Mark Teague

Mark Teague

Working in 3D Space

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Table of Contents

Section 1: Introduction
Introduction to After Effects

9m 4s

Intro
0:00
What is After Effects?
0:03
Endless Possibilities
0:13
Sample After Effect Projects
0:30
Learning Curve
1:28
'Six Gun Sally' Project Preview
1:29
Bullet Hits Composition
4:21
Text Revenge Composition
6:15
Logo Composition
7:49
Summary
8:51
The Design of After Effects

3m 40s

Intro
0:00
Modular Designs
0:10
Compositions
0:27
Layers
1:07
Effects
1:40
3D
2:11
Rendering
2:50
Interface Tour

15m 21s

Intro
0:00
The Workspace
0:08
Setting Up Your Workspace
0:09
Preferences: Appearance
1:42
Project Window
2:13
Introduction to The Project Window
2:14
Interpret Footage
3:14
Create a New Folder
3:38
File Path
4:05
Compositions
4:35
Compositions Window
4:36
Resolution
5:27
Channels
5:42
Camera View
5:54
Current Time Indicator & Toggle Mask and Shape Path Visibility
5:57
Choose Grid and Guide Options
6:13
Magnification Ratio Popup
6:27
Layers
6:54
Layers Overview
6:55
Timeline
9:47
Timeline
9:48
Preview, Audio, Text
11:09
RAM Preview
11:10
Audio
12:15
Text
12:50
Rendering
13:24
Introduction to Rendering
13:25
Render Setting
14:00
Output Module Settings
14:15
Section 2: Compositions
Creating Compositions

5m 7s

Intro
0:00
Compositions
0:05
Creating a Composition
0:06
Composition Settings
1:56
Using Layers

5m 36s

Intro
0:00
Using Layers
0:05
Switches, Toggles, and Buttons
0:06
Properties and Parameters
1:16
Timeline and Time Indicator
3:09
Keyframe Animation

8m 17s

Intro
0:00
Keyframe Animation
0:05
What is a Keyframe?
0:06
Creating a Keyframe
1:04
Deleting a Keyframe
4:33
Spatial Interpolation
5:20
Navigation, Keyboard Shortcuts
6:23
Effects

4m 51s

Intro
0:00
Effects
0:05
What are Effects
0:06
Where Do Effects Live?
0:16
Applying Effects
0:13
Enabling & Disabling Effects
3:16
Third Party Plugins
4:00
Working in 3D Space

4m 32s

Intro
0:00
Working in 3D Space
0:05
Endless Possibilities
0:12
Prepping for 3D
0:25
XZY Axis, 2D, and 3D
1:25
Multi Views
3:01
Rendering Movies

8m

Intro
0:00
Rendering Movies
0:05
Output: Outside of After Effects
0:06
Work Area-Duration
0:26
Render Queue
1:30
Render Settings
2:34
1st Render
5:35
Settings Preferences

3m 16s

Intro
0:00
Settings Preferences
0:05
Knowing Your System
0:06
Preferences Tour
0:17
Help Menu
2:49
Organization

2m 27s

Intro
0:00
Organization
0:05
Folder Structure
0:06
Creating a Composition

14m 1s

Intro
0:00
Creating a Composition
0:05
Compositions Settings
0:06
Element Preparation
1:06
Importing Files
2:31
Relinking Files
6:01
Precompose
9:48
Layers

18m 42s

Intro
0:00
Layers
0:05
Understanding Layers
0:06
Switches and Blending Mode
1:48
The Type Tool
3:17
Creating Solids
7:16
Creating Shape Layers
9:46
Creating Mask
11:30
Adjustment Layer
16:05
Section 3: Animation
Intro to Animation

38m 25s

Intro
0:00
Intro to Animation: The Bouncing Ball
0:06
The Bouncing Ball Overview
0:07
Stage 1 & 2: Setting Up The Composition and Position
6:35
Stage 3: Scale
21:37
Stage 4: Rotation
26:02
Stage 5: Bounce Animation and Speed of Effects
30:25
Animation, Part 1

4m 45s

Intro
0:00
Basic Transformation
0:05
Basic Transformation Overview
0:09
Position and Scale Keyframe
1:10
Rotation Keyframe
3:19
Animation, Part 2

10m 51s

Intro
0:00
Prepping the Artwork
0:05
Prepping the Artwork
0:06
Compositing Bullets
1:07
Adding and Positioning Bullet Holes
1:08
Adding Smoke and Sparks
5:30
Animation, Part 3

17m 7s

Intro
0:00
Text: Animation Presets
0:05
Text: Animation Presets
0:06
Animating Text
4:53
Animating Text Part 1: 'Revenge Has Never Been So'
4:54
Animating Text Part 2: 'Sweet'
11:41
Fire Effect
16:00
Animation, Part 4

6m 1s

Intro
0:00
Dissolve Montage
0:05
Dissolve Montage
0:06
Keyframe Assistant: Sequence Layers…
3:51
Animation, Part 5

13m 14s

Intro
0:00
Prepping the Artwork
0:05
Composition Overview
0:06
'Six Gun Sally' Logo
2:15
CC Toner Effect
2:48
Gaussian Blur Effect
3:59
Brightness and Contrast Effect
4:28
End Title Animation
4:55
Position and Scale
4:56
Brightness and Contrast
10:37
Drop Shadow
11:08
Dust Effect
12:10
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Working in 3D Space

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  • Intro 0:00
  • Working in 3D Space 0:05
    • Endless Possibilities
    • Prepping for 3D
    • XZY Axis, 2D, and 3D
    • Multi Views

Transcription: Working in 3D Space

Hi, welcome back to educator.com.0000

This next lesson is on 3D space.0003

Working in 3D space is very powerful.0006

But with great power comes great responsibility. Meaning there are endless possibilities.0010

You know, once we begin animating in 3D we will learn about cameras, lights, materials. It is very complex.0017

So, for now we are just going to, basically, move some shapes around in 3D.0025

So, let us prep for 3D.0029

Here we are in After Effects.0034

So, the first thing you want to do is make sure that you have the right columns showing up on your timeline.0036

So, let us go ahead and let us control click over here.0042

And we are going to pull up the switches mode.0045

Now, at the end over here, we have this little cube.0049

This is what turns the layer into 3D layer, basically. It enables all the 3D options.0053

So, let us say we open up the transform triangle here and right know we just have position, scale, rotation and opacity.0059

But if we click this cube here what happens? It just adds it the XYZ axes which is nice.0068

So, now we can see the handles are applied.0075

So, that was what we got to do for prepping for 3D.0082

OK, now that we are all prepped up for 3D.0085

Let us talk about the XYZ axes and the 2D and 3D layers and how to blend those together.0089

So, here we are. We have our 3D layer. It has been turned into 3D here.0095

Now, you can see that the handle is on each element up here.0101

So, you know, the green arrow here you can see that your cursor turns into a little a white thing here.0107

And you have the red arrow here. Our X axes.0113

And we have the blue arrow. If you grab that it kind of either, pulls in or it chucks it out.0120

You can also navigate with these arrows here on an actual layer just by changing the values of the numbers.0128

You can kind of drag and pull it that way.0137

So, there is lots of options here. It is kind of, changes everything from this point on.0143

For instance, if I just wanted to, basically, move this layer further back. I am going to pull the arrow.0148

If I push into the arrow it pulls it towards me.0159

And then when you begin setting key frames then you can see the orientation here.0164

You can turn sideway. So, just for a second play with that a little bit.0168

You can turn this way, that way. It is just an amazing powerful option here.0172

So, once you start using 3D layers it is nice to have more views. So we are going to call this Multiviews.0182

So, in After Effects to access more multiviews.0191

The reason we are going to have multiviews is because once you had a camera, lights and materials.0194

You want to see around your composition.0201

So, here is what we are going to do. Where it says View 1 we are going to add two views.0205

Now, on the left side here. This view is activated by the arrows that are highlighted in the corners here.0210

So, when this is activated, then we can change this view.0218

Right now is the same as the right side here.0222

But if we want to change this to another angle, for instance.0226

We can go and just, we can go to Active camera. We can go the left side, the top side.0229

You cannot see anything in here because we do not have an actual camera recruited.0239

I just want to make sure that you know that is easy to play with 3D once you have more views.0242

Here is a custom option here. Let me zoom out a bit.0248

So, you do not have to use the active camera view.0251

So, you can just keep going and going. Two views, four views.0258

And again, this will all make sense once we have our cameras going.0262

So, that completes our discussion on 3D space.0266

I look forward to see you next time on educator.com.0270

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