After Effects Guru: Mastering the Timeline
1h 54mIntermediate2018-02-06
Authors
Richard Harrington
Digital Video Expert, Educator, Speaker
Course details
Even if you've already established an After Effects workflow that suits you, exploring overlooked features and shortcuts can only help you work more efficiently with this powerful application. In this course, learn tips for creating a fast and efficient motion graphics workflow in the After Effects timeline-leaving you with more time for creativity. This installment of After Effects Guru reveals time-saving features for navigating to specific timecodes, adjusting keyframes, changing layer behavior, working with layer modes, and using composition markers.
Learning objectives
Scrolling the timeline
Controlling playback in the timeline
Using shy layers
Retiming keyframes
Nudging keyframes
Using the Draft 3D switch
Frame blending with switches
Splitting, naming, and locking layers
Using composition markers
Learning objectives
Scrolling the timeline
Controlling playback in the timeline
Using shy layers
Retiming keyframes
Nudging keyframes
Using the Draft 3D switch
Frame blending with switches
Splitting, naming, and locking layers
Using composition markers
Skills covered
Motion GraphicsAfter EffectsRenderingMotion Graphics and VFXVisualization and Real-TimeLimited SeriesAdobeAECProduct and ManufacturingAnimation and Illustration
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Welcome
- 02 - Exercise files
1. Navigating the Timeline
- 03 - Using workspaces
- 04 - Scrolling the timeline
- 05 - Going to a specific time
- 06 - Defining the work area
- 07 - Advancing frames
- 08 - Finding items in the timeline
- 09 - Controlling playback in the timeline
- 10 - Navigating your photo organization
2. Adjusting the Timeline
- 11 - Hiding, showing, and rearranging columns
- 12 - Using shy layers to simplify the timeline
- 13 - Controlling your timeline view by soloing layers
- 14 - Organizing with labels
- 15 - Controlling audio playback in the timeline
3. Working with Keyframes
- 16 - Essential animation shortcuts
- 17 - Viewing all keyframes
- 18 - Showing only audio levels and audio waveforms
- 19 - Viewing only effects properties
- 20 - Retiming keyframes
- 21 - Using the graph editor to refine keyframes
- 22 - Using animation assistants to refine keyframes
- 23 - Navigating keyframes in the timeline
- 24 - How to nudge keyframes
- 25 - Keyframing with motion sketch
4. Switches Revealed
- 26 - Improving playback with Draft 3D
- 27 - Smoothing movement with motion blur
- 28 - Scaling vector objects with the continuously rasterize switch
- 29 - The collapse transformations switch
- 30 - Smoother speed changes with frame blending
- 31 - Working with adjustment layers
- 32 - The effect of the layer quality and sampling switch
5. Controlling Layers
- 33 - Choosing a specific layer
- 34 - Moving a layer's in and out points
- 35 - Trimming a layer's duration with in and out points
- 36 - Nudging a layer in the timeline
- 37 - Changing the stacking order for a layer
- 38 - Splitting a layer
- 39 - Renaming layers
- 40 - Locking layers in After Effects
- 41 - Controlling layers with a numeric keypad
- 42 - Animating with the Sequence Layers command
6. Working with Layer Modes
- 43 - Getting results with blending modes
- 44 - Preserving underlying transparency
- 45 - Using track mattes
- 46 - Animating with parenting
7. Using Composition and Layer Markers
- 47 - Composition markers
- 48 - Setting a duration for markers
- 49 - Tapping out the beat
Conclusion
- 50 - What's next