Lisa Fridsma has long loved the process of teaching others to use Adobe products. She has been an illustrator, compositor, and lesson designer for over thirty books in the Classroom in a Book series (including books for Photoshop, After Effects, and Acrobat). Lisa also authored and illustrated the 2022 version of Adobe Illustrator Visual QuickStart Guide.

Brie Gyncild aims to make technical information accessible to those who need it. Over the past two decades, Brie has written or co-written numerous editions of the Classroom in a Book series on Photoshop, After Effects, Flash, and Acrobat; several editions of the How to Wow series; and various other books about Adobe applications.

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The fastest, easiest, most comprehensive way to learn Adobe After Effects Adobe After Effects Classroom in a Book contains 15 lessons that use real-world, project-based learning to cover the basics and beyond, providing countless tips and techniques to help you become more productive with the program. For beginners and experienced users alike, you can follow the book from start to finish or choose only those lessons that interest you. Learn to: Create, manipulate, and optimize motion graphics for film, video, the web, and mobile devicesAnimate text and images, customize a wide range of effects, track and sync content, rotoscope, manipulate timing, correct color, and remove unwanted objectsCustomize cameras, lighting, and 3D objects to create compelling 3D contentDesign Motion Graphics templates for editing in Adobe Premiere ProDeform and animate objects and video using robust Puppet tools Classroom in a Book®, the best-selling series of hands-on software training workbooks, offers what no other book or training program does-an official training series from Adobe, developed with the support of Adobe product experts. Purchasing this book includes valuable online extras. Follow the instructions in the book's "Getting Started" section to unlock access to: Downloadable lesson files you need to work through the projects in the bookWeb Edition containing the complete text of the book, interactive quizzes, and videos that walk you through the lessons step by step What you need to use this book: Adobe After Effects 2024 Release software, for either Windows or macOS. (Software not included.)

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Lesson 1 Getting to Know the Workflow

Lesson 2 Creating a Basic Animation Using Effects and Presets

Lesson 3 Animating Text

Lesson 4 Working with Shape Layers

Lesson 5 Animating a Multimedia Presentation

Lesson 6 Animating Layers

Lesson 7 Working with Masks

Lesson 8 Distorting Objects with The Puppet Tools

Lesson 9 Using the Roto Brush Tool

Lesson 10 Adjusting Color and Mood

Lesson 11 Creating Motion Graphics Templates