本视频教程是由FXPHD机构出品的AE动态视觉特效大师班训练视频教程，FXPHD AFX216 Motion Graphics Design Workshop，时长：4小时，大小：2.5 GB，格式：MP4高清视频，教程使用软件：After Effects，共12个章节，语言：英语。
After Effects是Adobe公司推出的一款图形视频处理软件，适用于从事设计和视频特技的机构，包括电视台、动画制作公司、个人后期制作工作室以及多媒体工作室。而在新兴的用户群，如网页设计师和图形设计师中，也开始有越来越多的人在使用After Effects。属于层类型后期软件。
AE全称After Effect是adobe公司开发的一个视频剪辑及设计软件。After Effects ，用于高端视频特效系统的专业特效合成软件，隶属美国Adobe公司。它借鉴了许多优秀软件的的成功之处，将视频特效合成上升到了新的高度：Photoshop中层的引入 ，使AE可以对多层的合成图像进行控制，制作出天衣无缝的合成效果； 关键帧、路径的引入，使我们对控制高级的二维动画游刃有余；高效的视频处理系统，确保了高质量视频的输出；令人眼花缭乱的特技系统使AE能实现使用者的一切创意；AE同样保留有Adobe优秀的软件相互兼容性。
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FXPHD AFX216 Motion Graphics Design Workshop
Class 1: Nice Shoes creative director Brian Bowman joins the course for an on camera discussion regarding their in-house project “Found”. We’ll talk about the development of the story, the benefits (and pitfalls) of working in-house, the tech side of things, as well the added complexity of stereoscopic in the project.
Class 2: Continuing a look at “Found”, Brian Bowman provides a breakdown of the scenes in the project.
Class 3: Closing out our look at “Found”, Danny Princz dives into After Effects to look at specific techniques he used as part of the project.
Class 4: Tim Clapham walks you through an overview of one of Luxx’s projects completed for the HBO Asia Summer Blockbuster campaign. Starting with a look at the initial concept sketches, through to the final high resolution print artwork and the processes involved in developing the animated campaign ID. The project won a Promax Bronze for HBO Asia this year in NYC.
Class 5: Tim Clapham walks you through an overview of one of Luxx’s projects completed for the HBO Asia Summer Blockbuster campaign. This week Tim shows you through a selection of 3D models created for the project along with the material and shader setup. We take a look at lighting and rendering using multi pass output, finally ending up in After Effects to comp the renders together.
Class 6: Frederick Ross breaks down the Heineken project he worked on at shilo. Part 1 of 2.
Class 7: Frederick Ross breaks down the Heineken project he worked on at shilo. Part 2 of 2.
Class 8: Tim Clapham talks through two break downs of projects he completed when working as TD with Umeric from Sydney, Australia and Tentril from Toronto, Canada. Looking at the processes involved in rigging the scenes for animation and maintaining smooth workflow with a team of artists. Working with Cloth simulations for alternative effects and managing large numbers of objects within your projects. Tim examines the tools and processes he employed within Cinema4D, but the subject is fairly loose without specific technical details and much of the information is applicable to general workflow and other applications.
Class 9: In this class Frederick Ross takes a look at integrating elements into a set. Including using mocha’s planer tracker in your after effects workflow.
Class 10: Frederick Ross works on integrating blood and electricity onto people; and a bonus class where we’ll deconstruct two scenes into separate layers via roto and track mattes. Then we’ll use the mesh warp effect to simulate a dimensional background shift and a post simulated dolly zoom.
