Courseware for After Effects

This course provides a hands-on experience working inside Adobe After Effects, that will show competency at an industry associate-level and is college and career ready. You will be able to demonstrate the correct application of the principal features of After Effects and complete tasks independently.

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Designed to help you get certified

This course prepares you for the Adobe After Effects Certified Professional Exam. This certification is built to test and validate foundation-level concepts and validates one’s skills in video compositing, motion graphics design, and animation using the Adobe After Effects software.

Includes

  • 5 Chapters
  • 33 Topics
  • 29 Hands-on in-application Practice activities
  • 33 topic quizzes and 30 hands-on in-app quizzes
  • 6 Hands-on in-application Projects
  • Certificate of Completion

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  • E-textbook

    Each course includes a complete e-textbook. The topics are chunked and embedded. Ideal for informing discussions or assigning homework.

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  • Read-Along

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  • Course Completion Badge

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  • Course Completion Certificate

    Showcase success! After completion of the course with a grade of 80% or higher, students are eligible for a printable course completion certificate.

Course Content

  • Chapter 1 Overview

  • Chapter 1 Pre-assessment

  • Topic 1.1: Identify the Audience

  • Topic 1.1 Quiz

  • Topic 1.2: Communicate regarding project plans

  • Topic 1.2 Quiz

  • Topic 1.3: Intellectual Property Rights

  • Topic 1.3 Quiz

  • Topic 1.4: Key Audio/Video terms

  • Topic 1.4 Quiz

  • Topic 1.4.b: Color in Digital Video

  • Topic 1.5: Demonstrate knowledge of animation principles

  • Topic 1.5 Quiz

  • Topic 1.5.b: Identify general design/motion principles

  • Topic 1.5.b Quiz

  • Topic 1.5.c: Define common photographic/cinematic composition terms and principles

  • Topic 1.5.c Quiz

  • Chapter 1 Vocabulary

  • Project 1

  • Chapter 1 Post-assessment

  • Chapter 2 Overview

  • Chapter 2 Pre-assessment

  • Topic 2.1: Create and modify projects and compositions

  • Topic 2.1 Quiz

  • Topic 2.1.b: Create and modify compositions to match the project requirements

  • Topic 2.1.b Quiz

  • Practice 2.1b: Change Frame Rate

  • Quiz 2.1b: Change Frame Rate

  • Topic 2.2: Navigate, organize, and customize the application workspace

  • Topic 2.2 Quiz

  • Topic 2.2.b: Customize and manage workspaces

  • Topic 2.2.b Quiz

  • Topic 2.2.c: Configure application preferences

  • Practice 2.2c: Configure Application Preferences

  • Quiz 2.2c: Configure Application Preferences

  • Topic 2.2.c Quiz

  • Topic 2.3: Use non-visible design tools in the interface

  • Topic 2.3 Quiz

  • Topic 2.3.b: Use markers

  • Practice 2.3b: Add a Timeline Marker

  • Quiz 2.3b: Add a Timeline Marker

  • Topic 2.3.c: Use guides and grids

  • Practice 2.3c: Using Grids and Guides

  • Quiz 2.3c: Using Grids and Guides

  • Topic 2.3.c Quiz

  • Topic 2.4: Import assets into a project

  • Practice 2.4: Import Assets into a Project

  • Quiz 2.4: Import Assets into a Project

  • Topic 2.4 Quiz

  • Topic 2.4.b: Manage assets/footage in an After Effects project

  • Practice 2.4b: Manage Assets Footage

  • Quiz 2.4b: Manage Assets Footage

  • Topic 2.4.b Quiz

  • Chapter 2 Vocabulary

  • Project 2

  • Chapter 2 Post-assessment

  • Chapter 3 Overview

  • Chapter 3 Pre Assessment

  • Topic 3.1: Use the Timeline panel

  • Practice 3.1: Use a Timeline Panel Change Quality

  • Quiz 3.1: Use a Timeline Panel Change Quality

  • Topic 3.1 Quiz

  • Topic 3.1.b: Manage multiple layers in a complex composition

  • Practice 3.1b: Modify Various Layers

  • Quiz 3.1b: Modify Various Layers

  • Topic 3.1.b Quiz

  • Topic 3.1.c: Recognize the different types of layers in the Timeline panel

  • Topic 3.1.c Quiz

  • Practice 3.1c: Move Layers

  • Quiz 3.1c: Move Layers

  • Topic 3.2: Modify layer visibility

  • Practice 3.2a: Set Blending Mode

  • Quiz 3.2a: Set Blending Mode

  • Topic 3.2.a Quiz

  • Topic 3.2b: Working with Masks and Track Mattes

  • Topic 3.2.b Quiz

  • Practice 3.2b: Add a Basic Mask

  • Quiz 3.2b: Add a Basic Mask

  • Chapter 3 Vocabulary

  • Project 3

  • Chapter 3 Post Assessment

  • Chapter 4 Overview

  • Chapter 4 Pre Assessment

  • Topic 4.1: Use core tools and features to create content

  • Practice 4.1a: Create Shapes Using a Variety of Tools

  • Quiz 4.1a: Create Shapes Using a Variety of Tools

  • Topic 4.1 Quiz

  • Topic 4.2: Create, manipulate, and animate text

  • Topic 4.2 Quiz

  • Topic 4.3: Adjust footage for use in compositions

  • Practice 4.3: Trim a Layer

  • Quiz 4.3: Trim a Layer

  • Topic 4.3 Quiz

  • Topic 4.4: Modify digital media within a project

  • Practice 4.4: Change the Speed or Direction of a Video Clip (Parent Elements)

  • Quiz 4.4: Change the Speed or Direction of a Video Clip (Parent Elements)

  • Practice 4.4a: Fit to Comp

  • Quiz 4.4a: Fit to Comp

  • Practice 4.4b: Time Remapping

  • Quiz 4.4b: Time Remapping

  • Practice 4.4c: Reverse Direction

  • Quiz 4.4c: Reverse Direction

  • Topic 4.4 Quiz

  • Topic 4.5: Manipulate digital video

  • Practice 4.5a: Use Lumetri Color

  • Quiz 4.5a: Use Lumetri Color

  • Topic 4.5 Quiz

  • Topic 4.6: Add and modify effects and presets

  • Practice 4.6a: Apply Center Spiral

  • Quiz 4.6a: Apply Center Spiral

  • Practice 4.6a: Use Blur Effects

  • Quiz 4.6a: Use Blur Effects

  • Practice 4.6b: Create Composition

  • Quiz 4.6b: Create Composition

  • Practice 4.6c: Animate a Layer

  • Quiz 4.6c: Animate a Layer

  • Practice 4.6d: Change Scale

  • Quiz 4.6d: Change Scale

  • Topic 4.6 Quiz

  • Topic 4.7: Create and modify keyframes for motion graphics

  • Topic 4.7 Quiz

  • Chapter 4 Vocabulary

  • Project 4

  • Chapter 4 Post Assessment

  • Chapter 5 Overview

  • Chapter 5 Pre Assessment

  • Topic 5.1: Prepare a composition for publishing and archiving

  • Topic 5.1 Quiz

  • Topic 5.2: Export digital video to various file formats

  • Practice 5.2: Prepare to Export

  • Quiz 5.2: Prepare to Export

  • Practice 5.2b: Set Render Queue

  • Quiz 5.2b: Set Render Queue

  • Practice 5.2c: Modify Composition

  • Quiz 5.2c Modify Composition

  • Topic 5.2 Quiz

  • Chapter 5 Vocabulary

  • Project 5

  • Chapter 5 Post Assessment

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