Combustion: Rookie

Description
Academy Class are proud to present a three day technical training course designed to unleash the explosive power of Combustion.

This is available as a private course only, the topics below are a guideline to the course structure. After speaking with you we will tailor the course content to suit your specific needs and arrange the course at a time convenient to you.

Prerequisites
People who want to learn how to use Combustion

Assumed Knowledge
A fundamental knowledge of compositing and motion graphics is helpful. Basic knowledge of computer software and hardware and their concepts is essential. Knowledge of other digital media packages is also an advantage.

Skills
You will learn how to export from 3ds Max into Combustion, effectively and efficiently make use of the interface and various layout options in order to streamline workflow, create motion graphics for web or video using either still images or vector graphics, clean up footage that is unsteady and make it stable, create composites from multiple layers of video, manage these composites effectively by nesting layers, add smoke and other particle based shapes in order to save time in a 3d package and save commonly performed tasks in Capsules so they may be re-used.

• Course content

  Course Content
  Topics Include

  Paint Tools
  Paint Branch And Operators
  Creating Shapes
  Editing Shapes
  Text Operator
  Creating and Editing Text
  Text on a Path
  Timecode Generator
  Transfer Modes
  Rotoscoping
  Revealing and Wire Removal
  Gradients
  Fill and Outlines
  Animating Text and Shapes
  Using Selections
  Adding and Subtracting to selections
  Add Operates and Effects to Selections
  Basic Compositing

  Opening Workspaces
  New workspaces and Importing
  Schematic view and Workspace Palette
  Transforming Layers
  Layer Ordering
  Adding Operators to Layers
  Using Multiple Views
  Animation

  Animation Controls
  Adding keys in the Views
  Playback Controls and Shortcuts
  In/Out points
  Setting Clip Duration
  Object Duration Preferences
  Timeline – Graph and Overview Modes
  Adding Keys in the Timeline
  Interpolation and Extrapolation controls
  Math Operations
  Expression Linker and Browser
  Editing Tracks using Timeline
  Isolating tracks and Animation tracks only
  Using Pivot Points
  Link and Controlling Layers

  Scaling and Cropping
  Corner Pinning
  Linking through Parenting
  Targeting Layers to Layers
  Hinging Layer to other Layers
  Aligning to Motion Paths
  Surface Properties

  Setting Opacity and Visibility
  Preserve Alpha
  Reflectivity and Reflection Modes
  Luminosity, Diffuse, Specular, and Glossines settings
  Stencil Layers
  Displacements
  Using Channels, Mattes, and Masks

  Create and animate a Matte
  Set Matte Operator, Stencil and Preserve Alpha
  Compound Alpha and RGB Operators
  Blend Operator
  Using Nulls, Lights and Cameras

  Create and use nulls
  Animating a Camera in 3D space
  Linking and Targeting a Camera
  Creating Lights and Shadows
  Use Distant, Point, and Spot Lights
  Set Intensity, Cone Angle, Softness, Color, and Ambient Settings
  Tracking and Stabilizing

  Tracking layers
  Using Stabilize operators to correct jitter and roll
  Track any object or matte
  Multi-Point tracking
  Editing tracking curves
  Tracking 3D renders for composting effects
  Keying and Color Correction

  Diamond Keyer, Discreet Keyer, And Linear Keyer
  Adjust key modes, Tolerances and Softness Settings
  Key Using Histograms, Curves, and Color Suppression Tools
  Using the Discreet Colour Corrector
  Correct Colour using Basics, Colour Wheel, Curves, Histogram and more
  Use Storage and compare different results
  Particles and Effects

  Use many great presets to start a particle animation
  Edit the presets for full-customization
  Track Particle emitters to any object or layer
  Learn to use effects operators and plugins