Intro to After Effects: Free Online Course & Tutorials

Immerse yourself in the world of motion graphics and video post-production with our free class on Adobe After Effects. Learn to create stunning animations and get a glimpse of how you can integrate this tool with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere to boost your career potential in animation and post-production.

Key Insights

The class focuses on the use of Adobe After Effects, a powerful tool used in motion graphics and video post-production.
Participants will learn to prepare an Adobe Illustrator file for animation.
The course covers the essential differences between color spaces used for TV/Film/Web versus print media.
The class introduces students to working with layered files, a crucial skill in animation and post-production.
Key aspects of animation such as basic keyframing and finessing keyframe timing using the Value Graph are covered.
Students will learn how to offset keyframes for creating "cascading" animations.
The class also teaches students how to export their work for various platforms including Email and Instagram.

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Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool for motion graphics and video post-production. It can be used on its own to create stand-alone videos and animations, and integrates well with Photoshop, Illustrator and Premiere. Get a healthy taste of the power of animation and video post-production in After Effects.

In this free class, we’ll be creating a motion graphics/animation video based on vector art that will demonstrate the essentials of using After Effects to animate.

What You’ll Learn:

Preparing an Adobe Illustrator file to be Animation-Ready
Color space for TV/Film/Web vs. Print
Introduction to working with Layered Files
Basic Keyframing and Animation
Finessing keyframe timing with the Value Graph
Offsetting keyframes for "cascading" animations
Exporting for Email and Instagram

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