AFTER EFFECTS (Video & Audio Assembling, Editing & Special FX)
If you plan to create Quicktime™ movies or bring your productions to Film, Video or CD-ROM, this application is a must. It can also create files for output with digital video boards by Truevision (TargaSeries), Media 100™, AVID™ and DV/DVCAM Formats.


BEGINNER - ONE DAY
• Understanding possibilities and the Interface
• Creating Titles/Text and moving, rotating & scaling them via keyframes
• Acceleration and deceleration of motion
• Creation of a 2D Logo with a 3D look
• Glows and Drop-Shadows
• “Nesting” of compositions and effective project-management
• Transitions and Fades
• Adding of Audio tracks

INTERMEDIATE - ONE DAY
• Compositing of CGI-footage (e.g.: Explosion Sequences) over Live-footage via Alpha Channels (masks)
• Masking of Footage Elements (basic)
• Multi-Layer compositing with blue-screen footage
• Advanced "masking" of elements against other layers (w. backgrounds)
• Auto-Orient and moving elements along paths
• Layer Mode-settings (Stencil, Track Mattes . . .) for advanced compositing

ADVANCED - ONE DAY
• Advanced Key-Frame controls
• Multi-Layered Music and Sound-Effects (plus infoon kHz and 8/16 bit)
• “Fire-Wipe” style transitions & fades
• Advanced Layer Functions (collapse layers, smar tnesting, frame blending . . .)
• Detailed info on “Interlacing”, Frame-Rates & Resolutions (e.g.: 640x480 vs 720x486)
• 3:2 Pull-Down for FILM to VIDEO Conversions