After Effects Lynda

In this course, Chris and Trish Meyer share two of the core secrets required to become an efficient After Effects user: understanding the render order (the internal order of operations After Effects uses when calculating masks, effects, transformation, track mattes, and layer styles) and the use of multiple compositions where a composition may be nested into one or more other comps. This makes it easier to group layers, efficiently re-use a common element to quickly accommodate client changes, pan around large composites of multiple layers, and solve render order issues. Exercise files are included with the course.

In this installment of After Effects Apprentice, Chris Meyer focuses on ways to edit and enhance layers in After Effects.

One of the cornerstones of motion graphics is creating and animating type.

Parenting is a way to group multiple layers within the same composition inside After Effects.

In this course, Chris Meyer helps beginning After Effects artists take their animations to the next level.

This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in Adobe After Effects.

This installment of the After Effects Apprentice series introduces 3D space in After Effects. Authors Chris and Trish Meyer highlight key design considerations for working in 3D and provide step-by-step instructions for enhancing a scene with 3D lights and cameras. The course explores integration between Photoshop and After Effects, including modeling 3D objects with Repoussé extrusions and creating dimensional still images, and offers tips on using the different Axis Modes and maintaining maximum quality in 3D. Exercise files accompany the course.

In this course, Chris Meyer demonstrates several ways to manipulate time in After Effects and shows how to integrate these techniques with nested compositions, expressions, and the Graph Editor. Along the way, he reveals several important yet somewhat hidden functions, such as the advanced composition setting that ensures predictable stop motion, the Frame Mix and Pixel Motion modes of the Frame Blending switch, and the Time Remap parameter. Exercise files accompany the course.

In this course, Chris Meyer explores how to use the motion tracker and stabilizer built into After Effects and shows how to handle a variety of shots. The course includes a quick tour of the third-party software mocha and demonstrates the workflow for The Foundry's KEYLIGHT, both bundled with After Effects. The course also covers tracking a greenscreen shot with a handheld camera and replacing its background. Exercise files are included with the course.

Let Chris and Trish Meyer share with you two of the core secrets required to become an efficient After Effects user: understanding the render order (the internal order of operations After Effects uses when calculating masks, effects, transformation, track mattes, and layer styles) and the use of multiple compositions where a composition may be nested into one or more other comps.