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After Effects CS3 Advanced

Overview

Upon completion of this Advanced course, Delegates will have seen and understood the new functions in After Effects CS3. They will also gain knowledge of Expressions, Motion Tracking and the Puppet Tool.

Prerequisites

Knowledge of After Effects or to have attended the After Effects Introduction course at Harlequin. Knowledge of post-production and or animated graphics.

Course Content

Introduction to 3D

Introducing 3D Layers
Using Camera Views
Understanding Coordinates
Introducing Camera Tools
Using View Layouts
Switching Access Modes
Parenting + Null Objects
Photoshop Vanishing Point in After Effects

Cameras

Adding a Camera
Camera Presets
Animating Camera Movement
Depth of Field + Focal Distance

Lights

Setting Up the 3D Environment
Introducing Lights
Lighting + Shadows
Modifying Material Options

Advanced Expressions

Targeting Parameters
Linking Points of Interest
Expressions Using Parameters
Expressions Using Keyframe Data
Applying Effects
Random Expression
Copying + Pasting Existing Expressions
Scripts

Motion Tracking

Introducing Motion Tracking
Tracking a Single Object
Targeting Tracking Data
Offsetting Trackers
Using the Motion Stabilizer
Tracking with Effects
Pinning Corners
Applying a 4-Point Track

Painting With After Effects

Paint Tools
Animating Paint Strokes
Animating Brush Properties
Painting on RGB + Alpha Channels
Linking Paths + Paint Shapes
Shape Path Control using a Paint Path
Erasing Paint
Write-On Effect

Puppet Tool

Introducing Puppet Pins
Manually Animate with Puppet Pins
Masking with Puppet Pins
Starching Areas
Using Motion Sketch

Shape Layers

Using Layers from Illustrator
Using Paths from Illustrator
Shape Primitives
Using the Pen Tool
Animating Shape Layers

Advanced Text

Advanced Text
Range Selector
Wiggly Selector
Animating Range Selectors
Selector Properties
3D Transformations
Using Lights + Cameras with 3D Text
Using Music to Control Text Parameters

Advanced Keying

Basic Keying Effects
Color Sampling Effects
Keylight Filter
Cropping with Keylight
Compositing with Keys
Rotoscoping with Masks
Tracking with Masks
Rotoscoping with Paint Tools

Complex Projects

Nesting + Precomposing
Flowchart
Collapsing Transformations
Pre-rendering
Using Null Objects

Effects

Displacement Map
Particle Playground
Third Party Plugins

Integration with Other Adobe Application

Premiere
Encore
Photoshop
Soundbooth

Outputs

Making Movie + Render Queue
Multiple Output Modules
Templates
Exporting to swf and flv
Adobe Media Encoder
Setting Flash Control Points
Clip Notes (Client interaction Function)
Video for Mobile Cellphone

Other Relevant Courses

Duration

2 days

Schedule

18/19 September 2008
27/28 October 2008
17/18 November 2008
15/16 December 2008

Prices

£645

All the bookings come with lunch, refreshments, course notes and post training support.

Costs

Studio Vouchers: £420 or less
Season Tickets: £348

Public & Private Training

This course can be run publicly or privately at Harleqin Training or privately at your site.