Advanced Adobe After Effects CS5

Duration: 2 Days

Objectives

This in-depth course fully addresses the complexities and sophistication available within After Effects. It teaches, in great detail, real life tips and tricks that will greatly enhance your working knowledge of the software. The course predominantly focuses on working with Effects, 3D and Expressions, although other topics will be covered, with an emphasis on using the features in creative and interesting ways.

Pre-requisites

Experience of the Windows or Macintosh operating system or previous attendance on the equivalent training course.

Course includes

A comprehensive set of reference notes covering course topics, follow-up telephone support and, for training on Transmedia premises, lunch and refreshments.

This course is available as a private or customised course. Please phone us on 0208 269 4260 or email us for further information and to customise this course to your exact requirements.

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Course outline

Overview of features
• After Effects CS5 performance enhancements
• Native support for new codecs
• Native support for RED camera footage

Advanced Expressions
• Expression controls
• Looping and controlling time
• Working with variables
• Controlling ranges
• Using Math functions

Advanced 3D
• Building 3D Models and shapes
• Importing 3D models from Photoshop CS5
• Animating in 3D environments
• Compositing multi-pass renders from 3D applications
• Importing 3D camera data
• Using 3D channel effects
• The Digieffects Freeform effect
• Creating animated distortion warping and displacement effects

Using Mocha to create tracking and corner pin data in After Effects
• Using Mocha shape
• Creating a Mocha mask

Effects in Depth
• Distortion effects (Warping, Morphing, Reshaping etc)
• Using Masks with effects
• Particles in depth
• Compound effects (Compound Blur; Displacement Mapping)

Effect Generators
• Fractal Noise
• Radio Waves
• Lightning
• Shatter

Effects for colour Treatment and Correction
• colourama
• Echo
• Glow
• Change to colour
• Colour correction and blending effects
• The Colour Correction Vibrance effect
• Miscellaneous effects

Tutorials on the above topics will be provided but delegates will also be invited to bring along their own projects or footage to work on in brainstorming/problem-solving sessions