Adobe After Effects 2020
After Effects is a Motion Media, Compositing, Animation and Special Effects software. It can be complicated to use, but once you get the hang of it it’s very powerful.
Adobe InDesign 2020
Adobe InDesign is a layout software that takes images and text and lay them out across pages. InDesign is best used for working with multiple page documents like books, magazines, brochures, portfolios and can even be used to create business cards, letterheads, posters, and flyers. Graphic designers and production artists are the primary users of this desktop publishing software. It can also be used in conjunction with other Adobe products primarily Photoshop and Illustrator. In the InDesign course, you will be instructed by a top professional in the design industry that holds the titles of 2D Animator and Adjunct Professor of Animation and Digital Art. You will first be shown how to navigate through the InDesign work area and how to create a new document and import images. You will be introduced to master pages, an important tool in creating multi-page projects, then you move onto other tools like creating tables and packaging. This course will be also going through more advanced techniques and design methods as well as types of exports
Introduction to Adobe Illustrator 2020
Adobe Illustrator is a vector-based 2D illustration software designed for the creation of logos, icons, and graphics for print, web, and animation. In this course, you will become comfortable with the software along with obtaining a basic understanding of the principles of design. Our course is great for anyone with an interest in either graphic design or illustration.
Introduction to Adobe Photoshop 2020
This course is designed to get you up and running with Adobe Photoshop. Whether you are new to Photoshop or just brushing up because you haven’t used it for a while, this course should help.
Most of the material should be relevant regardless of the version of Photoshop you are using. This course covers core Photoshop techniques in Photoshop Creative Cloud, but the user interface is pretty consistent from one version to another. Some features may work slightly differently, but the concepts are the same. Why Photoshop? The expression “a picture is worth a thousand words” is as true today as ever. Adobe Photoshop is the industry-standard tool for digital imaging, which makes Photoshop expertise a valuable commodity in the workplace. Learning Photoshop is also a good way to learn imaging concepts. Concepts you learn from working with Photoshop apply to other imaging tools as well (including Photoshop Elements, which has a very similar user interface and features).
How to use this guide: The purpose of this course is to introduce basic Photoshop features and concepts so that you can use the program effectively. By the time you complete this course, you should be able to use Photoshop to open files and import images, move around images using navigation tools, understand basic imaging concepts, do basic image editing, and prepare images for print and online presentations. This course includes the following sections: Getting Started (Photoshop desktop, getting images into Photoshop, moving around an image, tips for using Photoshop) Imaging Concepts (color modes, image size, resolution, and print size) Acquiring images (opening files and importing images into Photoshop) Editing Images (cropping, removing imperfections, adjusting contrast, correcting colors, and sharpening images) More Image Editing (selection techniques, layers, adding type.) Exporting and printing (Saving for the Web, inserting images into presentations, printing) Students will gain a basic understanding of Adobe Photoshop and its capabilities.
Adobe Introduction to Animation
Animation comes from the Latin words “anima” which means “life” and “animare” which means “to breathe life into” Animation consists of still images (called “frames”) with slight differences between them. When viewed together in a sequence, they give the illusion of motion, like a flipbook. When thinking about Animation projects, what first comes to mind? Movies and cartoon shows are what people tend to think of first, as they’re the most mainstream. Animation also encompasses: Video Games/Interactive media Reconstructing events (for courtroom, education or television) Education, help explain difficult concepts in a visual way, such as medicine or science. Internet memes/Animated Gifs Commercials/Infomercials Websites/Splash Pages
Adobe Flash/Animate
Adobe Flash/Animate is an animation and interactive media industry standard software. With it, we can create animation projects such as short films, commercials and even big projects such as television shows. While it is capable of being the only software used for all parts of an animated project, it’s not necessarily a compositing, video editing or sound software. Thus, it’s best utilized with other software such as Premiere and After Effects for animated projects. Flash is capable of both frame-by-frame animation, as well as other, more complex puppeting animation. However, while it has some camera functionality, it’s rather limited with it and again if you’d like to imply 3D space you’re best off including other software with more powerful camera features and manipulation, such as After Effects. However, what makes Flash different from other animation software is that it’s also built for interactivity, and with it you can create interactive projects, websites (though it’s a risky program to use for websites because of SEO), e-cards and video games
Introduction to Adobe Premiere Pro 2020
This course is designed to get you up and running with Adobe Premiere Pro. Whether you are new to Premiere Pro or just brushing up because you haven’t used it for a while, this course should help. Most of the material should be relevant regardless of the version of Premiere Pro you are using. This course covers core Premier Pro techniques in Photoshop Creative Cloud, but the user interface is pretty consistent from one version to another. Some features may work slightly differently, but the concepts are the same.Adobe Premiere Pro is the industry-standard tool for timeline-based editing, which makes Premier Pro expertise a valuable commodity in the workplace. The purpose of this course is to introduce basic Premiere Pro features and concepts so that you can use the program effectively. By the time you complete this course, you should be able to use Premiere Pro effectively and efficiently This course includes the following sections: Getting Started (introduction, touring Premier Pro) Setting up a project(importing media, organizing media) Mastering the Essentials of Video Editing (working with clips, adding transitions) Motion, Sound and More (putting clips in motion, editing and mixing audio) Sound and Video Effects (sweetening sound, adding effects) Exporting Frames, Clips and Sequences (basic color correction, composting techniques, creating graphics) Students will gain a basic understanding of Adobe Premiere Pro and its capabilities. Who is this course for? People interested in working with Adobe Premiere Pro 2019
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