1. Introduction
Introduction 01:30What is After Effects? 03:12How to use the exercise files 00:58
2. Introductory Project
After Effects workflow overview 02:18Bringing elements into After Effects 02:23Adding elements to the Timeline 01:57Working with layers 03:45Creating animation with presets 03:24Applying effects 03:34Creating animation without presets 05:38Previewing your work 02:46Exporting content as a movie file 02:29
3. Getting Started with After Effects
Touring the interface 06:02How After Effects projects work 04:47What is a composition? 04:52Tips for adding content to compositions 02:49Understanding the properties of video 08:50
4. Learning to Animate
Importing an Illustrator file 04:57Animation basics 07:12Animating opacity 06:40Understanding anchor points 04:57Animating position 06:08Animating rotation 04:41Animating scale 07:19Using the Puppet tool 07:13Copying and pasting keyframes 03:04Animation shortcuts 04:57
5. Precomposing and Nesting Compositions
Understanding precomposing 06:51Navigating through compositions quickly 02:51
6. The Power of Effects
A showcase of effects 02:34Creating a layer for effects 03:01Applying effects 04:54Animating effect properties 04:29Using Glow 05:34Creating patterns and textures 06:57Creating a fireball 07:09Using the Cycore effects 05:58Adding blur 05:45Creating a galaxy scene from scratch 08:38Distorting objects with effects 04:07Creating and using lens flares 04:21Creating lightning bolts 04:03Viewing random variations with Brainstorm 04:39
7. Working with Video
Shortening the duration of layers 04:23Trimming in the Footage panel 04:14Slowing and accelerating video speed 07:09Applying video transitions between clips 06:07Working with image sequences 04:47Importing footage with an alpha channel 04:12
8. Color-Correcting Footage
Brightening dark footage 09:12Changing colors in footage 06:34Creating cinematic color treatments 08:17Creating a quick vignette 03:42Colorizing black-and-white objects 04:50Using adjustment layers 03:36
9. Creating and Animating Text
Creating and editing text 07:39Applying text animation presets 04:41Animating text manually 04:43Animating text in 3D 04:06
10. Becoming More Efficient
Let's get better 00:37Using work areas 03:37Creating markers 06:17Replacing layers 02:35Mastering Timeline navigation 03:18Aligning and distributing layers 03:04Selecting layers quickly 01:56Cropping layers 03:43Adjusting comp resolution 03:51
11. Painting
Using the paint tools 09:35Using the Roto Brush tool 09:25Animating growing vines 04:53
12. Working with Masks and Shape Layers
Creating and using masks 06:42Exploring mask options 07:57Creating masks with Auto-trace 06:51Masking objects with other objects 05:33Making shape layers 03:43Modifying shape layers 09:43
13. Working in 3D
Turning 2D layers into 3D layers 09:22Creating lights and cameras 06:14Creating shadows 04:23Using depth of field 04:42Working with 3D effects 06:03
14. Keying and Compositing
Removing a green screen background 04:37Refining the matte 04:48Compositing with color adjustments 04:50Compositing with blend modes 03:55
15. Intermediate Animation
Understanding spatial interpolation 02:05Creating and adjusting motion paths 03:55Orienting moving objects along a path 01:29Drawing motion with Motion Sketch 02:51Creating pauses in animation 03:06Understanding temporal interpolation 01:56Easing keyframes 05:57About the Graph Editor 04:25
16. Stabilizing and Tracking Motion
Stabilizing shaky footage 07:46Tracking the motion in footage 04:27Tracking with mocha 05:39
17. Parenting and Expressions
Setting up parent layers 05:49Working with null objects 02:31What are expressions? 07:17Modifying simple expressions 02:20Using the wiggle expression 07:01
18. Working with Audio
Understanding audio in motion graphics 01:22Previewing and mixing audio 03:55Enhancing audio tracks with effects 01:35
19. Rendering and Compression
Adding comps to the Render Queue 02:30Exploring key Render Queue settings 04:11How should I export my video? 04:55
20. Integration
Using Photoshop with After Effects 02:10Using Illustrator with After Effects 03:02Using Flash with After Effects 02:04
21. Conclusion
Goodbye 00:11