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This two day course is being run six times between Tuesday 21st February 2012 and Thursday 7th June 2012 in London,
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| Date | Location | Rating | Price | ||
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| Tuesday 21 February 2012 | London |  | £450.00+VAT | ||
| Monday 12 March 2012 | London | | £450.00+VAT | ||
| Wednesday 04 April 2012 | London | | £450.00+VAT | ||
| Thursday 26 April 2012 | London | | £450.00+VAT | ||
| Monday 14 May 2012 | London | | £450.00+VAT | ||
| Thursday 07 June 2012 | London | | £450.00+VAT |
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The emphasis throughout this introduction is on practical exercises. These exercises will cover incorporating footage with Photoshop and Illustrator graphics, video layering techniques, working with key frames, using filters for special effects and rendering your final project.
DAY ONE
Starting a project
- The Composition windows
- Using the Project window
- Working with layers over time
- Animating layers independently
- Designing backgrounds from scratch
- Using Bezier motion paths
- Applying effects to layers
Importing footage
- Importing layers from Photoshop
- Using Alpha channels
- Interpreting footage
- Looping video footage
- Drafting a project
Working with layers
- Different layer masking techniques
- Creating animated Bezier mattes
- Exposing elements of your last project
- Trimming and moving layers
- Changing playback speed
- Changing playback direction
- Working with Shape layers
- Using Brainstorm to experiment and refine designs
Working with text
- Using text animation presets
- Customising text presets
- Animating text
- Antialiased text
- Using text layers
Working with key frames
- Animating graphic elements
- Precisely controlling animations
- Synchronising actions
Introduction to using mattes
- Using colour keys
- Making layers react interactively
- Working with multiple effects
- Using paths in After Effects
- Using adjustment layers
- Using the Keylight keyer
DAY TWO
Compiling your project
- Optimising project settings
- Rendering the composition
Using Effects
An in-depth look at After Effects filters including:
- Levels
- Creating drop shadows
- Perspective filters
- Using texturise
- Setting mattes
- Bevelling the Alpha channel
- Bevelling edges of rectangular objects
- An in-depth look at transitions
- Using the Comp window
- Creating text effects
- Animating text
More about key frames
- Further principles of key framing
- Copying and pasting key frames
- Key frame assistants
- Time reversing key frames
- Simultaneously editing multiple key frames
Finalising your project
- Using the pen tool to edit the value graph
- Issues involved in interpolation methods
- Precise control over velocity
- Controlling speed of change
- Nesting complex compositions
- Mixing interpolation methods
Linear and Bezier interpolation
- Previewing in wire frame
- Using audio effects
- Importing a project from Adobe Premiere
Final rendering
- Creating custom rendering templates
- Setting field rendering order
- Creating PDF video files
Saving your work for film, video, multimedia, mobile devices and the web
- Using Device Central
Description:
The emphasis throughout this introduction is on practical exercises. These exercises will cover incorporating footage with Photoshop and Illustrator graphics, video layering techniques, working with key frames, using filters for special effects and rendering your final project.
Media Training
Media training is a London based training provider focusing on the six main areas of graphic design, publishing, the internet, multimedia, business application and journalism. Media Training is a Preferred Training Provider of BBC, EMAP, IPC Media and Haymarket Business Publications.
Media Training believes in the Experience Transfer approach to learning. This means delegates will be trained by those who have worked professionally in their chosen industry. Delegates will receive advice and training which will be applicable long after the training has finished.
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