After Effects Guru: Animating Infographics

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Free Online Course: After Effects Guru: Animating Infographics provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 3-4 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. After Effects Guru: Animating Infographics is taught by Ian Robinson.

Overview
  • Learn how to create animated infographics with Adobe After Effects using shape layers, masks, expressions, CINEMA 4D Lite, and some helpful third-party scripts.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • What you should know before taking the class
    • Using the exercise files
    1. Preparing Files for Animation
    • Understanding the Chart tools in Adobe Illustrator
    • Preparing charts & graphs from Illustrator for animation
    • Cutting up flattened infographics into layers with Photoshop
    2. Animating Single Infographic Elements with After Effects
    • Importing & converting Illustrator charts to shape layers for animation
    • Importing & converting Photoshop files for animation
    • Animating line graphs
    • Animating bar graphs
    • Animating pie charts
    • Timing animation to audio
    3. Fine-Tuning Animation for Greater Impact
    • Creating numbers that count
    • Linking graphic animations together with expressions
    • Linking changing numbers with animated elements
    • Creating dynamic moves with overshoot animation
    • Camera animation techniques to isolate specific information
    • Animating a sequence of infographic elements with cameras
    4. Creating 3D Infographics with CINEMA 4D Lite
    • Creating & texturing 3D line graphs from Illustrator files
    • Modeling 3D line graphs
    • Animating 3D line graphs with CINEMA 4D Lite
    • Creating & texturing 3D pie charts from Illustrator files
    • Animating 3D pie charts with CINEMA 4D Lite
    5. Creating Faster with Third-Party Tools
    • Creating & animating charts in After Effects with Cinema Spice: Charts & graphs
    • Creating & animating charts and graphs with aescripts: AEInfoGraphics
    • Creating animated charts & graphs with aescripts: Infocharts Creator
    • Creating animated charts & graphs with aescripts: Easy Pie Chart
    • Creating faster animation with aescripts: MotionMonkey
    Conclusion
    • Conclusion