Adobe TV Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:02 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 00:28:02 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-after-effects-cs6/ Learn how to do the basics with After Effects CS6 with Getting Started and New Features tutorials by product experts. 2013 Adobe Systems Inc. http://thumbnails.tv.adobe.com/2012-04-26/1537fdda-d9af-5bbc-307d-5fa8f1bc6476.jpg http://tv.adobe.com/show/learn-after-effects-cs6/ 60 adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Simple shapes—circles, squares, ellipses, and more—can be valuable building blocks in an animation. A rectangle shape can be a basic background for a lower-third title, or it can be the base of a complex, three-dimensional clone animation. In this movie, Ian Robinson introduces the fundamentals of building, transforming, and animating basic shapes. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/building-shape-layers/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/building-shape-layers/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) It’s easy to build an After Effects project that includes many layers of objects being animated in different ways, and it’s easy for all of those layers to become disorganized. In this movie, Ian Robinson fully explains how to use precompositions to nest multiple layers together. With precompositions, you can animate, transform, manipulate, and apply filters to multiple layers all together as if they were one single layer. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/understanding-precomposing/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/understanding-precomposing/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Often, in After Effects, it’s valuable to trim and move layers in a project the same way you would edit individual clips in a video-editing application like Premiere Pro. In this movie, Ian Robinson shows how to trim and re-time multiple individual layers, each with their own animations, to create a complete composited animation. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/trimming-and-sliding-edits/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/trimming-and-sliding-edits/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) In this movie, Ian Robinson shares a set of special tips that will make positioning and duplicating 3D layers much easier and faster. By temporarily switching to a 2D orthogonal view and adjusting anchor point controls, Ian is able to set up a 3D layer for easy positioning, resizing, and fast duplication. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/positioning-layers/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/positioning-layers/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) In this movie, Ian Robinson introduces the After Effects interface, identifying the most essential panels—the Project panel, the Timeline, and the Composition panel. He also introduces workspace presets, which instantly reconfigure the After Effects workspace for specific tasks. Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/introducing-the-interface-and-the-workspace/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/introducing-the-interface-and-the-workspace/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) You can use the built-in Adobe Media Encoder to render and export many kinds of files within After Effects, or use the standalone Adobe Media Encoder application to render and encode movies outside of After Effects. Batch encoding and using a watch folder in Adobe Media Encoder can save time and free After Effects for other tasks, as you'll see in this video. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/exporting-with-the-adobe-media-encoder/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/exporting-with-the-adobe-media-encoder/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) A compound effect is an effect that refers to, or takes values from, another layer in your comp. In this video we'll look at how this works by examining the Lens Blur effect, which can be used to create a pull focus effect on your layers. You'll see how to apply it selectively to specific areas of your footage using a Luminance Map we create using the Ramp effect. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/using-compound-effects/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/using-compound-effects/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) In this lesson we'll use time remapping to achieve three specific results: slow motion, a freeze frame, and reversed playback of a layer. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/slowing-motion-freezing-a-frame-and-reversing-time/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/slowing-motion-freezing-a-frame-and-reversing-time/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) When someone has had the foresight to film a subject in front of a solid-color background, compositing work gets a lot easier. This video shows you how to use the Keylight effect to key out (make transparent) a solid-color background and use a garbage matte to isolate the area to be keyed. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/color-keying/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/color-keying/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) You can use the Brainstorm tool to randomize effect properties in order to figure out what they do. In this video you'll see how it can help you experiment and come up with new ideas. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/brainstorming/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/brainstorming/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) In this video you'll see how the RAM and disk caches are used to save time, and how you can render compositions in the background so that you don't need to wait for a preview to be rendered before you can resume work. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/ram-and-disk-caching/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/ram-and-disk-caching/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) This video introduces various small new and changed features in After Effects CS6 that have not been covered elsewhere in this course. Several of these features are briefly demonstrated. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/miscellaneous-new-and-changed-features/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/miscellaneous-new-and-changed-features/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) In this video, you will lean how to use the Fast Previews menu. We will look at a rather complex scene and see how different settings affect your ability to manipulate elements. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/using-fast-previews/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/using-fast-previews/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) In this lesson you will learn how to import projects using Pro Import After Effects. We will demonstrate using a Final Cut Pro project, but the same procedure works for other formats, such as XML, AAF, OMF, and Apple Motions. Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/using-pro-import-after-effects-for-projects-from-other-applications/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/using-pro-import-after-effects-for-projects-from-other-applications/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Discover the power of this industry-standard video-compositing, motion-graphics-design and animation tool. Learn how it integrates with the Creative Suite, see how it is used in television and film to create special effects, how to composite scenes with blue/green screen keying, and complete creative tasks like drawing, 3D, and titles. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/what-is-after-effects/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/what-is-after-effects/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Get familiar with the After Effects workflow in this brief overview of the tools, project windows, elements, compositions, nested comps, effects, keyframes, the timeline, expressions, exporting and the Render Queue. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/basic-workflow-and-terminology/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/basic-workflow-and-terminology/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Take a close look at timeline elements including switches, navigation, zooming, trimming, setting keyframes, and basic layer properties. Next, review how to set and change keyframe parameters in the timeline, and multiple ways you can accomplish this in After Effects. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/the-timeline/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/the-timeline/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Learn to use the Preview Panel to generate a RAM Preview of your animation that plays in real time. Review the features available in the panel, how to adjust the work area in the timeline, and how to generate a preview to see your results at full speed. Also explore Frame Rate, Skip and Shift+Ram Preview, as well as the From Current Time feature. Finally, learn some handy keyboard shortcuts that can save you time. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/the-preview-panel/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/the-preview-panel/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Explore the various ways you can set up projects in After Effects including importing individual or multi-layered files from Illustrator and Photoshop. Review some of the options for sorting folders and elements in the project window to keep you organized. Plus take a look at the Flowchart panel and get an understanding of the value of flowcharts as a visual reference to easily see how your project elements relate to each other. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/composition-and-layer-panels/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/composition-and-layer-panels/ adobetv@adobe.com (Adobe TV) Explore the various ways you can set up projects in After Effects including importing individual or multi-layered files from Illustrator and Photoshop. Review some of the options for sorting folders and elements in the project window to keep you organized. Plus take a look at the Flowchart panel and get an understanding of the value of flowcharts as a visual reference to easily see how your project elements relate to each other. Tue, 08 May 2012 00:00:00 +0000 http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/project-and-flowchart-panels/ http://tv.adobe.com/watch/learn-after-effects-cs6/project-and-flowchart-panels/