After Effects CS4 Essentials

Overview:

This After Effects CS4 course is taught by an accomplished Videographer, Editor, 3D Animator and Graphics Designer, and focuses on creating basic animations, text animation, tracking and stabilising, basic keying and compositing, and basic 3D animation. During this After Effects CS4: Essentials course you’ll get an insider’s view of some of the new features of After Effects CS4, and will be given plenty of insider tips and tricks to help you succeed. This excellent After Effects course is just what you need to get up to speed fast, whether you’re a beginner, or just need to hone your technique.

Our learning material is available to students 24/7 anywhere in the world, so it’s extremely convenient. These intensive online courses are open to everyone, as long as you have an interest in the topic! We provide world-class learning led by IAP, so you can be assured that the material is high quality, accurate and up-to-date.

What will I learn?

• Learn animation basics including keyframing and interpolation.
• Discover best practices for working with masks.
• See how to use the Puppet Tools.
• Get an introduction to working with the 3D Engine.
• Learn about applying layer blending modes.

Meet the instructor:

Luisa Winters is an accomplished videographer, editor, 3D animator and graphics designer. Her compositions have been seen on broadcast TV as well as in private video productions. She has created and edited scores of video and web projects for dozens of corporate, government, and educational, commercial and private clients. An accomplished non-linear editor and instructor, Luisa has conducted training sessions and master classes for Adobe After Effects, Photoshop, Premiere Pro, Flash, Deamweaver, Captivate and Encore DVD.