Adobe After Effects Level 1 (Basic)

Digital Video Basics in Adobe After Effects

Analog versus digital

Frame rate and resolution

Storage space and system requirements

Defining motion graphics

Using the After Effects Interface

Creating a project

Understanding the After Effects panel system

Organizing the Project Window

Understanding the Composition Window

Working in the Timeline Window

RAM Preview vs. Standard Preview

Media Management

Importing media files

Importing Photoshop and Illustrator files

Previewing footage

Previewing stills and video

Previewing audio

Trimming a video clip

Using the Interpret Footage dialog box

Looping an audio or video file

Using Layers in Adobe After Effects

Layer basics

Layer options

Creating a layer solid

Understanding the layer switches

Time stretch and frame blending

Nesting compositions/layers using precomps

Using Keyframes in Adobe After Effects

Animation of layer properties using keyframes

Using layer parenting to ease repetition

Understanding motion paths

Working with layer blending

Controlling the speed of animations

Easing principles

Using Text in Adobe After Effects

Creating text

Character palette

Paragraph palette

Animating text with keyframes

Animating text using presets

Using Bridge with After Effects

Masking and Alpha Channels in Adobe After Effects

Masking

Animating masks

Working with alpha channels

Track matte

Using Effects in Adobe After Effects

Effect basics

Animating effects

Introduction to 3D in After Effects

Exploring the 3D capabilities and limitations of After Effects

Creating 3D layers

Using multiple viewports

Understanding 3D Transform properties

Animating 3D layers

Creating and using lights

Outputting in Adobe After Effects

Rendering from a composition to various formats

Understanding the Render Queue

Adjusting render settings

Duplicating jobs in the Render Queue

Creating render templates

Exporting a project file

Rendering an individual frame