Adobe® After Effects® CS4
Course Specifications
Course number: 084688
Course length: 2.0 day(s)
Certification: Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) program
Course Description
Course Objective: You will use Adobe® After Effects® to create 2D and 3D compositions.
Target Student: This course is intended for computer professionals interested in
learning to work with video and graphics using Adobe After Effects CS4. The
course is also for Adobe CS4 application suite users looking to expand their
design skills.
Prerequisites: Before taking this course, students should be familiar
with graphics applications, such as Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Students
should also have experience in a video editing application, such as Adobe
Premiere and other video editing applications.
Hardware Requirements
- Computer with 1.5 GHz or faster processor.
- 2 GB of RAM installed.
- 1.5 GB of available hard-disk space for installation, plus
8 GB free space for course data.
- CD-ROM drive.
- DVD-ROM drive.
- 24-bit color display adapter.
- Sound card and speakers.
- OpenGL 2.0 compatible graphics card.
Software Requirements
Each computer requires the following software:
- Adobe® After Effects® CS4
- QuickTime 7.4.5 or latest
- Microsoft® Windows® XP
Course Objectives
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:
- familiarize themselves with the Adobe After Effects environment
and set up a project.
- work with a composition.
- create animations.
- use advanced animation techniques.
- create transparency.
- integrate Adobe After Effects with other applications.
- output video files.
Course Content
- Lesson 1: Getting Started with Adobe® After Effects®
CS4
- Topic 1A: Customize the Interface
- Topic 1B: Initiate a Project
- Lesson 2: Working with a Composition
- Topic 2A: Build a Basic Composition
- Topic 2B: Create a Nested Composition
- Topic 2C: Preview a Composition
- Topic 2D: Manipulate Layers
- Lesson 3: Creating Animations
- Topic 3A: Create Shapes and Text
- Topic 3B: Animate Layers
- Topic 3C: Apply Effects
- Topic 3D: Apply Blending Modes
- Lesson 4: Using Advanced Animation Techniques
- Topic 4A: Pre-Compose Layers
- Topic 4B: Use Expressions
- Topic 4C: Create Camera Views
- Topic 4D: Animate with Puppet Tools
- Lesson 5: Creating Transparency
- Topic 5A: Track Transparency and Motion in Compositions
- Topic 5B: Create Masks
- Lesson 6: Integrating After Effects with Other Applications
- Topic 6A: Use Adobe Bridge
- Topic 6B: Integrate After Effects with Photoshop
- Topic 6C: Integrate After Effects with Premiere Pro
- Lesson 7: Outputting Video Files
- Topic 7A: Create Markers and Metadata
- Topic 7B: Render a Composition
- Topic 7C: Export an After Effects Project
Appendix A: Effect
Categories
Appendix B: The
Adobe® Certified Expert (ACE) Program