Adobe After Effects Essentials Course
Build practical motion design skills with Nexacu’s Adobe After Effects Essentials training course. This hands-on After Effects course is designed for beginners and self-taught users who want to create animated visuals, motion graphics and visual effects for video and digital content.
You will learn to work with compositions, layers, keyframes, masks, effects, text animation, image correction and compositing. The course also introduces motion graphics projects such as infographics, animated logos, advertisements, kinetic typography, social media content and basic 3D animation concepts.
No prior After Effects experience is required. This course is suitable for beginners, creatives, marketers, content creators, video editors and professionals who want to build motion graphics and visual effects skills.
Adobe After Effects Essentials is designed for learners who want a structured introduction to animation, compositing and motion graphics. It suits people creating video content, social media assets, digital advertising, title sequences, animated explainers or branded visual content.
The course focuses on practical After Effects workflows, including setting up compositions, animating with keyframes, applying effects, working with masks, correcting images, animating text and preparing projects for export.
This course provides a foundation for learners who want to create more polished motion graphics and visual effects for workplace, marketing, creative or digital media projects.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
We currently have no public courses scheduled. Please contact us to register your interest.
After Effects AdvancedExtend your After Effects skills with advanced animation, 3D workflows, character rigging and visual effects techniques for video and digital projects.
Introduction
After Effects workflow
Video terminology
SMPTE timecode
The After Effects interface
Importing Footage
Importing assets
Looping video footage
Importing Photoshop and Illustrator files
Converting Photoshop text layers
Continuous rasterisation
Starting a Project
Setting up a project
Setting up a composition
Layers and the timeline
Animating layers independently
Trimming and moving layers
Uninterrupted previews and customising the Preview panel
Keyboard shortcuts
Understanding Keyframes
Layer attributes and transform properties
Viewing layer attributes efficiently
Changing the anchor point
Creating keyframes
Auto-orient along a path
Keyframe assistants
Copying and pasting keyframes
Spatial position and temporal speed interpolation
Editing keyframes simultaneously
Moving motion paths
Retiming animations
Viewing keyframes efficiently
Viewing all changed properties and keyframes
Linking Methods in After Effects
Parent and child relationships
Pre-composing, nesting and duplicating layers
Duplicating and modifying composition copies
Social media formats, including Instagram
Workflow for animated GIFs
Working with Effects
Applying effects
Animating effects
Sharpening and other useful effects
Wipes and path effects
Using adjustment layers
Blending modes
Adding Photoshop layer styles to layers and text
Working with Text
Text layers
Text attributes and source text
Animating text
Text on a path
Finding and applying presets
Reverse-engineering layers in compositions
Editing and saving custom animation presets
Using Masks
Drawing mask shapes
Mask properties
Scaling, rotating and moving masks
Editing mask shapes
Animating masks
Track Mattes and Alpha Channels
Creating track mattes
Blending modes
Motion Tracking
Motion stabilisation
Tracking moving footage
Keying Techniques: Green Screen
Understanding the keying workflow
Using Keylight effects
Time Stretching and Speed Changes
Changing playback speed
Reversing speed
Shape Tools
Drawing and animating shapes
Creating graphs and charts for infographics
Converting Illustrator files to shape layers
Adding animators to shapes
Animating shape layer paths
Adding animated, repeating elements
Introduction to Working in 3D Space
Creating a layer in 3D space
Animating a layer in 3D space
3D text animation
Final Rendering and Saving Your Work
Adding your project to the Render Queue
Using Adobe Media Encoder to output MP4 files for web
Render settings for multiple outputs
Understanding video formats
TV broadcast and web standards, including common DV codecs
What is Adobe After Effects Essentials?
Adobe After Effects Essentials is a beginner-friendly training course for learners who want to create motion graphics, animation and visual effects. The course covers the After Effects interface, compositions, layers, keyframes, effects, text animation, masks, motion tracking, green screen keying, 3D space and final rendering.
Who should attend After Effects Essentials?
This course is suitable for beginners, self-taught users, marketers, designers, video editors, content creators and creative professionals who want to build practical motion graphics and visual effects skills for video, web, social media or digital content.
Do I need previous After Effects experience?
No prior After Effects experience is required. The course starts with the interface, video terminology, project setup, compositions, layers and keyframes, making it suitable for learners who are new to After Effects.
What will I learn in this After Effects course?
You will learn how to set up projects and compositions, import assets, animate layers with keyframes, work with effects, create text animations, use masks, create track mattes, apply motion tracking, work with green screen keying, build shape animations, use basic 3D space and render finished projects.
Does After Effects Essentials cover keyframes and animation?
Yes. The course covers keyframes, transform properties, anchor points, motion paths, interpolation, keyframe assistants, copying and pasting keyframes, retiming animations and viewing changed properties efficiently.
Will I learn to import Photoshop and Illustrator files?
Yes. The course covers importing assets into After Effects, including Photoshop and Illustrator files. You will also learn about converting Photoshop text layers and continuous rasterisation for vector-based artwork.
Does the course cover text animation?
Yes. After Effects Essentials covers text layers, text attributes, source text, animating text, text on a path, applying presets, reverse-engineering layers in compositions, and editing and saving custom animation presets.
Will I learn effects, masks and blending modes?
Yes. The course covers applying and animating effects, using adjustment layers, blending modes, Photoshop layer styles, drawing and editing mask shapes, animating masks, and using track mattes and alpha channels.
Does After Effects Essentials cover motion tracking?
Yes. The course introduces motion tracking, including motion stabilisation and tracking moving footage. These techniques help attach or align visual elements with movement in video footage.
Will I learn green screen keying in After Effects?
Yes. The course covers keying techniques for green screen work, including understanding the keying workflow and using Keylight effects.
Does this course include infographics and animated shapes?
Yes. The course covers shape tools, drawing and animating shapes, creating graphs and charts for infographics, converting Illustrator files to shape layers, adding animators to shapes and creating animated repeating elements.
Will I learn basic 3D animation in After Effects?
Yes. After Effects Essentials introduces working in 3D space, including creating a layer in 3D space, animating a 3D layer and creating 3D text animation.
Does the course cover rendering and exporting projects?
Yes. The course covers adding projects to the Render Queue, using Adobe Media Encoder to output MP4 files for web, setting render options for multiple outputs and understanding common video formats.
Can I attend After Effects Essentials online or face-to-face?
Yes. Adobe After Effects Essentials is available live online or face-to-face, depending on the current Nexacu schedule. Check the course page for available dates, locations and delivery options before booking.
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