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Learn Adobe After Effects CC for Visual Effects and Motion Graphics, 1st edition

Published by Peachpit Press (June 6, 2019) © 2019

  • Joe Dockery
  • Conrad Chavez
  • Conrad Chavez

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This study guide uses text integrated with video to help learners gain real-world skills that will get them started in their career in in animation and creative compositing and lays the foundation for taking the Premiere Pro ACA exam. A mix of project-based lessons, practical videos, and regular assessments throughout prepares beginning learners for an entry-level position in a competitive job market.

Written by an instructor with classroom teaching experience, the book covers all of the objectives of the latest Adobe After Effects CC Adobe Certified Associate Exam. 
  • Leading instructors prepare learners for a career in in animation and creative compositing for the Adobe Certified Associate Exam.
  • Covers all of the objectives of the latest Adobe Certified Associate Exam for After Effects.
  • Web Edition product uses video instruction with supporting text to teach After Effects skills and prepare you for the ACA exam--available in print and digitally.
  • Chapter 1: Introducing Adobe After Effects
  • Chapter 2: Understanding Basic Transformations
  • Chapter 3: Saving Time with Animation Presets
  • Chapter 4: Trimming, Tracking, and Time Remapping
  • Chapter 5: Compositing by Keying and Masking
  • Chapter 6: Creating Puppet Animations and 3D Layers
  • Chapter 7: Working in the Visual Effects Industry

Joe Dockery has taught for 27 years in the Snoqualmie Valley School District (WA) and currently leads the Digital Media Academy at Mount Si High School. His work has earned him numerous teaching awards from Washington State, the International Society for Technology in Education, and other groups. Joe is an Adobe Education Leader (AEL) and is ACA certified.

Conrad Chavez (book author) is an author and photographer with over two decades of experience with Adobe digital media workflows. During his time at Adobe Systems Inc., Conrad helped write the user guide for Adobe After Effects. He is the author or co-author of several titles in the Real World Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Classroom in a Book series, and he writes articles for websites such as CreativePro.com and Peachpit.com. Visit his web site at conradchavez.com.

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