After Effects CS4: Essentials

After watching this After Effects CS4: Essentials training, you’ll know all about creating basic animations, text animation, tracking and stabilizing, basic keying and compositing, and basic 3D animation. Plus, you’ll get an insider’s view of some of the new features of After Effects CS4. Whether you are new to After Effects or brushing up on a technique, this series is just what you need to get up to speed fast.
 

Learning with Study 365 has many advantages. The course material is delivered straight to you and can be adapted to fit in with your lifestyle. It is created by experts within the industry, meaning you are receiving accurate information, which is up-to-date and easy to understand.
 

Course outline
This course is comprised of the following topics:
Module 1: What’s New in Adobe After Effects CS4
Module 2: Introduction to After Effects
Module 3: Animation Basics
Module 4: Working with Masks
Module 5: Animating Text
Module 6: Animation Help
Module 7: Parenting & Basic Expressions
Module 8: Basic Compositing
Module 9: Stabilizing & Tracking
Module 10: Particles & paint
Module 11: Introduction to the 3D Engine
Module 12: Shape Layers & the Puppet Tools
Module 13: Rendering & Exporting


Course Duration:
From the day you purchase the course, you will have 12 months access to the online study platform. As the course is self-paced you can decide how fast or slow the training goes, and are able to complete the course in stages, revisiting the training at any time.
 

Method of Assessment:
At the end of the course, you will have one assignment to be submitted (you need a mark of 65% to pass) and you can submit the assignment at any time. You will only need to pay £19 for assessment and certification when you submit the assignment. You will receive the results within 72 hours of submittal, and will be sent a certificate in 7-14 days if you have successfully passed.
 

Certification:
Successful candidates will be awarded a certificate for After Effects CS4: Essentials.