QuickStart! - Adobe After Effects CS4 Tutorials


Course Content


Discover the new tools inside Adobe After Effects CS4. Transform your video into cinematic animation with the Cartoon effect. Work directly with 3D models and textures created in Photoshop CS4 Extended. Build multi-layered composites and learn how to apply special effects to footage. In this VTC course, professional illustrator, television animation art director and writer Dwayne Ferguson takes users on a tour of this powerful application. To begin learning today, simply click on one of the QuickStart! - Adobe After Effects CS4 movie links. * VTC QuickStart! tutorials are available only to registered VTC Online University members.

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Overview
	Overview	(05:09)
The Interface
	Workspace	(03:39)
	Panels	(04:22)
	Safe Zones	(03:22)
Footage
	File Types	(05:56)
	Import Movies	(03:17)
	Import Stills	(04:22)
	Image Sequences	(04:59)
Layers
	Layers	(03:08)
	Layer Styles	(04:26)
Compositions
	Understanding Comps	(04:14)
	Basic Comp pt. 1	(04:16)
	Basic Comp pt. 2	(05:08)
Photoshop 3D Layers
	Create a 3D Model	(05:05)
	Color 3D Model	(04:53)
	Logo	(03:42)
	Import Into After Effects	(04:04)
Cartoon Effect
	Cartoon Effect pt. 1	(03:54)
	Cartoon Effect pt. 2	(03:41)
Special Effects
	Drop Shadow	(04:00)
	Dust & Scratches	(03:17)
	Bulge	(03:15)
	Blurs	(04:34)
Conclusion
	Final Thoughts	(02:44)
	About the Author	(02:52)

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Tutorial Information / Pricing

Title:	QuickStart! - Adobe After Effects CS4
Author:	Dwayne Ferguson
SKU:	33939
ISBN:
Duration:	2 hrs / 25 Lessons
Compatibility:	Win XP, 2000, 98, NT, Mac OS X, OS 9

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