Adobe After Effects CS6

Using this course you can enhance your post-production skills of filmmaking and television production. Create cool looking visual effects and motion graphics. Created by thenewboston.

Though this course uses Adobe After Effects CS6 most of it is still relevant for other versions of Adobe After Effects.

Average Course Length

20 hours

Skill Level

Beginner

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1: Introduction

2: Preferences Overview

3: Tools Panel

4: Project Panel and Importing Footage

5: Creating a New Composition

6: Cow Poop

7: Timeline Panel

8: Basic Animation

9: Keyframes and Bezier Handles

10: Editing the Motion Path

11: Editing Keyframes

12: More Keyframe Tips and Tricks

13: Opacity

14: Scaling

15: Animating Scale

16: Rotation

17: Anchor Points

18: Awesome Anchor Point Tips

19: Transform Hotkey Overview

20: Auto Keyframe Mode

21: Keyframe Velocity and Easy Ease

22: Smoothing Out the Animation

23: Introduction to the Graph Editor

24: Working with the Graph Editor

25: Value Graph

26: Speed Graph

27: Position Value in the Graph Editor

28: Hold Keyframes

29: Roving Keyframes

30: Motion Sketch

31: Smoothing Out Motion Sketches

32: Auto Orient

33: Wiggler

34: Time Reverse Keyframes

35: Exponential Scale

36: Explaining the Layers Panel

37: More on the Layers Panel

38: Duplicating, Renaming, and Replacing Layers

39: Layers Markers

40: Trimming and Editing Layers

41: Slip Editing

42: Sequencing Layers

43: Splitting Layers, Overlays, and Ripple Edits

44: Blending Modes Part 1

45: Blending Modes Part 2

46: Blending Modes Part 3

47: Blending Modes Part 4

48: Setting up a 3D Scene Part 1

49: Setting up a 3D Scene Part 2

50: Setting up a 3D Scene Part 3

51: Masking and Shapes

52: Masking with the Pen Tool

53: Masking with the Pen Tool Part 2

54: Selecting Mask Points and Animating Masks

55: Free Transform Mask

56: Mask Properties

57: Mask Feather Tool

58: Mask Blending Modes

59: Auto Trace Introduction

60: Auto Tracing Chicken Sandwiches

61: Choosing Color Schemes

62: Creating a Growing Line

63: Mask Interpolation

64: Creepy Logo Part 1

65: Creepy Logo Part 2

66: Creepy Logo Part 3

67: Creepy Logo Part 4

68: Creepy Logo Part 5

69: Creepy Logo Part 6

70: Creepy Logo Part 7

71: 3D Camera Views

72: Camera Tools and Custom Views

73: 3D Axis Modes

74: Working with 3D Motion Paths

75: Orientation vs Rotation

76: 3D Video Cube Part 1

77: 3D Video Cube Part 2

78: Creating 3D Text

79: Comp Preview Menu Part 1

80: Comp Preview Menu Part 2

81: Z Depth vs Scaling

82: Making a Vector 3D

83: Using Effect and Precomps

84: Adjustment Layer Problems

85: Quick Guide for Track Mattes Part 1

86: Quick Guide for Track Matte Part 2

87: Fixing Transparency in Alpha Mattes

88: How to Preserve Underlying Transparency

89: Intro to 3D Cameras

90: What the Heck is Focal Length?

91: Switching Between Cameras Part 1

92: Switching Between Cameras Part 2

93: Animating the Camera

94: Auto Orient in 3D Space

95: Camera Rigs Part 1

96: Camera Rigs Part 2

97: Advanced Camera Properties

98: Introduction to Lighting

99: More on Lighting

100: Spotlights

101: Point Lights

102: Intro to Parallel Lights

103: More on Parallel Lights

104: Ambient Lights

105: Advanced Light Options Part 1

106: Advanced Light Options Part 2

107: Create a Reflection without Plugins Part 1

108: Create a Reflection without Plugins Part 2

109: Advanced Lighting Techniques

110: Introduction to Text

111: Saucy Ladies Part 1

112: Saucy Ladies Part 2

113: Saucy Ladies Part 3

114: Creating and Editing Paragraphs

115: Professional Looking Type Part 1

116: Professional Looking Type Part 2

117: Text Along a Path

118: Awesome Graphics with the Text Editor Part 1

119: Awesome Graphics with the Text Editor Part 2

120: Typography Text Flying In Part 1

121: Typography Text Flying In Part 2

122: Creating Cascading Text

123: Creating Long Text Shadows

124: Enable Per Character 3D

125: How to use the Wiggly Selector on Text

126: Matrix Text

127: Edit Text Layers Imported From Photoshop

128: Adding Motion Blur Part 1

129: Adding Motion Blur Part 2

130: Forcing Motion Blur

131: Color Correction Effects Part 1

132: Color Correction Effects Part 2

133: Installing and Applying Color Correction Presets

134: Text Animation Presets

135: Text Animation Presets in Bridge Part 1

136: Text Animation Presets in Bridge Part 2

137: Intro to Parenting

138: Parenting to Nulls

139: Three Point Lighting System Part 1

140: Three Point Lighting System Part 2

141: CC Light Burst Part 1

142: CC Light Burst Part 2

143: Advanced Lighting Using Effects

144: CC Light Rays

145: Intro to Nesting Compositions

146: More Tips on Nesting Comps

147: Using the Composition Flowchart

148: Precompose Options

149: Advanced Lens Flare

150: How to Blur Out Faces

151: Advanced Transformations

152: Blend in Effects with CC Composite

153: Compound Blur

154: Displacement Map

155: Create Distortion using Turbulent Displace

156: How To Create Animation Presets

157: What can you put in a preset?

158: 7 Ways to Apply Animation Presets

159: Bucky Catches a Huge Fish!

160: Brainstorm

161: Behavior Presets

162: Color Management Part 1

163: Color Management Part 2

164: Interpret Footage and Color Profiles

165: Output Simulation for Color Profiles

166: Display Management

167: Color LUT

168: Color Keying Introduction

169: Color Key

170: Luma Keying

171: Color Range Keyer

172: Linear Color Key

173: Inner Outer Key

174: Keylight for Color Keying

175: Intermediate Keylight Part 1

176: Intermediate Keylight Part 2

177: Simple Choker and Matte Choker

178: Refine Matte Effect

179: Light Wraps for Compositing

180: baaaa

181: How to Reverse Your Footage

182: How to Stretch and Compress Footage