Adobe After Effects Training

Course Level: Beginner
Duration: 8 Hrs 7 Min
Total Videos: 57 On-demand Videos

Unlock your creative prowess with our Adobe After Effects Training course, perfect for aspiring animators, graphic designers, and video editors. Through hands-on training, master high-quality animations and motion graphics, from basic navigation to advanced techniques, paving your path to a rewarding career in animation and video production industries.

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Learning Objectives

01

Understand basic keyboard shortcuts and tips to optimize workflow in the interface.

02

Learn to create basic title animations using keyframes and keyframe interpolation.

03

Import files and create new compositions, utilizing controls, effects, and presets.

04

Develop skills in animating and editing text, including importing and installing new fonts.

05

Create and animate custom shapes with various tools, including pen tool and path operations.

06

Master techniques for animating multimedia presentations, including precomposing layers and keyframing motion paths.

07

Learn to animate Photoshop layers, including effects such as changing light, adding lens flare, and time remapping.

08

Understand the use of masks for effects like creating reflections and vignettes, and the puppet tools for object distortion.

Course Description

Are you looking to master Adobe After Effects and dive into the world of animation and motion graphics? Our Adobe After Effects Training course is designed to take you from novice to expert in producing high-quality animations and special effects. This comprehensive course covers everything from getting started with keyboard shortcuts to advanced techniques such as keyframe interpolation and composition renaming. You’ll also learn how to use the powerful tools within Adobe After Effects, such as the puppet tools and the roto brush tool, to create visually stunning and dynamic animations.

This course isn’t just for beginners, it is also perfect for experienced users who are ready to refine their skills and deepen their understanding of After Effects. You’ll learn to create a variety of animations using effects and presets, animate text layers, work with shape layers, and even animate a multimedia presentation. The course also covers essential topics such as working with masks, distorting objects with the puppet tools, using the roto brush tool, performing color correction, and creating motion graphics templates. The practical, hands-on approach of this course ensures that you’ll gain proficiency in the use of all these skills.

By the end of this course, you’ll be able to create professional-quality animations and special effects, opening up a wealth of opportunities in the animation and video production industries. Whether you’re a graphic designer looking to enhance your skill set, a video editor eager to add professional effects to your projects, or a marketing professional interested in producing high-impact video content, this Adobe After Effects Training course will equip you with the skills and knowledge you need to excel. Don’t wait to advance your career in animation and motion graphics – enrol in our Adobe After Effects Training course today.

Who Benefits From This Course

  • Individuals interested in multimedia design and animation
  • Graphic designers looking to expand their skill set
  • Film and video editors aiming to enhance their post-production capabilities
  • Marketing professionals seeking to produce dynamic digital content
  • Photographers wanting to add motion to their still images
  • Web developers interested in implementing animated elements on websites
  • Artists aiming to create digital art or animated pieces

Frequently Asked Questions

What is Adobe After Effects used for and who uses it?
Adobe After Effects is a powerful software primarily used for creating motion graphics and visual effects. It is widely used by video editors, motion graphics designers, animators, VFX artists, and producers to create high-quality animations and effects for videos, films, TV broadcasts, and interactive web formats. It's also used by marketing professionals and multimedia artists to create engaging content for various media platforms. With Adobe After Effects, users can animate, alter, and composite media in 2D and 3D space with various built-in tools and third-party plug-ins, as well as layer and track movements in 2D footage for full 3D effects.
What are some of the skills I can gain from Adobe After Effects training?
Adobe After Effects training can equip you with a wide range of skills. These include:
  • Understanding the interface and workflow of Adobe After Effects
  • Creating and managing compositions and layers
  • Animating objects using keyframes
  • Working with masks and shape layers
  • Applying and customizing effects and presets
  • Using the puppet tools and the roto brush tool
  • Performing color correction
  • Rendering and exporting your projects
  • Creating text animations and kinetic typography
These skills can be applied to a variety of tasks such as creating titles, lower thirds, and animations, color grading footage, removing objects from videos, and adding visual effects.
What job opportunities are available for someone proficient in Adobe After Effects?
Proficiency in Adobe After Effects opens up a plethora of career opportunities in various sectors. These roles include:
  • Motion Graphics Designer: Creating animated 2D and 3D graphics for television, film, or the web.
  • Video Editor: Cutting and editing film footage to create a cohesive story.
  • Animator: Creating a series of images that form the animation for 2D and 3D animations, computer games, music videos, and advertisements.
  • Multimedia Artist: Designing and creating multimedia content for various media platforms.
  • Graphic Designer: Designing visuals for brand identities, advertisements, and websites.
  • Visual Effects Artist: Adding special effects to live-action or animated films and videos.
  • Creative Director: Overseeing the creative vision of a project or brand.
These roles span across various industries including film and television, advertising, marketing, gaming, and digital media.
How can learning Adobe After Effects enhance my career prospects?
Learning Adobe After Effects can significantly enhance your career prospects. The ability to create and edit motion graphics and visual effects is a highly sought-after skill in the film, television, advertising, and digital media industries. By mastering Adobe After Effects, you can open doors to roles such as Motion Graphics Designer, Video Editor, Animator, Visual Effects Artist, and more. Furthermore, this knowledge can also be beneficial for advancing in your current role, as it enables you to add a new dimension to your skill set and create more dynamic, engaging content.
What is the average salary for jobs requiring Adobe After Effects skills?
The average salary for jobs requiring Adobe After Effects skills can vary greatly depending on the specific role and industry. However, according to Payscale, as of 2021, the average salary for a Motion Graphics Designer in the United States is approximately $60,000 per year, while a Video Editor earns an average of $48,000 per year. Animators can expect to earn an average salary of around $54,000 per year. These figures can be higher for more senior roles such as Creative Director or Visual Effects Supervisor, or in locations with a high cost of living.

Included In This Course

Module 1: Getting Started

  •    1.1 Course Introduction
  •    1.2 Keyboard Shortcuts
  •    1.3 Keyboard Tips
  •    1.4 Things to Do Before Starting

Module 2: Getting to Know the Workflow

  •    2.1 General Interface and Starting a Project
  •    2.2 Basic Title Animation Using Keyframes
  •    2.3 Keyframe Interpolation and Keyframe Assistan
  •    2.4 Renaming a Composition
  •    2.5 Soloing a Layer for Individual Edits
  •    2.6 Interface Continued: Tool bar, Timeline panel, Preferences, Workspaces
  •    2.7 Render and Export

Module 3: Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

  •    3.1 Importing Files from Bridge and Creating a New Composition
  •    3.2 Horizontal Type Tool and Guides
  •    3.3 Controls, Effects and Presets for Titles and Logos

Module 4: Animating Text

  •    4.1 Create and Stylize a Text Layer With the Characters and Paragraph Panels
  •    4.2 Preview and Apply Text Animation Presets and Use Keyframes
  •    4.3 Animate Layers Using Parenting
  •    4.4 Editing and Animating Imported Photoshop Text
  •    4.5 Install Fonts Using Adobe Fonts

Module 5: Working With Shape Layers

  •    5.1 Create and Customize a Shape with Shape Tool
  •    5.2 Self Animating Shape with a Wiggle Path (green marker)
  •    5.3 Create and Customize a Shape with Pen Tool
  •    5.4 Snap Layers
  •    5.5 Animating Shape Layers with Path Operations
  •    5.6 Creating Nulls from Paths

Module 6: Animating a Multimedia Presentation

  •    6.1 Animate Multiple Layers Using Parenting
  •    6.2 Precomposing Layers
  •    6.3 Keyframing a Motion Path
  •    6.4 Animating a Character to Create Movement
  •    6.5 Animating Precomposed Layers with Effects

Module 7: Animating Photoshop Layers

  •    7.1 Animating Change in Light
  •    7.2 Animating Birds Flying with a Track Mat
  •    7.3 Animating Shadows and Using Corner Pin
  •    7.4 Adding a Lens Flare Effect
  •    7.5 Render Composition and Retime
  •    7.6 Use the Graph Editor to Remap Time

Module 8: Working With Masks

  •    8.1 Setup a Basic Mask
  •    8.2 Refine and Apply Mask
  •    8.3 Creating a Reflection with a Mask and Blending Modes
  •    8.4 Create a Vignette

Module 9: Distorting Objects with the Puppet Tools

  •    9.1 Puppet Position Pen Tool
  •    9.2 Starch Pins
  •    9.3 Manually Animate with Puppet Tool
  •    9.4 Automate Animation Using Puppet Sketch Tool

Module 10: Using the Roto Brush Tool

  •    10.1 Extract Foreground Object from Background and Create a Mat
  •    10.2 Touch Up a Mat with the Refine Edge Tool
  •    10.3 Edit or Replace the Separated Background

Module 11: Performing Color Correction

  •    11.1 Set up Composition and Use Levels to Start Balancing the Color
  •    11.2 Basic Color Grading with Lumetri Color Effects
  •    11.3 Use Basic Masking, Tracking and Keying to Replace the Background
  •    11.4 Use an Adjustment Layer to Create a Global Color Effect
  •    11.5 Gaussian Blur Effect

Module 12: Creating Motion Graphics Templates

  •    12.1 Add New Font with Adobe Fonts and Create a Title with Basic Effects
  •    12.2 Using Adjustment Layers to Apply a Specific Effect
  •    12.3 Use Essential Graphics Panel to Build Custom Controls and Share as a Template
  •    12.4 Create Checkboxes to Toggle Visibility of a Background Image
  •    12.5 Protect Portions of a Project from Time Stretching and Export Template

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