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Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to set up a parenting chain in After Effects. Discover what makes a good parent and several techniques using parenting.
Parenting is a way to group multiple layers within the same composition inside After Effects. In this course, Chris Meyer shows how to set up a parenting chain, discusses what makes a good parent, and demonstrates several techniques using parenting, such as creating a title animation with a minimal number of keyframes,...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create simple but very useful expressions in After Effects that can be put to work on a wide variety of jobs.
Expressions are one of the most powerful but underused features in After Effects. They can be used to animate layer properties with code, as compared to explicitly keyframing every value in the Timeline, and have multiple parameters and layers that follow the lead of a master layer or controller effect, making it much easier...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Want to play video on objects in your After Effects animations? Learn how to map video onto the face of 3D objects with CINEMA 4D Lite, and then composite animated 3D text over it.
Want to play video against "walls" or other objects in your After Effects animations? You need to learn how to map video to 3D space. Although After Effects supports 3D, its native implementation is rather limited. Fortunately, After Effects CC comes bundled with the 3D...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to use multiple compositions to group layers, accommodate client changes, and rewire the internal render order in After Effects.
Let Chris and Trish Meyer share with you two of the core secrets required to become an efficient After Effects user: understanding the render order (the internal order of operations After Effects uses when calculating masks, effects, transformation, track mattes, and layer styles) and the use of multiple compositions...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A tour of editing and enhancement techniques for After Effects layers.
In this installment of After Effects Apprentice, Chris Meyer focuses on ways to edit and enhance layers in After Effects CS4 through CC 2015. Through a series of Quizzler challenges and Idea Corner examples, Chris shares alternative ways to employ modes, sequencing, and adjustment layers, while special sidebar movies cover the subjects of creating seamless loops, animating effects...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A whirlwind tour of Adobe After Effects for new users and those who may need a refresher.
This short course is designed for those who have never used Adobe After Effects, or those who might need a refresher course on how it is laid out. Chris Meyer takes a whirlwind tour through the program, helping overcome the "blank canvas" fear that confronts many the first time they launch the program. It will serve as both an excellent introduction to the After...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create sophisticated animations in After Effects with the minimum amount of effort.
In this course, Chris Meyer helps beginning After Effects artists take their animations to the next level. Chris shows how to refine animations to create elegant, coordinated movements with the minimum number of keyframes-as well as slam-downs, whip pans, and other attention-getters. Additional movies show how to reverse-engineer existing animations,...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Take a creative tour of the Paint, Puppet, and Roto Brush tools in After Effects.
In this course, Trish and Chris Meyer introduce a series of creative tools inside Adobe After Effects. The centerpiece is Paint, where Trish demonstrates how to use the Brush, Eraser, and Clone Stamp tools to draw on a layer, remove portions of it, or repeat elements around a composition. These tools can be used for artistic purposes as well as to repair problem areas...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to track and extract the camera move and ground plane from previously shot footage in After Effects, and add a 3D model-complete with lighting and shadows-to the scene.
Learning After Effects? Take your skills to the next dimension: 3D. After Effects CC comes bundled with the 3D application CINEMA 4D Lite and a pipeline to integrate its output directly into the After Effects timeline. In this course for C4D beginners, After Effects expert...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create your first animation in Adobe After Effects.
Trish Meyer leads beginners through a gentle introduction to Adobe After Effects: from creating a new project and importing sources, through arranging and animating layers, applying effects, and creating variations, to rendering the final movie. However, this is no paint-by-numbers exercise. Trish demonstrates how she makes creative decisions and saves time through the use of keyboard...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside After Effects.
In this course, author Chris Meyer shows how to create and animate vector-based artwork directly inside Adobe After Effects. The course covers the ins and outs of working with shape layers, including creating shape paths, applying shape effects, and reordering shape operators. The course also contains a series of exercises on creating common motion graphics elements...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to manipulate time (stop, slow, and speed up footage) in After Effects.
Discover how to manipulate time in After Effects. Author Chris Meyer shows how to stop, slow, and speed up footage, and how to combine these techniques with nested compositions, expressions, and the Graph Editor. Along the way, he reveals several important yet somewhat hidden functions, such as the advanced composition setting that ensures predictable stop motion, the...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn two key visual effects skills, motion tracking and keying, in After Effects.
Explore how to use the motion tracker and stabilizer built into After Effects and shows how to handle a variety of shots. Author Chris Meyer leads a quick tour of the third-party software mocha and demonstrates the workflow for The Foundry's KEYLIGHT, both bundled with After Effects. The course also covers tracking a greenscreen shot with a handheld camera and replacing...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Take a whirlwind tour of Adobe After Effects CC, designed for new users. Get a quick overview of the import, preview, and render workflows in After Effects CC.
This short course is designed for new users of Adobe After Effects CC, and those who might need a refresher-especially when moving to Creative Cloud. Chris Meyer leads a whirlwind tour of After Effects, helping overcome the "blank canvas" fear that confronts many new motion graphics artists...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create professional-looking type plus sophisticated type animations, including timing to music.
One of the cornerstones of motion graphics is creating and animating type. In this course, Trish Meyer shows how to typeset titles professionally and create custom animations, as well as apply and modify the hundreds of text animation presets that After Effects ships with. Additionally, Chris Meyer shows how to add audio to projects, including...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Learn how to create, extrude, and animate 3D text in CINEMA 4D Lite, and believably composite it over a 2D background inside After Effects.
After Effects CC comes bundled with the 3D application CINEMA 4D Lite. But many new users are intimidated by 3D space. After Effects Apprentice offers three training courses just for C4D beginners. In this installment, After Effects expert Chris Meyer shows you how to create, extrude, and animate 3D text in C4D...
Author
Publisher
linkedin.com
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Get an introduction to 3D space in After Effects, plus advanced 3D workflows involving Photoshop.
This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in Adobe After Effects. Authors Chris and Trish Meyer highlight key design considerations for working in 3D and provide step-by-step instructions for enhancing a scene with 3D lights and cameras. The course explores integration between Photoshop and After Effects, including modeling...
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