Overview
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Learn how to create stunning 3D, VR, and cinematic visual effects (VFX) with Adobe After Effects CC 2021.
Syllabus
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Introduction
- Welcome
- Exercise files and relinking
- Before we start
- Big-picture concepts
- Version of After Effects
- What is transparency?
- Keyframing masks
- Track masks in Motion
- Mocha for AE crash course
- Utilize the Roto Brush tool
- Isolate elements with different mattes
- Create a track matte
- What is a chroma key?
- Isolate key elements with garbage masks
- Keylight 101
- Key cleanup
- Create light wrap
- Extract effect
- Types of tracking
- Point tracking
- Mocha AE planar tracking
- Warp Stabilizer
- Camera tracking
- Work with 3D layers
- Using the effects in After Effects
- Create destruction with Shatter
- Create fire with particles
- Versatile uses of Turbulent Noise
- Distort layers with the Puppet tool
- What are render passes?
- Organize the passes
- Composite the passes
- Add color correction effects
- Using Cineware
- Depth passes for 3D comps
- Add compositions to the Render Queue
- Using Media Encoder
- Using prerenders
- 360 overview: Concepts and workflow
- 2D edit: Rig removal
- 2D edit: Caveats
- 3D edits
- VR motion tracking workflow
- VR and Cinema 4D Lite
- Challenge overview
- Breakdown
- Next steps
