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Precomps, Masks and Track Mattes - Adobe After Effects for Funsies

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Precomps, Masks and Track Mattes - Adobe After Effects for Funsies

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About Precomps, Masks and Track Mattes - Adobe After Effects for Funsies

Introduction

The project

Inspecting those files

Importing our layers

Preparing comp settings

Grouping via precomps

Animating our fisho

Just keep swimming

Blinky bois

Offsetting fish friends

Offsetting, but better

Final touches

A spot of admin

Let’s do it all again!

Ambient loops

Pie time

Wibbly wobbly steam time

Reflections

Old Mattes

Final touches

Rendering

Wrapping up

What You Will Learn?

  • We’re talking peek-a-boo with After Effects in this class. How to hide and reveal things like an absolute magician..
  • Precomps, Track Mattes and Masks are necessary tools to get to know, to further your motion graphics practice and help you make even more cool stuff! In learning how to employ these tools, you will have the foundational understanding to step into bigger and more complex animations after this class. .
  • This class is for folks that are relatively new to After Effects or haven’t popped by in a long time. A basic understanding of After Effects transform tools are recommended to get the most out of this class..
  • At the end of this class, you will come away with sweet new techniques to add to your After Effects toolbelt and a short animated piece ready to add to your motion graphics folio!.
  • This class is designed to be fun, lighthearted and to break down the intimidating barrier that is the After Effects interface. Join me as I share how the big scary AE monster can be turned into a piece of cake..
  • Adobe After Effects and Adobe Photoshop are registered trademarks of Adobe in the United States and/or other countries..