Adobe After Effects 6 5 Advanced
Training
Provided by The Virtual Training Company
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 <b>Adobe After Effects 6.5 Advanced</b> lessons.
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Adobe After Effects 6 5 Advanced
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
About The Training Provider: The Virtual Training Company
The Virtual Training Company - The Virtual Training Company started in California's Silicon Valley in 1996.
VTC grew quickly over the next three years and relocated first in 1999 to the beautiful town of Winchester, Virginia; and six years later to Stephens City, Virginia.
The company was founded by British born Mark Vernon who started producing CD-based training for Apple software. The format on the CDs - narrated...
