After Effects

Learn Motion Graphics Production

Motion Graphics & Animation4.8(70)7h 57m23 lectures4 sections

What you'll learn

  • Understand the After Effects workspace and panels
  • Create a new project
  • Learn animation basics with KeyFrames
  • Use Expressions and a Null Object
  • Add and animate text, shapes and masks
  • Work with three dimensional layers
  • Work with cameras, lighting and shadows
  • Use Tracking and paint on video
  • Add Effects

About this course

This course teaches Adobe After Effects for producing motion graphics films and adding visual effects and tricks. It starts with downloading and installing the program and creating a new project, then getting to know the workspace, the panels and working with the Time Line. After that the learner studies the basics of animation with KeyFrames, ways to link elements, writing Expressions and using a Null Object. Then the learner moves on to adding and animating text, shapes and masks, using Track Matt, three dimensional layers, and working with cameras, lighting and shadows. The course also explains changing video speed, painting on video, Tracking and Effects, with downloadable extras and lessons on the new commands and updates. It suits designers, video makers and anyone who wants to enter the motion graphics field, and needs no previous experience with the program. By the end, the learner can design animated videos and professional intros and get them ready to publish on platforms.

Expected outcomes

  • Ability to create professional videos using After Effects.
  • Add dynamic elements and creative texts to projects.
  • Design innovative visual effects for various needs.
  • Work with the latest 2021 and 2022 release tools to enhance performance.
  • Produce videos ready for publishing on different platforms.

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  • ★★★★★أحمد م.·منذ 2 شهرشاهد 82٪

    دوره ممتازه وشرح رائع لكن الدوره بحاجه الى تحديثات الجديده فى البرنامج بالاضافه الى بعض التطبيقات العمليه ياريت يكون فى جزء خاص بالتطبيقات العمليه فى الافترافكت لكن دةره رائعه فى المجمل للى حابب يطور نفسه فى اساسيات البرنامج

  • ★★★★★Abdulaziz F.·منذ 2 شهرشاهد 100٪

    كورس عالمي هتخرج منه وانت فاهم كل كبيره وصغيره في البرنامج شكرا بجد

  • ★★★★★MR.ahmad a.·منذ 2 شهرشاهد 100٪

    ممتاز جدا .. اتمنى التعلم اذا كان هناك اضافات جديدة في الذكاء الاصطناعي

  • ★★★★★آسيا ح.·منذ 2 شهرشاهد 80٪

    رووووووعة طريقة شرح ممتازة بسيطة و سهلة الفهم استمتعت بالدرس و كانني من قامبه فعلا عقبالما اطبق و احفظو ابدع، شكرا لكدكتور.

  • ★★★★★SALEH M.·منذ 3 شهرشاهد 92٪

    الدورة فيها معلومات قيمة جدا بطرقة سهلة و تدريب علي كل معلومة في الكورس

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Course content

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Learning After Effects from Beginner to Pro

18 lectures
  1. How to Download and Install the SoftwareExplains downloading and installing Adobe programs, including After Effects, from the company's site through Creative Cloud, choosing a plan, signing in, enabling Arabic language support, and running the trial version.9:05
  2. Creating a New ProjectExplains creating a new After Effects project: launching the program and start screen, project settings such as GPU processing and video and audio display format, where files are saved, and arranging panels.23:47
  3. Workspace and WindowsGives a quick tour of the After Effects interface through a complete project: creating a Composition, arranging and naming layers, the Anchor Point and Snapping, animating scale with keyframes, then exporting.24:11
  4. Working with the Time LineExplains working with the Timeline in After Effects and its keyboard shortcuts: showing layer properties, moving the Playhead, trimming a layer before and after the cursor, and setting the work area and preview Loop.26:27
  5. Animation Basics KeyFramesExplains animation basics with keyframes in After Effects: adjusting their timing, using the Value Graph to control Scale motion, and adding Motion Blur to make fast movement look more realistic.27:01
  6. Linking MethodsExplains linking layers and motion inheritance using Parent, so a child layer follows its parent, then applies it in a car and wheels exercise with a pre-comp and Motion Blur.25:48
  7. ExpressionsExplains Expressions in After Effects for linking layer properties, such as tying wheel rotation to car movement, and using the wiggle and time commands instead of many keyframes.24:23
  8. Using the Null ObjectExplains the Null Object through a practical example of a logo bouncing on the ground, showing how linking the logo to a Null moves the Anchor Point and drives the linked elements.15:14
  9. Adding and Animating TextExplains adding text with the Type tool in After Effects and animating it using text properties such as Source, Animator and Offset, plus linking values with an expression to adjust the effect's strength.28:55
  10. Adding Shapes and MasksExplains drawing Shape Layers in After Effects, the difference between parametric and Bezier shapes, adding Fill, Twist and Repeater, and making text follow a Path and creating a Mask.23:49
  11. Using the Track MatteExplains Alpha Track Matte and Luma Track Matte for using a logo or shape as a window revealing the video, and the difference between relying on transparency versus black-and-white brightness.23:34
  12. 3D LayersExplains 3D layers in After Effects and adding the Z depth axis, the difference between Orientation and Rotation, using multiple view layouts, with an exercise flipping and spinning a coin.26:47
  13. Dealing with CamerasExplains adding a camera layer and moving through a 3D scene, how Focal Length affects angle and zoom, and animating the camera with depth of field so one element is sharp and the rest blurred.21:48
  14. Lighting and ShadowsExplains adding light layers to 3D layers, the types of light sources and their properties, enabling Shadows and adjusting their darkness and diffusion, and why the background must sit farther back for shadows to show.16:00
  15. Changing Video SpeedExplains treating video in After Effects like an editing tool, using Work Area, Trim Composition, freeze frame, Time Remapping and reversing the clip, and improving quality with Pixel Motion.24:31
  16. Drawing on VideoExplains painting on video with the Brush Tool and Roto Brush Tool in After Effects, the stroke duration options, round-tripping clips with Premiere, and isolating a subject while checking it in Alpha view.32:06
  17. TrackingExplains Tracking in After Effects to follow an area in a video and link it to another element, such as replacing a logo with Perspective Corner Pin, and stabilizing shaky footage then scaling up to hide black edges.25:40
  18. EffectsExplains Effects in After Effects and how to apply them to layers, including making a person fade away in a scene, shooting and lighting a green screen, and using Masks with Reshape in a practical exercise.55:10
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Add-ons

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What's New in After Effects 2021

2 lectures
  1. New Commands and UpdatesExplains the Reshape effect in After Effects for morphing one shape into another, using two masks per image, matching the composition size, and animating Opacity to complete the apple-to-bottle transformation.14:27
  2. Download After Effects 2021 Attachments
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What's New in After Effects 2022

2 lectures
  1. New Commands and UpdatesExplains the After Effects 2022 updates focused on render speed: Multi-Frame Rendering, phone notification when a render finishes, Speculative Render and setting its delay in preferences, and the Render Time column.9:06
  2. Download After Effects 2022 Attachments

Instructor

Ahmed Hassan Khamis

Ahmed Hassan Khamis

He has developed computer science curricula for various Arab universities and taught at Alexandria University. He has authored over 120 educational books in computer science.
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