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Module 1:
A Quick Start to Enable Your After Effects Skills
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- How to Start Motion Graphics Now!
- Getting ready to start your first Animation (Preferences CC 2020).
- Dive in for beginners: Getting the Graphics.
- Dive in for beginners: Create your first Motion Graphics.
- Assignment: Render your work and upload to Social Media.
- How about Visual Effects?
- Dive In for novices: Change colors in a defined video area.
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Module 2:
Working in After Effects CC: A overview of the Interface and Keyboard Shortcuts
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- Introduction to this section.
- How to Download Your Project Files.
- After Effects Interface – Workspaces.
- How to Adjust and Move the Panels.
- How to Create a New composition from Footage.
- How to Create a Blank Composition.
- When the Footage goes Missing.
- The Visual Keyboard Shortcuts’ Editor.
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Module 3:
Introduction to Simple Shapes and Text Layers
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- Introduction to this section.
- How to Create and Edit Text Layers.
- Inside the Shape Layer – Simple Overview.
- How to Create and Edit Shape Layers.
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Module 4:
How to Create Motion (Animate) – Create Your First Motion Graphics Projects
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- How to Acquire Top Animation Skills.
- Setting the Anchor Point Preference.
- Creating Motion : Concepts and detailed overview.
- How to Create a full Motion Projects – Concepts & Methods.
- First Project: Design the Layout.
- First Project: Animate the Layers.
- First Project: Sequence your Animation.
- The Flood News Project.
- Second Project – Flood News : Design.
- Second Project – Flood News : Animate.
- Second Project – Flood News : Sequence.
- Introduction to the YouTube Project.
- The YouTube Project: Design/Animate/Sequence.
- The YouTube Project: Reversing the Animation.
- Your Challenge & Practice Activity – A full Motion Graphics Project.
- Challenge & Practice Activity: Design your graphics.
- Challenge & Practice Activity: Animate your layers.
- Challenge & Practice Activity: Sequencing your layers.
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Module 5:
Create and Publish your Videos to YouTube/Vimeo/Facebook…
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- First things first: Few things to take care of.
- Create Video using the Add to Render Queue Option.
- Create Pro Videos using the Adobe Media Encoder (Recommended).
- When Adobe Media Encoder does not Pop Up.
- Reducing the Video file size.
- Practice Activity: Upload your work.
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Module 6 :
Working with Compositions – Layers, Videos and Composition’s Editing Techniques
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- Introduction to this section.
- Create a Composition from Multiple Footage.
- Create a Composition in CC 2018 Onward.
- Dropping / Trimming your Videos.
- Shifting Layer Content – Using the Pan Behind tool.
- Creating Split Layers.
- Trim Comp to a define Work Area.
- Creating Slide Shows: Sequencing layers.
- Extracting & Lifting Work Area.
- How to use the Source (Footage) Panel.
- How to Use the Layer Panel.
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Module 7 :
Spatial and Temporal Interpolation – Motion Path and Speed Control
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Motion Path – Overview and definitions.
- The Spatial Interpolation.
- The Temporal Interpolation.
- How to use the Speed Graph Editor.
- How to use the Value Graph Editor.
- Upgrading Motion Path Preferences.
- Practice Activity (Apply what you learnt).
- Practice Activity Tutorial.
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Module 8 :
Essential Reveal Techniques with Track Mattes and Pre-Comps.
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Revealing Layers with Track Mattes.
- How to use the Alpha Inverted Track Mattes.
- How to use the Luma Track Mattes.
- How to use the Luma Inverted Track Mattes.
- Animating Track Mattes – Another way to reveal Layers.
- Pre-Comp Techniques to Reveal Layers.
- Pre-Comps Region of Interest.
- Create Track Matte from Pre-Comps.
- Create Track Matte from Text Layers.
- Practice Activity: The Luma Matte Challenge.
- Practice Activity: Rabbit out of the Hat and The Magician Show.
- Practice Activity Tutorial: Rabbit out of the Hat.
- Practice Activity Tutorial: The Magician Show.
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Module 9 :
Essential Reveal Techniques with Track Mattes and Pre-Comps.
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Revealing Layers with Track Mattes.
- How to use the Alpha Inverted Track Mattes.
- How to use the Luma Track Mattes.
- How to use the Luma Inverted Track Mattes.
- Animating Track Mattes – Another way to reveal Layers.
- Pre-Comp Techniques to Reveal Layers.
- Pre-Comps Region of Interest.
- Create Track Matte from Pre-Comps.
- Create Track Matte from Text Layers.
- Practice Activity: The Luma Matte Challenge.
- Practice Activity: Rabbit out of the Hat and The Magician Show.
- Practice Activity Tutorial: Rabbit out of the Hat.
- Practice Activity Tutorial: The Magician Show.
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Module 10 :
Complex, Compound and Bezier Shapes – Properties & Animation Techniques
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- You Learning Take Away from this Section.
- How to Create and Animate Compound Shapes.
- How to Create Shape Groups.
- The Magic of Fill Even/Odd and Reverse Path.
- Animating Stroke & Fill Colors.
- Animating Stroke Dashes.
- Animating the Stroke with the Offset Path.
- How to Create Complex Shapes with The Merge Path.
- How to Create and Use Bezier Shapes.
- Animating & Morphing Bezier Shapes.
- How to transform a Path into a Keyframed Motion Path.
- How to move a position Path.
- How to Transform Pen Bezier Path to a Motion Path.
- How to Transform a Motion Path into a Bezier Shape.
- How to work with the Trim Path.
- Practical Use of the Trim Path.
- Trim Path and The first Vertex.
- How to use the Repeater.
- Animating the Repeater.
- How to Create Burst Elements.
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Module 11 :
Complex, Compound and Bezier Shapes – Properties & Animation Techniques
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- You Learning Take Away from this Section.
- How to Create and Animate Compound Shapes.
- How to Create Shape Groups.
- The Magic of Fill Even/Odd and Reverse Path.
- Animating Stroke & Fill Colors.
- Animating Stroke Dashes.
- Animating the Stroke with the Offset Path.
- How to Create Complex Shapes with The Merge Path.
- How to Create and Use Bezier Shapes.
- Animating & Morphing Bezier Shapes.
- How to transform a Path into a Keyframed Motion Path.
- How to move a position Path.
- How to Transform Pen Bezier Path to a Motion Path.
- How to Transform a Motion Path into a Bezier Shape.
- How to work with the Trim Path.
- Practical Use of the Trim Path.
- Trim Path and The first Vertex.
- How to use the Repeater.
- Animating the Repeater.
- How to Create Burst Elements.
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Module 12 :
Type Graphics: Advanced Text Animation & Effects
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Type (text) Layers – Overview and Styling.
- How to Create Paragraph & Vertical Text.
- How to work with the Source Text.
- How to work with Text on Path.
- How to Animate Text on Path.
- How to Create Per Character Animation.
- How to combine & Animate Animator Properties.
- How to Animate the Offset with the Shape Proprieties.
- How to Create Ramp Up/Ramp Down Text Animation.
- Combining Animator with Path Options.
- How to use the Grouping Alignment and Animator’s Based On Property.
- Practice Activity: News Text.
- Practice Activity Tutorial: News Text.
- Practice Activity Tutorial: Paragraph Text Based On Lines.
- Practice Activity: Paragraph Text Based On Lines.
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Module 13 :
Ae Type Engine – Awesome Presets
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Get your Text to Bounce Preset.
- 360 Loop Preset.
- Multi-line Presets.
- Animate In Presets.
- Combining Presets Animate In/Out Presets.
- Presets Practice Activity and Challenge Tutorial.
- Presets Practice Activity and Challenge.
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Module 14 :
Working with Masks & Effects for Videos/Images
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- The Concept and Properties of Masks.
- Using the Mask Properties.
- How to Edit Masks.
- Modifying Masks with the Pen Tool.
- Creating Curved Masks Using the Pen Tool.
- Using Masks: Simple and Efficient Techniques.
- Application: Animating Masked Layers.
- Application: Animating Masks.
- Revealing Using Mask Animation.
- Effects with the Mask Property.
- Using Masks with Effects.
- Masks and Text Layers.
- Practice Activity and Challenge.
- Practice Activity Tutorial.
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Module 15:
Solid Layers and Adjustment Layers with Visual Effects
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- Solid Layer Overview and Settings.
- Visual Effects on Solid Layers as composition’s backgrounds.
- Masks and effects on Solid Layers.
- Adjustment Layers Overview.
- Adjustment Layers Motion Graphics with Effects.
- Adjustment Layers with Shape Layers with Repeater.
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Module 16 :
Parenting and Grouping Layer
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- Introduction to the Parent Method.
- How to Parent Effectively.
- Disconnecting from the Parent.
- Grouping animations with the Null Object.
- Have some fun Practice Activity.
- The FunFairy Practice Activity.
- The FunFairy Practice Activity Tutorial.
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Module 17 :
Time Games with Motion Graphics
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Reversing Animation with Keyframe Assistant.
- Reversing Animation with Time-Reverse Layer.
- How to Slow, Speed up and Reverse an Animation with Time Remap.
- How to Stretch (or Shrink) Layers duration – Time Stretch.
- Practice Activity Challenge.
- Practice Activity Tutorial – Remap.
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Module 18 :
Visual Time Effects: Time Games with Videos
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- Playing with Video Time from FPS to Stop and Run.
- Time Games – Playing with Frames Per Seconds (FPS).
- TimeWarp Effects – Speed.
- TimeWarp Effect – Back & Forth with Negative Speed & Motion Blur.
- TimeWarp Effects – Source Frame.
- Mixing Video Speeds – Time Remap.
- Video Slow Motion or Fast Motion – Stretching.
- Looping a Video for the Comp Duration.
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Module 19 :
Responsive Design – CC 2019 (only) Retiming animation using Protected Region
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- Responsive Design.
- How to Create a Protected Region using the WorkArea.
- Removing and Changing the Protected Region.
- How to Create Protected Regions with Markers.
- Responsive Design with Motion Graphics.
- Intro and Outro in Responsive Design with Motion Graphics.
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Module 20 :
Essential 3D – Working in 3D Space and Animation Techniques
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- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Intro and Setting up the workspace for 3D work.
- The Local Axis Mode.
- Animating the Position Property & Working with Motion Path in 3D.
- Using the 3D Rotation Property.
- The Next 4 Animation Exercises.
- Animating in 3D Exercise – 1 – Using the Null Object in 3D.
- Animating in 3D Exercise – 2 – Beyond the Camera.
- Animating in 3D Exercise – 3 – Hiding Layers at 90 degrees.
- Animating in 3D Exercise – 4- Random with Orientation.
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Module 21 :
Advanced 3D – How to Create and Animate 3D Cameras
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- Amazing Camera 3.
- How to create a Camera Layer – Properties and Presets.
- How to use the Camera Tools – Camera Views and Transforms.
- How to Move the Camera using it’s 3D Axis System.
- How to Animate the Camera using it’s 3D Axis System.
- How to Create and Animate an Orbit Null for the Camera.
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Module 22 :
Advanced 3D – Lights and Shadows
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- What you can do with Lights and Shadows.
- How to Create 3D Lights.
- Working with Parallel Lights.
- Working with Point Lights.
- Working with Spot Lights.
- Understanding the Spot Light Properties.
- How to Create Shadows.
- Exploring Shadows with Point Light.
- Exploring Shadows with Spot Light.
- How to get the best of Lights and Shadows.
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Module 23 :
Motion Graphics 3D projects – The Cube |
- 3D Project.
- the Cube 3D Geometry.
- 3D Project Part 1 – Creating the Cube.
- 3D Project Part 2 – Animating the Cube.
- 3D Project Part 3 – Completing the Project.
- Practice Activity and Challenge.
- Practice Activity Tutorial.
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Module 24 :
Puppet Tools – CC 2018 – Distorting & Animating Objects/Images |
- The Puppet Tools in CC 2018.
- Setting a practical Workspace – How to use the Alpha Channel.
- How to set the Pins, Mesh and Expansion.
- How to Animate the Pins.
- How to Animate using the Record Option.
- How to Smooth and Reduce your Recorded Animation.
- How to use the Mesh, Expansion and Density.
- How to Adjust Overlaps.
- How to Create Rigid Sections.
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Module 25 :
Puppet Tools – CC 2019 – Distorting & Animating Objects/Images |
- Using the Alpha Channel.
- The Concept of Pins – Position Pin.
- How effective is the Bend Pin.
- How to Use the Advanced Pin.
- How to use the Mesh, Expansion and Density.
- How to effectively use the Starch Pin.
- How to use the Overlap Pin.
- How to Animate the Advanced Pins.
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Module 26 :
The World of Expressions |
- How to Create Expressions with the Pick-Whip.
- How to add expressions manually – the loopOut() Expression.
- Replacing Source Text with Expressions.
- Interpolation : How to Transpose Property Values using Expressions.
- The Wiggle Expression Demystified.
- Interpolation: How to Transpose Rotation to Linear Position.
- Using linear interpolation on Separated X/Y Position.
- Application: How to create Pie Chart with Expression Controls Part.
- Application: How to create Pie Chart with Expression Controls Part 2.
- The Mystery Challenge.
- The Mystery Challenge Solution.
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Module 27 :
Animation Presets – Using, Editing and Saving Your Presets |
- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- Behaviors Preset – Drift Over time.
- Presets: – Behaviors Preset – Rotate Over time.
- How to Apply and Work with Fade Presets.
- Image Creative Presets.
- The Inset Presets.
- How to Create and Save Your Animation Presets.
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Module 28 :
Compositing: A closer look at the essential Blending Modes & Compositing |
- Your Learning Take away from this Section.
- The Effect of Blending Modes.
- The Concept Behind Blending Modes.
- The Different Categories of Blending Modes.
- The Subtractive Category – Adding Darkness.
- The Additive Category – Brighten them up.
- The Complex Category – Shades of Grey.
- The Difference Category – Enigmatic.
- The Matte Category – Creating Matte with Modes.
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Module 29 :
Specialized Effects: Motion Tracking |
- The Tracker Panel.
- Create and Define a Track Point.
- How to Track and Adjust.
- How to Attach & Animate Shapes.
- Create a Second Tracker and Attaching Composition.
- How to Attach Effects.
- Track and replace Video Areas – Perspective Corner Pin.
- Practice Activity and Challenge – Dancing Bulbs.
- Practice Activity Tutorial – Dancing Bulbs.
- Practice Activity and Challenge – Screen Replacement Phone.
- Practice Activity Tutorial – Screen Replacement Phone.
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Module 30 :
Specialized Effects: 3D Camera Tracker |
- When to use the 3D Camera Tracker Effect.
- 3D Camera Tracker Effect Workflow.
- How to Create the Camera Track Points.
- How to Work with the Target Plane: Attach Solid Layers.
- How to Attach Solid Layers & Replace with Pre-Comp.
- How to Attach Null Layers & Shift Parent.
- Practice Activity Challenge – Camera Tracking.
- Practice Activity Tutorial.
- Practice Activity Tutorial – Dancing Bulbs.
- Practice Activity and Challenge – Screen Replacement Phone.
- Practice Activity Tutorial – Screen Replacement Phone.
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Module 31 :
Specialized Effects: Color Correction with the Lumetri Scope |
- Color Corecting Tonality with the Waveform Scope.
- Using the RGB Parade and RGB Curves.
- How to use Hue Saturation Color Wheel in the RGB Curves ( Prior to CC 2019).
- Using the Color Wheels.
- Secondary Color Correction with HSL Secondary.
- Your Practice Activity Challenge for this Section.
- Practice Activity Tutorial.
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Module 32 :
Specialized Effects: Keying – Removing Background Green Screen |
- Your Learning takeaway from this section.
- Introduction to Keylight 1.2 – Key Cleaner – Advanced Spill Suppressor.
- How to Select the Right Screen Color.
- How to use the Keylight 1.2 Effect.
- How use the Key Cleaner and Advanced Spill Suppressor Effects.
- Complete Keying Example.
- Blending with backgrounds – First Example.
- Blending with backgrounds – Second Example.
- Your Practice Activity and Challenge.
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Module 33 :
Specialized Effects: Separating Background / Foreground- Rotoscoping |
- You Learning Take Away from this Section.
- Selecting your Foreground – The Roto Brush Tool.
- How to Refine the Edges – The Refine Edge Tool.
- How to Propagate the Strokes.
- How to adjust properties for the new Background.
- For Fun: When the Green Screen / Chromakeying fails you.
- Practice Activity and Challenge.
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Module 34 :
Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Project |
- How to use the CC Sphere Effect.
- How to create the planet surface.
- Using Effects to Create Surface Maps.
- Adding More Effects for a Better Simulation.
- How to use the Turbulent Displacement Effec.
- Animating and Crushing the Background.
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Module 35 :
Visual Effects with Video Mattes |
- What is Covered in this Section.
- Complex Mattes on Videos.
- Animated Mattes on Videos.
- How to Create Video Mattes.
- Rendering and Applying Video Mattes.
- Using Masks Opacity to Create Animated Mattes.
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Module 36 :
Composition & Layers Markers: How to Easily Create Kinetic Typography |
- Your Learning Take Away from this Section.
- How to Set Markers.
- A Kinetic Typo Project Made easy With Markers.
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Module 37 :
Composition & Layers Markers: How to Easily Create Kinetic Typography |
- Your Learning Take Away from this Section.
- How to Set Markers.
- A Kinetic Typo Project Made easy With Markers.
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Module 38 :
CC 2017/2018 – Create & Export Essential Graphics Templates |
- For CC 2017 and 2018 Only.
- The Essential Graphics Window.
- Create a New Motion Graphics Template.
- Motion Graphics Template at Work.
- Exporting Your Motion Graphics Template.
- Motion Graphics Template Standard Application in Premiere Pro CC 2017.
- Advanced Techniques – Create New Properties.
- Advanced Techniques – Adding Effects and Expression to the Graphics Template.
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Module 39 :
CC 2019 – Create & Export Essential Graphics Templates |
- What is the Purpose of Essential Graphics Templates.
- How to Create a Template and Add Properties.
- How to Export – Where to find your Templates.
- How to use Essential Graphics Templates in Premiere Pro.
- How to Add Responsive Design to your Templates – What happens in Premiere Pro.
- How to add Effects to your Templates.
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Module 40 :
Importing and Animating Vector files from Illustrator |
- The General Concept – Direct Import.
- Creating Layer and Groups.
- Structuring and Renaming Layers.
- Complete Project – Step 1: Collecting in Layers.
- Complete Project – Step 2: Organizing in AE.
- Complete Project – Step 3: Animating in AE.
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Module 41 :
Infographics projects |
- Percentage Donut Pie.
- Dashed Percentage Donut Pie.
- Indicator Dashed Percentage Pie.
- Follow through Shapes.
- Rotating Arrow.
- Full Pie Chart.
- Interpolation Expressions.
- Applying the Interpolation Expressions.
- 3-Slice Pie Chart.
- Converting to a Donut Pie.
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Module 42 :
Your Complete Guide to the Audio Spectrum Effect – Create awesome Sound Waves |
- Your Learning Takeaway from this Section.
- The Audio Spectrum Effect – Using the Polar Property.
- The Audio Spectrum Effect – Overview and Controls.
- The Audio Spectrum Effect – Controls Part 1.
- The Audio Spectrum Effect – Controls Part 2.
- How to use the Property Path.
- How to add waves to Text.
- Your Challenge and Practice Activities: Audio Spectrum Effect.
- Practice Activities Tutorial: Audio Spectrum Effect.
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Module 43 :
Your Complete Guide to the Radio Wave Effect in its Multiple Wave Types |
- Intro to the Radio Waves Effects.
- How to use the Polygon Wave Type.
- How to use the Wave Motion Controls.
- The Stroke Controls with Polygon Wave Type.
- How to use At Birth and Each Frame.
- Practice Activity and Challenge Polygon Waves.
- Practice Activity Tutorial – Polygon Waves.
- Radio Waves with Mask Wave Type.
- Practice Project – Radio Waves and CC Sphere.
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Module 44 :
Your Complete Guide to the CC Spotlight Effect – Create Spotlight for your Video |
- What you will learn about CC Spotlight.
- Working with CC Spotlight Effect.
- How to create Light Only Spotlight.
- Images and Videos with the Gel CC Spotlight Effect Property.
- Graphics and Motion with the Gel CC Spotlight Effect Property.
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Module 45 :
Tips to Help You out Work Better or Faster |
- About this Tips Section.
- How to create Backup Copies of your Project.
- Scaling your Comp Without any layer Change.
- Moving the Anchor Point with Precision.
- Keyframe Navigation.
- How to use the Shy Switch.
- Soloing a layer.
- Layers Manipulation with Keyboard Shortcuts.
- Work Area & The Preview Panel.
- Colorizing Your Labels – Selecting and Grouping Layers.
- Taking a Snapshot.
- Moving on the Timeline and Work Area.
- Replacing Images and Videos in The Comp without changing animation and Effects.
- Improving Performance – Media and Disk Cache.
- Extending Main Comp/ Pre-Comp / Layer Time.
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Module 46 :
Exporting Your Work from After Effects |
- How to Create a Pro YouTube Videos: Adobe Media Encoder.
- Exporting with Transparent Background.
- Exporting your Composition as GIF.
- Exporting a Comp to a New Project.
- Importing a Project into another Project.
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