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VFX 101: Learn Adobe After Effects / PFTrack / 3ds Max

Do you want to learn how to do amazing VFX (Visual Effects)? Learn 3ds Max, After Effects and PFTrack in this course!
Rating: 4.2 out of 54.2 (95 ratings)
1,812 students
Created by Ruan Lotter
Last updated 3/2015
English
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30-Day Money-Back Guarantee

What you'll learn

  • Create amazing VFX (visual effects) and motion graphics using Adobe After Effects, Autodesk 3dsmax and PFTrack!

Requirements

  • Download 3dsmax (Free student version available), After Effects (Trial version works fine) and PFTrack (Trial version works fine). I will give you more information where you can download these trial / free versions at the beginning of the course. You don't need any experience in VFX to do this course.

Description

VFX 101: Learn Adobe After Effects / PFTrack / 3ds Max

Kickstart your career in VFX
- No Film School and No Visual Effects Experience required!

Have you ever wanted to do your own Visual Effects or maybe dream about working for a major VFX Studio in Hollywood? Well now you can learn all the basic skills to get you started! This course will give you the all building blocks that will allow you to start using Adobe After Effects, 3dsmax and also PFTrack to create your own amazing Visual Effects - Hollywood Style.

You will also get to use the amazing V-Ray Renderer for 3dsmax which is used widely in the Visual Effects industry as well as in the Gaming world!

What you will learn:

  • Autodesk 3dsmax
    • Creating Geometry
    • Subdivision Modeling
    • Animation and Keyframes
    • Texturing and the Material Editor
    • The Active-shade Renderer
    • The V-ray Renderer
    • MassFX Physics Engine
    • Lighting and Shadows
    • The Graph Editor
    • Importing 3D Models
    • How to use Tracking Data from PFTrack
    • Rendering
  • Adobe After Effects
    • After Effects Basics
    • Working with Layers
    • Applying Effects to Layers
    • Masks & Rotoscoping
    • Compositing
    • Animation and Keyframes
    • Color Grading
    • Chroma Keying
    • Tracking (2D and 3D)
    • and much more!!
  • PFTrack
    • User Track and Auto Track nodes
    • Solving the Camera
    • Orienting The Scene
    • Using Test Objects
    • Exporting Tracking Data to 3dsmax
    • and of-course much much more!

After each chapter you will do a very exciting mini project with me, to ensure that you understand everything that was covered in that specific lecture before we move on to the next.

I will provide you with sample footage / graphics / 3d models and more, that we will use during this course.

The total running time of this course is 4 Hours and 33 Minutes!!!

Get ready to begin your career in VFX right NOW!

Who this course is for:

  • This course is meant for anyone interested in creating their own VFX (Visual Effects and Motion Graphics) or anyone interested in learning 3dsmax, After Effects and PFTrack. You don't need any experience, and NO FILMSCHOOL - I will go through everything from the basics to more advanced features. If you want a career in VFX then this is the place to start!
  • Anyone interested in learning Adobe After Effects
  • Anyone interested in learning 3dsmax
  • Anyone interested in learning PFTrack
  • Anyone interested in learning compositing and Visual Effects
  • Anyone interested in learning how to do motion graphics

Course content

6 sections • 47 lectures • 4h 21m total length

  • Preview00:56
  • Software Requirements (Trials and Free Student Versions)
    00:23

  • The 3dsmax User Interface
    05:23
  • Working with Real World Scale
    02:28
  • Creating Basic Geometry in 3dsmax
    06:52
  • Move / Scale / Rotate / Clone
    05:43
  • Using Helpers to Move and Rotate Objects
    04:08
  • The Modify Panel
    03:53
  • Subdivision Modeling
    09:01
  • The V-Ray Renderer
    03:01
  • Creating a Camera in 3dsmax
    03:32
  • The Activeshade Renderer
    02:16
  • The Material Editor
    12:29
  • Lights and Shadows
    06:54
  • Animation and Keyframes in 3dsmax
    05:26
  • The Curve Editor
    06:12
  • Preview07:21
  • Rendering an Image Sequence From 3dsmax
    04:09
  • 3dsmax - Mini Project
    19:53

  • The After Effects User Interface
    08:30
  • Working With Layers
    06:58
  • Applying Effects in After Effects
    06:01
  • Animation and Keyframes in After Effects
    12:24
  • Preview12:45
  • Track Motion in After Effects
    07:02
  • The Camera Tracker in After Effects
    03:46
  • Chroma Keying
    03:44
  • Color Grading
    04:49
  • Rendering
    03:11
  • After Effects - Mini Project
    09:21

  • Introduction to PFTrack
    03:01
  • Track The Scene Using UserTrack and AutoTrack
    16:36
  • Orient Scene and Test Objects
    02:55
  • Export Tracking Data to 3dsmax
    01:35
  • Convert Footage to Image Sequence using After Effects
    03:02
  • Import Tracking Data Into 3dsmax
    02:14
  • Import Image Sequence Into 3dsmax Environment
    03:15
  • Import and Position 3D Objects and Link Materials
    05:56
  • Apply Animation to CG Objects
    08:59
  • Add Lights to The Scene
    03:22
  • Create a Shadow Catcher
    03:33
  • Render Image Sequence From 3dsmax
    03:17

  • Bring Elements Into After Effects - Compositing
    03:27
  • Match 3D Elements and Footage
    03:45
  • Color Grade Your Final Project
    04:46
  • Render Final Project From After Effects
    02:43

  • Conclusion and Thank You!
    00:37

Instructor

Ruan Lotter
VFX Artist / Editor / Filmmaker
Ruan Lotter
  • 4.5 Instructor Rating
  • 2,535 Reviews
  • 59,738 Students
  • 9 Courses

Ruan Lotter is a Filmmaker, Editor and VFX Artist from Cape Town, South Africa. He has directed and edited several short films, internet commercials and music videos over the last few years. In 2007 he started experimenting with Adobe After Effects, 3dsmax, Maya and PFTrack to name a few of the applications, and never looked back.

He currently works as a VFX Artist and Editor at Zebra Worldwide, doing post-production on international commercials and video projects.

He also runs a YouTube channel called TunnelvizionTV where he teaches people interested in Filmmaking and VFX (visual effects), from around the world, the secrets to many Hollywood VFX techniques.

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