Learning Adobe After Effects CS6 – Tutorial Video

Course Curriculum

Chapter 1: 01. Introduction

Lecture 1: Working Files – Download These First

Lecture 2: 0101 Outlining What Is Covered In This Course

Lecture 3: 0102 An Overview Of Adobe After Effects CS6 Part 1

Lecture 4: 0103 An Overview Of Adobe After Effects CS6 Part 2

Lecture 5: 0104 Setting Up The Exercise Files

Lecture 6: 0105 Re-Linking To Assets

Chapter 2: 02. Explaining The After Effects Workflow And Workspace

Lecture 1: 0201 Explaining The Workflow

Lecture 2: 0202 Walking Through A Mini-Project

Lecture 3: 0203 Touring The Workspace

Lecture 4: 0204 Customizing The Workspace

Lecture 5: 0205 Examining Timeline Panel Features

Chapter 3: 03. Creating A Project And Importing Footage

Lecture 1: 0301 Starting A New Project

Lecture 2: 0302 Importing Video, Audio, Graphics, And Still Images

Lecture 3: 0303 Importing Layered Photoshop And Illustrator Files

Lecture 4: 0304 Organizing Assets In The Project Panel

Chapter 4: 04. Creating, Arranging And Compositing Layers In A Composition

Lecture 1: 0401 Creating A New Comp

Lecture 2: 0402 Adding Assets To A Comp

Lecture 3: 0403 Adding Layers To A Comp

Lecture 4: 0404 Adjusting Comp Panel Settings

Lecture 5: 0405 Viewing And Previewing A Comp

Lecture 6: 0406 Selecting, Moving, Trimming And Splitting Layers

Lecture 7: 0407 Working With Image Sequences

Chapter 5: 05. Modifying And Animating Layer Transform Properties

Lecture 1: 0501 Setting Layer Transform Property Values

Lecture 2: 0502 Animating Transform Properties With Key Frames

Lecture 3: 0503 Creating And Changing Motion Paths

Lecture 4: 0504 Using Easy Ease And Hold Key Frames

Lecture 5: 0505 Using Anchor Points And Motion Blur To Create "Whip Pans"

Chapter 6: 06. Working With Text

Lecture 1: 0601 Creating And Editing Text

Lecture 2: 0602 Using Layer Styles With Text

Lecture 3: 0603 Importing Text From Photoshop And Converting To Editable Text

Lecture 4: 0604 Moving Text Along A Path

Lecture 5: 0605 Using The Source Text Property To Instantly Change Text Characteristics

Chapter 7: 07. Animating Text

Lecture 1: 0701 Text Animation Basics

Lecture 2: 0702 Using Animation Presets

Lecture 3: 0703 Creating Custom Animations

Chapter 8: 08. Working With Shapes

Lecture 1: 0801 Introducing Shapes

Lecture 2: 0802 Using Shape Tools

Lecture 3: 0803 Drawing Shapes Freehand

Lecture 4: 0804 Using Photoshop And Illustrator Paths

Lecture 5: 0805 Creating Shapes From Vector Graphics And Text

Lecture 6: 0806 Using Shape Presets

Lecture 7: 0807 Applying And Animating Shape Effects

Lecture 8: 0808 Creating Advanced Animations Using Brainstorm

Chapter 9: 09. Working With Paint Tools: Brush, Eraser, Clone Stamp And Roto Brush

Lecture 1: 0901 Introducing Paint Tools

Lecture 2: 0902 Working With The Brush And Eraser Tools

Lecture 3: 0903 Using The Clone Stamp Tool To Replace Portions Of A Scene

Lecture 4: 0904 Selecting Moving Objects With The Roto Brush Tool

Chapter 10: 10. Working With Masks

Lecture 1: 1001 Using Shape Tools To Make Masks

Lecture 2: 1002 Using The Pen Tool To Make Masks

Lecture 3: 1003 Creating Vignettes With Masks

Lecture 4: 1004 Animating And Morphing Masks

Chapter 11: 11. Making Track Mattes And Stencils

Lecture 1: 1101 Understanding Track Mattes: Luma And Alpha

Lecture 2: 1102 Animating Track Mattes

Lecture 3: 1103 Making Stencils From Text

Lecture 4: 1104 Using Effects And Layer Styles With Track Mattes And Stencils

Chapter 12: 12. Distorting And Animating Objects With Puppet Tools

Lecture 1: 1201 Introducing Puppet Tools

Lecture 2: 1202 Using The Puppet Pin Tool

Lecture 3: 1203 Recording A Puppet Pin Tool Motion

Lecture 4: 1204 Overlap Starch

Chapter 13: 13. Applying Effects And Transitions

Lecture 1: 1301 Applying After Effects Effects

Lecture 2: 1302 Sampling After Effects Effects

Lecture 3: 1303 Checking Out The Cycore Fx (CC) Effects

Lecture 4: 1304 Applying Transitions

Lecture 5: 1305 Performing Color Correction, Featuring Color Finesse 3

Lecture 6: 1306 Stopping, Stretching, Reversing And Remapping Time

Chapter 14: 14. Parenting, Nesting, Pre-Composing And Null Object Layers

Lecture 1: 1401 Intro To Parent/Child Relationship

Lecture 2: 1402 Using Null Object Layers For Parenting

Lecture 3: 1403 Explaining Nesting And Pre-Composing

Chapter 15: 15. Using Expressions

Lecture 1: 1501 Using The Pick Whip To Create Expressions

Lecture 2: 1502 Trying Expressions Templates

Lecture 3: 1503 Using The Wiggle Expression

Lecture 4: 1504 Working With Expression Control Effects

Chapter 16: 16. Tracking Motion And Stabilizing Shaky Footage

Lecture 1: 1601 Tracking Motion With The Tracker

Lecture 2: 1602 Applying Motion Key Frames To Layers, Objects And Effects

Lecture 3: 1603 Working With The Corner Pin Features

Lecture 4: 1604 Stabilizing Shaky Video With The Tracker And Warp Stabilizer

Lecture 5: 1605 Using The Clone Stamp Tool With The Tracker

Chapter 17: 17. Working In 3D Space

Lecture 1: 1701 Working In Three Dimensions

Lecture 2: 1702 Basic 3D Animation And Multiplaning

Lecture 3: 1703 Animating 2D Text In 3D Space

Chapter 18: 18. Using Cameras In 3D Space

Lecture 1: 1801 Setting Up A One- And Two-Node Cameras

Lecture 2: 1802 Animating A Camera Using The Selection Tool