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Luisa Winters

Instructor and consultant for Adobe products

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Working in the motion graphics industry part 1

Learn to consider the purpose, audience, and their needs when working on visual effects and motion graphics projects.

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Learning Outcomes:

  • Identify client goals for visual effects projects.
  • Understand codecs and their impact on file size.
  • Recognize accessibility needs in motion graphics.

Level: Intermediate

Skills you'll gain:

After Effects, Visual Effects, Motion Graphics, Video Compression

Key Insights

  • Client goals should be specific, measurable, and achievable.
  • Target audience defines the group for your project.
  • Accessibility ensures content is usable for all users.
  • Email size limits typically should not exceed ten megabytes.
  • Compression reduces file size for easier sharing.
  • Codecs determine how video files are compressed and decompressed.
  • Aspect ratios vary and affect video presentation.
  • Lossless codecs retain quality, while lossy codecs may lose detail.
  • Cinema DNG allows for high-quality image sequences in After Effects.
  • MOV files are primarily associated with Apple but usable on Windows.

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