Adobe after effects : 2020 release

Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Where are the Lesson Files?
Getting Started
	About Classroom in a Book
	Prerequisites
	Installing After Effects, Bridge, and Media Encoder
	Activating fonts
	Optimizing performance
	Restoring default preferences
	Online content
	How to use these lessons
	Additional resources
	Adobe Authorized Training Centers
1 Getting to Know the Workflow
	Getting started
	Creating a project and importing footage
	Creating a composition and arranging layers
	Adding effects and modifying layer properties
	Animating the composition
	Previewing your work
	Optimizing performance in After Effects
	Rendering and exporting your composition
	Customizing workspaces
	Controlling the brightness of the user interface
	Finding resources for using After Effects
	Review questions and answers
2 Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects  and Presets
	Getting started
	Importing footage using Adobe Bridge
	Creating a new composition
	Working with imported Illustrator layers
	Applying effects to a layer
	Applying an animation preset
	Precomposing layers for a new animation
	Previewing the effects
	Adding transparency
	Rendering the composition
	Review questions and answers
3 Animating Text
	Getting started
	About text layers
	Installing a font using Adobe Fonts
	Creating and formatting point text
	Animating with scale keyframes
	Using a text animation preset
	Animating imported Photoshop text
	Animating type tracking
	Animating text opacity
	Animating an image to replace text
	Using a text animator group
	Animating a layer’s position
	Adding motion blur
	Review questions and answers
4 Working With Shape Layers
	Getting started
	Creating the composition
	Adding a shape layer
	Creating a self-animating shape
	Duplicating a shape
	Creating custom shapes
	Positioning layers with snapping
	Animating a shape
	Animating using parenting
	Using nulls to connect points
	Previewing the composition
	Review questions and answers
5 Animating a Multimedia Presentation
	Getting started
	Adjusting anchor points
	Parenting layers
	Precomposing layers
	Keyframing a motion path
	Animating additional elements
	Applying an effect
	Animating precomposed layers
	Animating the background
	Adding an audio track
	Review questions and answers
6 Animating Layers
	Getting started
	Simulating lighting changes
	Duplicating an animation using the pick whip
	Using a track matte to confine animation
	Animating using the Corner Pin effect
	Simulating a darkening sky
	Retiming the composition
	Review questions and answers
7 Working With Masks
	About masks
	Getting started
	Creating a mask with the Pen tool
	Editing a mask
	Feathering the edges of a mask
	Replacing the content of the mask
	Adding a reflection
	Creating a vignette
	Adjusting the timing
	Trimming the work area
	Review questions and answers
8 Distoring Objects With The Puppet Tools
	Getting started
	About the Puppet tools
	Adding Position pins
	Adding Advanced and Bend pins
	Stiffening an area
	Animating pin positions
	Using the Puppet tools to animate video
	Recording animation
	Review questions and answers
9 Using The Roto Brush Tool
	About rotoscoping
	Getting started
	Creating a segmentation boundary
	Fine-tuning the matte
	Freezing your Roto Brush tool results
	Changing the background
	Adding animated text
	Outputting your project
	Review questions and answers
10 Performing Color Correction
	Getting started
	Adjusting color balance with levels
	Adjusting color with the Lumetri Color effect
	Replacing the background
	Color-correcting using Auto Levels
	Motion tracking the clouds
	Replacing the sky in the second clip
	Color grading
	Review questions and answers
11 Creating Motion Graphics Templates
	Getting started
	Preparing a master composition
	Setting up a template
	Adding properties to the Essential Graphics panel
	Providing image options
	Protecting the timing of a section
	Exporting the template
	Review questions and answers
12 Using 3D Features
	Getting started
	Creating 3D text
	Using 3D views
	Importing a background
	Adding 3D lights
	Adding a camera
	Extruding text in After Effects
	Animating 3D text
	Finishing the project
	Review questions and answers
13 Working With The 3D Camera Tracker
	About the 3D Camera Tracker effect
	Getting started
	Tracking the footage
	Creating a ground plane, a camera, and the initial text
	Creating additional text elements
	Locking an image to a plane with a solid layer
	Tidying the composition
	Adding a final object
	Creating realistic shadows
	Adding ambient light
	Adding an effect
	Previewing the composition
	Review questions and answers
14 Advanced Editing Techiniques
	Getting started
	Stabilizing a shot
	Using single-point motion tracking
	Removing unwanted objects
	Creating a particle simulation
	Retiming playback using the Timewarp effect
	Review questions and answers
15 Rendering and Outputtig
	Getting started
	About rendering and output
	Exporting using the Render Queue
	Creating templates for the Render Queue
	Rendering movies with Adobe Media Encoder
	Review questions and answers
Appendix: General keyboard shortcuts
Appendix: Customizing keyboard shortcuts
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