Course Overview
TOPIn this Adobe After Effects class, you ll learn advanced skills for creating dynamic broadcast, film, and Web content. This is the second in our series of After Effects classes, and this course picks up where the introductory course leaves off, providing you with additional skills, tips, and tricks to improve your efficiency and creativity. Our After Effects classes are led by experienced motion graphics professionals with backgrounds in broadcast, film, and online media production and the authors of the After Effects Digital Classroom book.
Scheduled Classes
TOP| 11/18/26 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 12/16/26 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 01/13/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 02/10/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 03/10/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 04/14/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 05/12/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 06/16/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 07/14/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 08/11/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 09/15/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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| 10/14/27 - AGI - Virtual Instructor-Led - Virtual Instructor-Led | (click to enroll)
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What You'll Learn
TOP- Understand and follow a visual effects workflow
- Use Chroma Key for compositing, including green screen and mattes
- Leverage stabilization and null objects for motion tracking
- Composite 3D graphics with video using the Camera Tracker
- Apply motion effects with time remapping and frame blending
- Rotoscope footage and create environmental effects
Outline
TOPVisual Effects workflow
- After Effects workflow considerations
Chroma keying in After Effects
- Greenscreen shooting basics
- Using masks for compositing (garbage mattes)
- Using keylight
- Refining a matte
Motion tracking
- Understanding motion tracking
- Motion tracking vs stabilization
- Setting a track point
- Using null objects
- Compositing 2D graphics
Motion stabilization with After Effects
- Using the Warp Stabilizer
3D camera tracking
- Using the 3D Camera tracker
- Compositing 3D graphics with video
Time remapping video
- Understanding time remapping
- Slow motion effects
- Fast motion effects
- Using frame blending
Color correction and color adjustment
- Adjusting tonality
- Advanced color adjustments
Creating a background loop
Using After Effects cloning tools
Rotoscoping video footage
- Manual rotoscoping
- Using the roto brush
- Painting on color
Creating environmental effects
- Fog
- Smoke
- Mist
- Wind
- Precipitation
- Fire
- Heat Distortion
- Explosive Effects
Advanced After Effects render queue usage
- Render Output Settings
- Output Module Templates
The course topics serve as an outline for the course. Instructors may adjust content based on the specific needs of each class, such as to answer your After Effects questions.
Prerequisites
TOPYou must have the Adobe After Effects software to attend this class. Virtual labs are not provided You can purchase the software or obtain a trial version from the Adobe website.
