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Adobe Training | Adobe After Effects Course

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Course Overview

Adobe After Effects is a digital motion graphics, visual effects, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems. It is widely used in the post-production process of filmmaking, television production, digital media, and online content creation.

This course provides a comprehensive understanding of 2D and 2.5D animation, visual effects compositing, and finishing techniques such as image enhancement and colour correction. Adobe After Effects can also be used as a basic non-linear editing tool and a media transcoder, making it a versatile solution within modern post-production workflows at CounselTrain.

Learners will gain practical experience in animating, modifying, and compositing media in both 2D and 3D environments. The course covers essential tools and techniques, including keyframing, masking, tracking, layering, parallax effects, camera movement, and the use of third-party plug-ins to achieve professional-quality results.

The programme also introduces the core After Effects interface, focusing on the Project Panel, Composition Panel, and Timeline Panel. Participants will learn how to import and organise footage, manage layers and timing, and preview compositions effectively for precise creative control.

In addition, the course highlights the integration of After Effects with other Adobe applications such as Photoshop and Illustrator, allowing learners to work with vector graphics, images, shapes, Bézier curves, filters, and adjustment layers to create visually compelling motion designs.

By the end of this course, participants will be able to produce high-quality motion graphics and visual effects suitable for film, television, advertising, social media, and digital platforms.

Learning Outcome of Adobe After Effects Training Course:

  • Introduction to Adobe After Effects or equivalent experience.
  • Photoshop Fundamentals: An Introduction to Photoshop or equivalent experience recommended.

Who needs the Course?

The Adobe After Effects Training course is suitable for personnel involved in Video editing and Movie makers, Videographers, and animators who are somewhat experienced in using Adobe After Effects.

Schedule Dates

23 February 2026 - 26 February 2026
Adobe After Effects
25 May 2026 - 28 May 2026
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31 August 2026 - 03 September 2026
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07 December 2026 - 10 December 2026
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Course Content

  • Introduction
  • User Interface
  • Creating a Project and Customising Workspace

  • Importing Existing Layers from Photoshop
  • Editing Layer Properties
  • Moving Layers
  • Layer Masking
  • Locking Panels

  • Introduction to Keyframes
  • Types of Keyframes
  • Keyframe Shortcuts and Graph Editor

  • Adding Text
  • Text Settings
  • Adding Effects

  • What is Masks?
  • Animating Masks
  • Using Chroma-Keying Effects

  • What is Rendering?
  • Render Queue Panel
  • Render Order
  • Using Media Encoder

FAQs

Adobe After Effects is a core post-production tool used for motion graphics, visual effects, compositing, and animation across film, television, advertising, digital marketing, and social media content production.

This course is designed for aspiring motion designers, video editors, multimedia professionals, filmmakers, digital marketers, content creators, and designers seeking advanced motion graphics and visual effects capabilities.

The course is structured to progress from foundational concepts to advanced production techniques, making it suitable for professionals aiming to develop industry-standard skills rather than basic software familiarity.

Participants will master keyframing, motion principles, masking, rotoscoping, tracking, compositing, 2D and 3D animation workflows, camera movement, and visual effects integration using professional pipelines.

Yes. The course includes hands-on projects, real-world scenarios, and production-based assignments that simulate professional workflows used in studios and post-production environments.

Learners will work with seamless workflows between After Effects, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Premiere Pro to create efficient, high-quality motion graphics and visual effects projects.

A system with a dedicated graphics card, sufficient RAM, and up-to-date Adobe Creative Cloud software is recommended to handle professional After Effects projects efficiently.