Adobe After Effects

Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Using Adobe After Effects

Advance your career in the motion graphics industry by earning an industry-recognized certification for Adobe After Effects, the world-class tool for video compositing, motion graphics design, and animation.

1. Working in the Visual Effects and Motion Graphics Industry

This objective covers critical concepts related to working with colleagues and
clients, as well as crucial legal, technical, and design-related knowledge.

1.1 Identify terminology and interpret communication relating to purpose,
clients, and audience needs for preparing visual effects and motion
graphics projects.
1.2 Assess intellectual property rights, permissions, and licensing
required to use specific content.
1.3 Demonstrate an understanding of terminology and knowledge of
motion design and graphics principles.

2. Project Setup and Interface

This objective covers the interface setup and program settings.

2.1 Create and modify projects and compositions.
2.2 Navigate, organize, and customize the application using design tools.

3. Organizing Compositions

This objective covers layers, managing composition structure, and
importing assets.

3.1 Import assets into a project.
3.2 Manage layers.

4. Creating and Modifying Visual Elements

This objective covers core tools and functionality of the application, as well as
tools that affect the visual appearance of composition elements.

4.1 Use core tools and features to create content.
4.2 Create and manipulate text.
4.3 Prepare footage for compositing and animation.
4.4 Manipulate layers, assets, and video.
4.5 Add and modify effects and presets.

5. Animating Visual Elements

This objective covers animating visual elements using various techniques,
including key frames, effects, expressions, masks, and Text Animators.

5.1 Apply keyframes for animation.
5.2 Animate using effects and visual techniques.
5.3 Animate using mask paths.
5.4 Animate text.

6. Publishing Digital Media

This objective covers saving and exporting compositions or specific assets in
multiple formats.

6.1 Prepare a composition for publishing and archiving.
6.2 Export media to various file formats.