Create and deliver your own elearning using eduslide.net

Browse thousands of lessons. Create your own and share the knowledge.

Sign up for a free eduslide account !
Create your own courses.
Access thousands of lessons.

Adobe After Effects 6.5 Advanced

Adobe After Effects 6.5 is the standard for professional motion graphics, compositing and animation from the acknowledged world leader in graphics software, Adobe Systems, Inc. It is affectionately known as "Photoshop in motion" by those who use it daily. It is employed by Hollywood film production companies, independent filmmakers, major television studios, local television stations and anyone interested in motion graphics. This tutorial, by motion graphics expert and VTC author, Nathan Dickson, is the companion to the beginner-level After Effects 6 Tutorial and will take your understanding to a more advanced level. Work files are included so that you can follow along and interact with the files Nathan shows you in the training. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the Adobe After Effects 6.5 Advanced lessons.

Author: Vtc

Advanced Introduction

About this Tutorial

New in 6.5

Installing on Windows

Installing on Macintosh

Importing Footage

Illustrator

Photoshop

Video pt. 1

Video pt. 2

Straight vs. Pre-Multiplied

Proxies pt. 1

Proxies pt. 2

Masks

Tools for Designers

Safe Zones

Grids pt. 1

Grids pt. 2

Align & Distribute

Rulers & Guides

Guide Layers

Technical Issues

Fast Previews

Using OpenGL

High Dynamic Range Color

Linear Colorspace

Pixel Aspect Ratios

Field Reversals

Memory & Disk Cache

Color Calibration

Temporal Weirdness

Goodies

Comp Window Tips

Timeline Window Tips

Exponential Scaling pt. 1

Exponential Scaling pt. 2

Motion Sketch & The Smoother

Surgical Precision

Learning Expressions

Intro to Expression

Expression Basics

Return Types

Syntax Errors

Soft Coding

Pick-Whip pt. 1

Pick-Whip pt. 2

Basic Math

Wiggle Function pt. 1

Wiggle Function pt. 2

Expression Variables pt. 1

Expression Variables pt. 2

Expression Language Menu

Expression Controls

Objects pt. 1

Objects pt. 2

Peeking Inside Arrays

If

Expression Comments

Learning Expressions Wrap-Up

Advanced Expression Concepts

Intro to Advanced Expressions

Circular Motion

Inverse Kinematics

SeedRandom

Stateful Environment

Text

Text and Interlacing

Scrolling Text and Interlacing

Fill and Stroke Options

Inter-Character Blending Modes

Anchor Point Groupings

Random Order

Expression Selector

Text Animation Presets

Track and Stabilize

Tracking Motion

Matchmoving

Matchmoving via Expressions

Stabilization

Fine-Tuning Track Points

Resolving Tracking Problems

Extrapolate Motion

Tracking Beyond Footage Edges

Rotation and Scale

Corner Pinning pt. 1

Corner Pinning pt. 2

Third-Party Stabilization Tools

Keying

Standard Keying Effects

Video Sample Formats

Professional Keying Effects

Intro to Keylight

Keylight Viewing Modes

Keylight Balance & Bias

Keylight Color Correction

Advanced 3D

Lights

Shadows

Materials

Cameras

Camera Motion pt. 1

Camera Motion pt. 2

Camera Motion pt. 3

Building a 3D Model

Rigging a 3D Model

Animating a 3D Model

Wrap Up

Wrap Up

Credits

About this Author