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After Effects CC Fundamentals

Anyone wanting to create exceptional visual effects, extraordinary motion graphics, and exciting animated text will want to watch this course.

Jeff Sengstack - Pluralsight course - After Effects CC Fundamentals
by Jeff Sengstack
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What many videos need are exceptional visual effects, extraordinary motion graphics, or exciting animated text. In this course, After Effects CC Fundamentals, you will learn foundational knowledge in all three of those areas. First, you will see how to animate objects; meaning put them in motion and change their size, rotation and opacity over time. Next, you will discover how to apply and animate visual effects. Finally, you will explore how to create shapes, perform color correction, and animate text. When you’re finished with this course, you will have the skills and knowledge of After Effects needed to produce compelling digital media projects. Software required: Adobe After Effects CC.

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Jeff Sengstack - Pluralsight course - After Effects CC Fundamentals
Jeff Sengstack

Jeff Sengstack is a video and audio producer. He is an Adobe certified expert in After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop. He also works with Adobe Audition, Encore, and SpeedGrade. He is a former TV news reporter. He is author with O'Reilly Media and lynda.com and has written six how-to books on digital media topics.

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