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Adobe's industry-standard motion graphics and visual effects software gives you endless options to enhance your videos. Animate film titles that shatter into pieces, turn audio into visual spectrums, or make your characters move in any way. All our Adobe After Effects courses are taught by industry professionals who are also Adobe Certified Professional trainers. They will share years of their industry experience with you and give you the confidence to begin producing compelling animation and sophisticated special effects.

Topics covered include Introduction to the interface, Importing footage, Animation essentials, Working with masks and mattes, Motion tracking, Text, Using shape layers, Effects, Keying and rotoscoping, Introduction to 3D animation and Exporting.

Booking a private training session allows you to focus on your exact needs on dates that work best for you or your team.
•	Sessions can be run online or in person, on your site or at our London training centre.
•	We manage training for many of the UK’s largest companies, taking care of all the admin, working with you to ensure the perfect course.
•	Our expert trainers will first understand your requirements and then tailor each session to your exact specification.
•	We offer a free consultation service to work out every detail of your course.
Prices for bespoke sessions with our expert trainers start at £525 + VAT.

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Introduction to the Interface
•	Creating a workspace
•	Project panel
•	Composition window
•	Timeline window
•	Work Area
•	Layer and footage window
•	Auto-save preferences

Importing footage
•	Movies (QuickTime and AVI)
•	Photoshop files
•	Handling audio
•	Illustrator integration

Animation Essentials
•	Understanding Keyframe interpolation
•	Animating Transform properties
•	Working with Motion Blur
•	Using the Graph Editor
•	Parenting
•	Pre-composing

Working with Masks and Mattes
•	Creating Masks
•	Mask properties
•	Animating a mask

Motion Tracking
•	Apply using position 
•	Editing
•	Null object
•	Parenting

Text
•	Creating and modifying text
•	Animating text along a path
•	Formatting
•	Creating and editing Presets

Using Shape Layers
•	Creating and modifying
•	Shape properties
•	Groups
•	Creating Pie and Bar charts

Effects
•	Animation Presets
•	Applying
•	Animating
•	Rainfall and snowfall
•	Adjustment Layers

Keying and Rotoscoping
•	Introduction to Keylight
•	Keying footage
•	Roto brush
•	Refine Edge tool

Introduction to 3D Animation
•	Working with lights
•	Working with cameras
•	3D views and axes
•	Animating a scene

Exporting
•	Collect files
•	The Render Queue
•	Adobe Media Encoder

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