Adobe 65008009 - After Effects CS4 Using Manual page 11

Last updated 12/21/2009
Note: Video tutorials on Adobe TV were created for After Effects CS4. Video tutorials on Video Workshop were created
for After Effects CS3. Because most features don't change substantially from one version to the next, most materials
created for After Effects CS3 are still valid and useful for After Effects CS4. All video tutorials referred to within this
section are still useful and valid for After Effects CS4. For details about changes between After Effects CS3 and After Effects
CS4, see "User interface changes from After Effects CS3 to After Effects
Getting started
• Overview of After Effects:
• Introducing After Effects CS4 (Adobe TV)
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Overview of After Effects CS4 (Adobe TV)
• Overview of Creative Suite 4 Production Premium edition:
• Working with workspaces and panels:
Premiere Pro workspaces (Video Workshop)
• Creating and organizing projects and importing assets:
• Creating and organizing projects (Video Workshop)
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Creating projects (Adobe TV)
• Creating and using compositions:
• Creating and managing layers:
• Working with the Timeline panel:
• Animation essentials:
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Working with keyframes in the timeline (Video Workshop)
• Animation essentials (Adobe TV)
• Animating transforms:
• Animating text:
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Animating text (Video Workshop)
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Animating text (Adobe TV)
• Painting and cloning: Painting and masking (Video Workshop)
• Shape layers:
About shape layers (Video Workshop)
• Previewing: Previewing animations (Adobe TV)
• Effects and animation presets:
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Applying effects in After Effects (Video Workshop)
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Applying effects (Adobe TV)
• Color correction:
Correcting color with effects (Adobe TV)
• Rendering and exporting:
New features and common procedures
• Community Help: Adobe Community Help overview (Adobe TV)
• Using the XML project file format:
• Keying with Keylight:
Keying with the Keylight plug-in (Video Workshop)
Using shared elements of the After Effects, Encore, Soundbooth, and Adobe
Creating compositions (Adobe TV)
Creating and managing layers (Video Workshop)
Working with the Timeline (Adobe TV)
Animating transforms (Adobe TV)
Rendering and exporting (Video Workshop)
Using the XML project file format (Adobe TV)
CS4" on page 22.
Introducing CS4 Production Premium (Adobe TV)
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USING AFTER EFFECTS CS4
Getting started