Experience Level: Beginner to advanced
Running Time: 12 Hours, 3 DVDs (ROM)
Project Files: Included

Disc 1- Advanced Text, Mastering 3D & Expressions

Lesson 1 - TYPE ÜBERANIMATION (60 min)
1. Working with the Text Panels
2. Using the Range Selector to Animate Position
3. Using the Range Selector to Animate Rotation
4. Using the Range Selector to Animate Fill Color
5. Animating Text On Screen
6. Looking at the Character O.set Animator
7. Animating the Character O.set
8. Adjusting Scale & Tracking within the Range Selector
9. Adjusting the Range Selector O.set
10. Looking at the Range Selector Advanced Shape Options
11. Easing the Shape Options & Adding a Fill Color
12. Using the Ramp Down E.ect & O.set
13. Looking at the New Blur Options for Text
14. Fading Text Using Blur & Transparency

Lesson 2 - WELCOME TO 3D (57 min)
1. 3D Position & Orientation
2. Rotating a 3D Layer
3. Viewing & Moving Objects on an Axis in 3D Space
4. Understanding the 3D Coordinate System
5. Introducing the Camera Tools
6. Changing View Layouts & Options
7. Exploring the Axis Modes
8. Parenting, Ordering & Rendering
9. Using OpenGL to Accelerate Graphic Processing
10. Fast Preview Options & OpenGL

Lesson 3 - CREATING & CONTROLLING 3D CAMERAS (59 min)
1. Adding a 3D Camera to Your Scene
2. Working with Di.erent 3D Camera Presets
3. Point of Interest, Position & Camera Tools
4. Using the Auto-Orientation Options
5. Animating a Camera from Side to Side
6. Animating a Camera 360 Degrees
7. Using a Null Object to Animate a 3D Camera
8. Creating a 3D Camera "Fly-By" E.ect
9. Animating the Point of Interest
10. Auto-Orienting Objects Toward a Camera
11. Adjusting the Depth of Field
12. Adjusting F-Stop, Aperture & Focus Distance

Lesson 4 - 3D OBJECTS, LIGHTS & MATERIALS (72 min)
1. Setting Up Your Workspace for Working with 3D
2. Building a 3D Airplane
3. Spinning the Propellor
4. Collapse Transformations
5. Animating a Pre-Composed 3D Object
6. Creating a 3D Cityscape
7. Looking at Lighting Options
8. Working with Multiple Colored Lights
9. Casting Shadows
10. Realistic Lighting: Daytime
11. Using a Layer as a Gobo
12. Realistic Lighting: Nighttime & Sunset
13. Disabling Shadows for Speci.ed Objects & Lights
14. Adjusting the Shadow Map Resolution
15. Introducing Material Options
16. Fine-Tuning the Material Options
17. Creating a Volumetric Solid Object
18. Using Layer Blending Modes to A.ect a 3D Object

Lesson 5 - INTRO TO EXPRESSIONS (64 min)
1. Rotating an Object Using an Expression
2. Duplicating a Rotating Layer & O.setting Orientation
3. Tying the Point of Interest of a Camera to a Layer’s Position
4. Using the Rotation of a Layer to Drive the Scale of Another
5. Retaining Keyframe Information while Using Expressions
6. Tying Geometric Values to E.ects Using Expressions
7. Looping Keyframes Using Expressions
8. Inverting an Expression
9. Animating with the Motion Sketch & Smoother Panels
10. O.setting Duplicate Layers Based on the Same Motion Path

Lesson 6 - A WORLD OF CONTROLLED RANDOMNESS (58 min)
1. Using an Expression to Randomize Opacity
2. Using an Expression to Randomize Scale
3. Assigning a Variable to the Script
4. Using an Expression with Time-Remapping
5. Applying Expressions to E.ects
6. Using the Slider Control to Keyframe an Expression
7. Understanding Perlin Noise
8. Using the Wiggle Script
9. Wiggling along a Motion Path
10. Expressions, Split Layers & the Random Seed
11. Applying Wiggle across a Single Axis
12. Understanding & Simplifying Expressions

Lesson 7 - EXPRESSION DESSERT (18 min)
1. Applying the Circle Fun Expression
2. Applying Parenting to an Expression
3. The Write-On E.ect & Tracking a Child Expression
4. Looking at the Bounce & Squash Expressions

Lesson 8 - TIPS & TRICKS FOR INCREDIBLE 3D & EXPRESSIONS (41 min)
1. Creating a 3D Cube
2. Adjusting Anti-Aliased Layers
3. Inverse Kinematics
4. Forward Kinematics
5. Using the Random Seed to Build an Animation
6. Creating a Smoke E.eect
7. Transforming the Smoke into 3D
8. Adjusting the Lights to Create a Nighttime

Disc 2 - Keying, Rotoscoping, Color Adjustment & Tracking

Lesson 1 - COOL KEYING WORKFLOW (63 min)
1. Creating a Garbage Matte
2. Using Linear Color Key & Spill Suppressor
3. Color Correcting a Keyed Image
4. Compositing a Keyed Image onto a New Background
5. Looking at the Multi-Cam Edit Source File
6. Setting Up a Green Screen Shot
7. Keying Solutions
8. Splitting the Layers
9. Applying the Keylight Filter
10. Re.ning the Key
11. Adding a Matte Choker & Channel Blur
12. Saving Animation Presets
13. Adding Saved Presets from Adobe Bridge
14. Fine-Tuning & Rendering

Lesson 2 - COLOR ADJUSTMENT & COMPOSITING TECHNIQUES (69 min)
1. Using the Color Stabilizer E.ect
2. Creating a Sepia Tone & Adjusting Levels
3. Hand Colorizing a Black & White Movie
4. Introducing the Chrome Re.ections Comp
5. Creating the Chrome Re.ection E.ect
6. Adding a Blue Tone to the Chrome E.ect
7. Correcting a Color Cast with the Channel Mixer
8. Matching Colors with Hue/Saturation & Color Balance
9. Working with Colorama
10. Using the Depth Matte E.ect to Create 3D Fog
11. Using Shift Channels to Change Color Temperature
12. Creating a Convincing Composite
13. Inserting Fog Using a Linear Wipe & Fast Blur

Lesson 3 - ALL ABOUT ROTOSCOPING (87 min)
1. Single Mask Rotoscoping
2. Setting Up for Multiple Mask Rotoscoping
3. Creating & Rotoscoping the Torso Mask
4. Creating & Rotoscoping the Arm Mask
5. Creating & Rotoscoping the Head Masks
6. Creating & Rotoscoping the Nose & Mouth Mask
7. Creating & Rotoscoping the Hand Mask
8. Creating & Rotoscoping the Thumb Mask
9. Animating Mask Opacity & Feathering Edges
10. Applying Motion Blur & Add/Subtract Modes
11. Colorizing & Blurring with an Adjustment Layer
12. Combining Multiple Rotoscoped Elements
13. Rending a Movie to be Used as a Luma Matte

Lesson 4 - DYNAMIC MOTION TRACKING (56 min)
1. Introducing the Motion Tracker Controls
2. Tracking the Motion of an Object within a Layer
3. Applying the Motion Track Data to Another Layer
4. Setting Up a Layer to Motion Track O. Screen
5. Tracking the Motion of an Object O. Screen
6. Using Expressions for Better Motion Tracking
7. Using a Perspective Corner Pin Tracker
8. Using E.ects with the Motion Tracker
9. Using the Motion Stabilizer