Lynda.COM After Effects CS5 New Creative Techniques

Authors:
Chris Meyer
Trish Meyer

Duration:
02h 37m

Released on:
4/12/2010

Exercise files:
No

Software works on:
Windows only

After Effects CS5 New Creative Techniques was created and produced by Trish and Chris Meyer. We are honored to host their material in the lynda.com Online Training Library®.

Chris and Trish Meyer have been using After Effects since version 1.0 and have written ten books about the program, and they are always among the first to dive into each new version and discover what it offers to their fellow motion graphics artists. Chris takes you under the hood and explains how each new feature works in After Effects CS5. This course covers both the technical and creative implications of this latest release, including tutorials on the new Roto Brush tool and mocha version 2, blending modes, text options, and new and improved user interface elements in Adobe After Effects CS5. Numerous examples show the most efficient ways to use the new features and avoid potential pitfalls when applying techniques. Chris ends with a discussion of which users will get them most out of upgrading to After Effects CS5.
Topics include:

    Reviewing After Effects' 64-bit system requirements
    Mastering the new Roto Brush tool plus Refine Matte
    Warping with FreeForm
    Motion tracking with mocha version 2
    Matting with mocha shape, including adding motion blur
    Extruding in 3D with Repoussé
    Importing RED footage
    Using Color Finesse and updated blending modes



Introduction
Overview           02m 30s

1. Native 64-Bit Application
System requirements           03m 06s
Buffers and previews           04m 45s
Memory management           05m 24s

2. Roto Brush
Roto Brush overview and workflow           01m 45s
Creating a base frame           06m 16s
Propagating the base           06m 11s
Propagation gotchas           05m 04s
Refining the matte           07m 30s
Application ideas           03m 30s

3. mocha and mocha shape
mocha tutorial           12m 14s
mocha shape           06m 44s
Motion blur and mocha           05m 28s

4. Adobe Repoussé
Repoussé in Photoshop CS5           08m 44s
Repoussé in After Effects CS5           05m 12s

5. New Effects
Warping with FreeForm           07m 24s
Displacement with FreeForm           05m 44s
Apply Color LUT           03m 07s
Refine Matte           03m 33s
Vibrance           02m 31s
Black & White           02m 24s
Selective Color           02m 55s

6. Updated Effects
Color Finesse 3           06m 01s
Levels           05m 23s

7. New Layer Manipulation Options
Auto-keyframe mode           04m 20s
Per-character orientation           02m 49s
Non-breaking words           00m 58s
Align to comp           02m 12s
Subtract mode           02m 20s
Divide mode           03m 48s

8. Other Enhancements
RED settings           04m 10s
3D camera enhancements           02m 25s
MacBook shortcuts           01m 23s
A few more features           04m 58s

Conclusion
Final analysis           04m 12s