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Explore the After Effects interface—from the main menu and toolbar to workspaces and options area—learn the composition panel is the main canvas with the timeline and project panel for exporting.
Arrange, resize, and dock After Effects panels to build a custom workspace, then save and restore layouts from the Window menu, using command/ctrl for free-floating panels.
Master After Effects navigation by zooming, panning, and maximizing panels with keyboard shortcuts. Use marquee zoom, center focus, and resolution controls to preview efficiently.
Master the After Effects layer panel by using selection methods, eye switch, solo switch, and lock switches to manage visibility across layers, then rename and color-code for organization.
Master controlling a layer's position in After Effects using x and y values from the top-left, dragging or typing values, and nudging with arrow keys; use shift to constrain movement.
Explore how the anchor point governs rotation and scale in After Effects, using the pan behind tool to reposition the point relative to the layer's top-left corner.
learn to create a composition from scratch in After Effects, including new composition settings, importing to auto-create a comp, and customizing frame rate, duration, and background color.
Create and edit solids in After Effects, using color-filled layers for backgrounds, bars, or masks. Adjust their size and color, duplicate, and organize them in project folders.
Master anchor point placement and rotation in After Effects by aligning the second hand’s pivot to the clock center and animating its rotation with keyframes as the car moves.
Learn to pose an animation in After Effects using keyframes to rotate, pause, and revert, with steps to copy, paste, time reverse, and swap keyframes for a deliberate wait.
Draw motion paths with the motion sketch panel, capture a path in real time, and refine keyframes using smoothing and tolerance in the smoother for precise motion.
Enable auto orient in After Effects to have layers face the travel direction, then fix backward orientation by rotating the layer 180 degrees.
Learn to link arms, connectors, and extensions with parenting in after effects, set anchor points for precise rotation, and drive motion from a single parent while children move independently.
Learn keyframe interpolation and easing in After Effects to control what happens between keyframes, adjust speed on motion paths, and create more organic animations with easy ease in and out.
After Effects is the software professionals use to create amazing, sometimes dazzling motion graphics. It's used in a vast number of industries, including TV, web and film.
In this course, we will learn how the foundations of this versatile application work. We will start from scratch, with a blank project and start building our own animations. We will also cover the close integration between After Effects, Photoshop, Cinema 4D and Illustrator.
With this hands-on training course, you will learn all the tips and tricks that the professional designers use to create eye-catching motion graphics.
You will master keyframes and become an expert in using the dreaded graph editor. You will also learn how to use After Effects to create 3D compositions.
This masterclass is designed for complete beginners, but even if you are a seasoned After Effects user, we promise you will learn countless tricks that you wish you knew before! You will learn about speeding up your workflow, fixing shaky footage, effects and text animation.
After Effects offers a number of built-in presets when it comes to animating. As well as exploring these presets, we will be learning how to create our own custom presets and animations.
You will also learn how motion tracking works by attaching a piece of graphic or text to a live action video and mask it to make it believable.
With 7 different class projects to complete, you will leave this course feeling confident to tackle any animation challenge that comes your way!
If you are ready to step into the world of animated graphics and visual effects, let's get started.