Contents
1 Introduction to Adobe After Effects CC
Downloading, Unpacking, and Organizing
Managing Files for Video Production
Using After Effects on a PC or Mac
Locating a Project and Editing Its Settings
Exploring the Composition Panel
Exploring the Preview and Timeline Panels
Exploring Key After Effects Preferences
Comparing After Effects and Premiere Pro
Adding Footage to a Composition
Drawing a Mask with a Shape Tool
Nesting One Composition in Another
Using Illustrator Graphics in a Composition
Parenting to Coordinate Two Layers
Reviewing Symbols in the Project and Composition Panels
Proofing and Exporting a Composition
Previewing and Applying an Effects Preset
Practicing with Effects Presets
Applying a Lightning Animation Preset
Starting the Action Sports Logo Project
Setting Up a Composition for Social Media
Creating an Animated Shape for a Logo
Adding Text to the Action Sports Logo
Editing a Pre-Comp and Animating More Text
Creating the Rally Car Intro Composition
Time Remapping the Rally Car Layer
Applying Multiple Effects to a Layer
Creating the Snowboard Intro Composition
Playing a Layer Backward and Forward
Creating the Paddleboard Intro Composition
Setting Up Text as a Track Matte
Exporting Multiple Items at Once
Starting the Compositing Project
Creating the Green Screen Composition
Applying an Effect to the Background
Applying Luma Key to the Foreground
Exporting a Photoshop Document
Reviewing Photographic Composition Terms
Starting the Talking Dog Composition
Creating and Animating an Elliptical Mask
Practicing Basic Mask Creation
Starting the Track Matte Composition
Applying a Layer Style and Animation
Starting the Drive-In Composition
Revealing a Video in Parts by Using Masks
Adding a Gradient Overlay to Text
Copying and Pasting Masks to a Text Layer
Using Adjustment Layers and Splitting a Layer
Connecting Premiere Pro and After Effects with Dynamic Link
6 Animating Characters and 3D Layers
Animating the Dog with Puppet Animation
Creating a Custom Shape to Animate
Reviewing Timeline Panel Switches
Animating Text Along a Path from Illustrator
Studying the Principles of Design and Animation
Refining Animation with Interpolation
Tuning Animation with the Graph Editor
Respecting Intellectual Property Rights