After Effects is one of the creative industries leading motion graphics and visual effects programs, and After Effects CC includes even more great tools to bring your creations to life. In this four part learning series, you can learn the ins and outs of maximizing After Effects CC – from basic animation to motion sketching and beyond – with After Effects CC. Find your way around the After Effects interface and preview still images, video, sound, and compositions. Understand basic animation principles and work with masks, mattes, keys, texts, audio, and 3D layers. Take on advanced animation techniques like motion sketching, graph editing, warp stabilizing, and camera tracking. Share your projects on the web, TV, and other digital displays.

Parent and Nesting

• Introduction (00:08)
• Overview (00:30)
• Nesting (02:54)
• Animating Ring (03:52)
• Attaching Childern (03:17)
• Shape Layers (04:28)
• Prioritize Layers (04:22)
• Creating Masks (03:57)
• Separating Masks (04:09)
• Summary (00:08)

Mats, Chrome Key and Text

• Introduction (00:08)
• Overview (04:56)
• Adjusting the Mask (04:54)
• Garbage Mats and Chroma Key (04:58)
• Remove Green Screen (03:54)
• Working with Text (05:02)
• More Text Formatting Features (04:29)
• Summary (00:08)

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