwanted objects from moving footage. Learning these techniques and tools will enhance your skills and impress your customers as you create more advanced visual effects compositions in After Effects.

What You'll Learn

  • Install and run plug-ins and extensions in After Effects
  • Create and edit VR 360 video and build 3D VR environments
  • Render and export compositions using the Render Queue, Adobe Media Encoder, and Dynamic Link to Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Create and use expressions to control animated effects and motion
  • Apply the 3D camera tracker to match new elements into motion footage
  • Use the Rotobrush tool to separate subjects from the background and the Content-Aware Fill tool to remove unwanted objects

Key Takeaways

  • The course builds on the Intermediate After Effects course and covers advanced features for enhancing visual effects projects.
  • It covers working with VR 360 video in both editing and environment creation, including using 2D assets to create a 3D space, adding lighting, and animating in the VR environment.
  • Expressions provide a powerful way to gain more control over animated effects and motion without needing to be a computer programmer.
  • The course demonstrates film and television industry tools such as 3D camera tracking, the Rotobrush tool, and Content-Aware Fill.
  • Rendering and export options covered include Save Frame As, the Render Queue, the Adobe Media Encoder, and Dynamic Link to Adobe Premiere Pro.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who teaches this course?

The Advanced Adobe After Effects course is taught by instructor Ken Geary.

What will this course cover?

It starts with an overview of features from the Intermediate course, then covers advanced effects, plug-ins and extensions, VR 360 video editing and environment creation, rendering and export workflows, expressions, the 3D camera tracker, the Rotobrush tool, and the Content-Aware Fill tool.

Is this course suitable for beginners?

This is an advanced course that expands on what was learned in the Intermediate After Effects course, beginning with an overview of the features covered there.

Do I need to be a programmer to use expressions in this course?

No. The course presents expressions as a powerful way to gain more control over your animated effects and motion without needing to be a computer programmer.

What skills does this course help develop?

It develops skills in Adobe After Effects, including hotkeys and keyboard shortcuts, and supports working toward Adobe After Effects Certification.