Design and production techniques for Adobe After Effects and Zaxwerks ProAnimator
Have you ever wanted to know how the pros get their work looking so sharp?
In this in-depth video workshop, look over senior broadcast designer and After Effects expert John Dickinson's shoulder as he guides you step–by–step through real-world techniques for creating an impactful broadcast motion graphics promotion.
Throughout the lessons John not only demonstrates techniques he uses in his work as a broadcast designer, but also discusses many of the design decisions behind the techniques.
By the end of this training you'll have a solid understanding of Zaxwerks ProAnimator and how it integrates with Adobe After Effects and 3rd party plug-ins such as Knoll Light Factory, Trapcode Starglow and Trapcode Shine.
Over 2 hours of expert training including:
- Making backgrounds with ProAnimator, Fractal Noise and other effects.
- Using ProAnimator primitives and textures to create the planet Mars.
- Using After Effects' versus ProAnimator cameras and lights.
- Enhancing your work's mood and "watch-ability factor".
- Secrets to getting faster workflow.
- Preparing Adobe Illustrator files for the smoothest workflow.
- Modeling, texturing and animating logos in ProAnimator.
- Using ProAnimator for beyond-the-ordinary text animations.
- Workflow tips for creating multiple versions.
- Design and production tricks for integrating logos and text using effects such as Trapcode Shine & Starglow and Knoll Light Factory.
Windows and Mac compatible. Adobe After Effects 7 or higher is required to open the project files. Quicktime 7 (or later) is required to play the video tutorials. Demo versions of 3rd party plug-ins used are included on the disk.
Note: This training Zaxwerks ProAnimator, Knoll Light Factory, Trapcode Starglow and Trapcode Shine. All are available as free demos here.
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