Adobe After Effects Classroom in a book 2020 release; the official training workbook from Adobe

Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book (2020 release) is the best-selling guide to Adobe's powerful motion graphics program. The 15 project-based lessons in this book teach students step-by-step the key techniques for working efficiently in After Effects and delivering in the widest possible range of media types. In addition to the key elements of the After Effects interface, this revised edition covers new features and techniques. Learn how to create, manipulate, and optimize motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices. Gain hands-on experience animating text and images, customizing a wide range of effects, tracking and syncing content, rotoscoping, removing unwanted objects, and correcting color. Learn to create 3D content with both After Effects and Maxon Cinema 4D Lite (included with the software). The online companion files include all the necessary assets for readers to complete the projects featured in each chapter. All buyers of the book get full access to the Web Edition: A Web-based version of the complete ebook enhanced with video and multiple-choice quizzes. Cover -1 Title Page 2 Copyright Page 3 Contents 5 Where are the Lesson Files? 4 Getting Started 12 About Classroom in a Book 12 Prerequisites 13 Installing After Effects, Bridge, and Media Encoder 13 Activating fonts 13 Optimizing performance 14 Restoring default preferences 14 Online content 15 How to use these lessons 16 Additional resources 17 Adobe Authorized Training Centers 18 1 Getting to Know the Workflow 19 Getting started 22 Creating a project and importing footage 22 Creating a composition and arranging layers 26 Adding effects and modifying layer properties 29 Animating the composition 33 Previewing your work 41 Optimizing performance in After Effects 43 Rendering and exporting your composition 43 Customizing workspaces 44 Controlling the brightness of the user interface 46 Finding resources for using After Effects 47 Review questions and answers 48 2 Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets 49 Getting started 51 Importing footage using Adobe Bridge 52 Creating a new composition 54 Working with imported Illustrator layers 57 Applying effects to a layer 59 Applying an animation preset 61 Precomposing layers for a new animation 62 Previewing the effects 63 Adding transparency 64 Rendering the composition 65 Review questions and answers 68 3 Animating Text 69 Getting started 71 About text layers 73 Installing a font using Adobe Fonts 73 Creating and formatting point text 76 Animating with scale keyframes 78 Using a text animation preset 80 Animating imported Photoshop text 83 Animating type tracking 86 Animating text opacity 88 Animating an image to replace text 88 Using a text animator group 91 Animating a layer’s position 94 Adding motion blur 96 Review questions and answers 98 4 Working With Shape Layers 99 Getting started 101 Creating the composition 101 Adding a shape layer 102 Creating a self-animating shape 104 Duplicating a shape 106 Creating custom shapes 109 Positioning layers with snapping 110 Animating a shape 112 Animating using parenting 116 Using nulls to connect points 120 Previewing the composition 122 Review questions and answers 124 5 Animating a Multimedia Presentation 125 Getting started 127 Adjusting anchor points 130 Parenting layers 132 Precomposing layers 134 Keyframing a motion path 136 Animating additional elements 140 Applying an effect 144 Animating precomposed layers 147 Animating the background 150 Adding an audio track 152 Review questions and answers 154 6 Animating Layers 155 Getting started 157 Simulating lighting changes 160 Duplicating an animation using the pick whip 162 Using a track matte to confine animation 165 Animating using the Corner Pin effect 170 Simulating a darkening sky 172 Retiming the composition 176 Review questions and answers 186 7 Working With Masks 187 About masks 189 Getting started 189 Creating a mask with the Pen tool 191 Editing a mask 191 Feathering the edges of a mask 196 Replacing the content of the mask 197 Adding a reflection 199 Creating a vignette 203 Adjusting the timing 205 Trimming the work area 207 Review questions and answers 208 8 Distoring Objects With The Puppet Tools 209 Getting started 211 About the Puppet tools 216 Adding Position pins 217 Adding Advanced and Bend pins 219 Stiffening an area 222 Animating pin positions 223 Using the Puppet tools to animate video 224 Recording animation 225 Review questions and answers 228 9 Using The Roto Brush Tool 229 About rotoscoping 231 Getting started 231 Creating a segmentation boundary 233 Fine-tuning the matte 239 Freezing your Roto Brush tool results 241 Changing the background 242 Adding animated text 244 Outputting your project 247 Review questions and answers 250 10 Performing Color Correction 251 Getting started 253 Adjusting color balance with levels 256 Adjusting color with the Lumetri Color effect 259 Replacing the background 261 Color-correcting using Auto Levels 266 Motion tracking the clouds 266 Replacing the sky in the second clip 269 Color grading 273 Review questions and answers 280 11 Creating Motion Graphics Templates 281 Getting started 283 Preparing a master composition 283 Setting up a template 289 Adding properties to the Essential Graphics panel 290 Providing image options 293 Protecting the timing of a section 295 Exporting the template 296 Review questions and answers 300 12 Using 3D Features 301 Getting started 303 Creating 3D text 304 Using 3D views 307 Importing a background 308 Adding 3D lights 309 Adding a camera 313 Extruding text in After Effects 316 Animating 3D text 318 Finishing the project 321 Review questions and answers 324 13 Working With The 3D Camera Tracker 325 About the 3D Camera Tracker effect 327 Getting started 327 Tracking the footage 329 Creating a ground plane, a camera, and the initial text 330 Creating additional text elements 334 Locking an image to a plane with a solid layer 337 Tidying the composition 340 Adding a final object 341 Creating realistic shadows 342 Adding ambient light 344 Adding an effect 344 Previewing the composition 345 Review questions and answers 346 14 Advanced Editing Techiniques 347 Getting started 349 Stabilizing a shot 349 Using single-point motion tracking 354 Removing unwanted objects 360 Creating a particle simulation 366 Retiming playback using the Timewarp effect 376 Review questions and answers 382 15 Rendering and Outputtig 383 Getting started 385 About rendering and output 386 Exporting using the Render Queue 386 Creating templates for the Render Queue 390 Rendering movies with Adobe Media Encoder 391 Review questions and answers 398 Appendix: General keyboard shortcuts 399 Appendix: Customizing keyboard shortcuts 400 Index 402 A 402 B 404 C 404 D 405 E 405 F 406 G 406 H 407 I 407 J 407 K 407 L 407 M 408 N 409 O 409 P 409 Q 410 R 410 S 411 T 412 U 413 V 413 W 413 X 413 Y 413 Z 413 This book contains 15 lessons that cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. Learn how to create, manipulate, and optimize motion graphics for film, video, DVD, the web, and mobile devices