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Adobe After Effects

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» Program Overview

With expert instruction, hands-on learning, and a focus on best practices, you’ll be able to create everything from intros and titles to animations and special effects. And with a focus on preparing you for the Adobe Certified Professional Exam, you’ll have the opportunity to take a practice exam and be thoroughly prepared to become a certified professional in Adobe After Effects. Enroll in our Adobe After Effects course today and take the first step towards creating captivating video content that will engage and impress your audience.

This course introduces students to the world of Motion Design using professional compositing software. Instruction will include the fundamentals of Adobe After Effects, creating text and shape animations, as well as exploring 3D and assorted visual effects. Students will experience a hands-on approach, using best practices in software setup and editing techniques. Throughout the course, students will plan and create a variety of animated compositions that reflect standard industry practices.

Participant Benefits

Students will learn the principles of animation, how to import and organize a variety of files, as well as the fundamentals of color theory and typography. While most work will be completed in After Effects, students will learn how to import Photoshop and Illustrator files to use in their compositions, as well as Dynamic Linking to pair After Effects with Adobe Premiere Pro.

  • Develop knowledge of digital video terminology, animation terminology and principles.
  • Develop knowledge of color theory and typography.
  • Develop skill set needed to create short-form animations.
  • Develop skill set needed to troubleshoot software issues and errors.

» Document Viewer

Use Your Cell Phone as a Document Camera in Zoom

  • What you will need to have and do
  • Download the mobile Zoom app (either App Store or Google Play)
  • Have your phone plugged in
  • Set up video stand phone holder

From Computer

Log in and start your Zoom session with participants

From Phone

  • Start the Zoom session on your phone app (suggest setting your phone to “Do not disturb” since your phone screen will be seen in Zoom)
  • Type in the Meeting ID and Join
  • Do not use phone audio option to avoid feedback
  • Select “share content” and “screen” to share your cell phone’s screen in your Zoom session
  • Select “start broadcast” from Zoom app. The home screen of your cell phone is now being shared with your participants.

To use your cell phone as a makeshift document camera

  • Open (swipe to switch apps) and select the camera app on your phone
  • Start in photo mode and aim the camera at whatever materials you would like to share
  • This is where you will have to position what you want to share to get the best view – but you will see ‘how you are doing’ in the main Zoom session.