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After Effects 2021 Essential Training: The Basics

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Overview

Explore basic techniques for using After Effects 2021, the flagship motion graphics and compositing application from Adobe.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Amazing things happen in Adobe After Effects
  • The language of After Effects
  • The language of motion graphics and effects
  • What is After Effects for?
  • Using the exercise files and relinking footage
1. Foundations
  • The six foundations of After Effects
  • Explore the After Effects user interface
  • Begin with compositions
  • Composite with layers
  • Animate with the timeline
  • Add effects to a layer
  • Basics of 3D in After Effects
  • Finish with rendering
2. Creating a Simple Animation
  • Import a Premiere Pro sequence
  • Customize text
  • Put text in motion
  • Match a moving camera
  • Distort a layer
  • Animate an Illustrator logo
  • Add dimension to a design
Conclusion
  • Many ways to learn After Effects

Taught by

Mark Christiansen

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