Course

Challenging explanatory films with Adobe Character Animator, Animate and After Effects («AFTS»)

In this specialisation course you will learn how to explain complex contents with explanatory videos in a simple and playful way. We will show you the interaction of After Effects, Character Animator, Photoshop, Illustrator and Animate.
Duration 2 days
Price 1'700.–
Course documents Digicomp courseware
Course Level Specialisation for job roles and projects

Course facts

Key Learnings
  • Understanding the strengths of After Effects
  • Mastering the interaction of After Effects with other programmes of the Adobe CC family
  • Gaining a deeper understanding of the tracking tool in After Effects
  • Using Character Animator
  • Operating character animation elements 
  • Creating sophisticated explanatory films
Content

Develop a deeper understanding of the tracking tools in After Effects and how to use that data in interaction with Photoshop, Illustrator, and Character Animator for challenging character animation. You will also learn the intricacies of the text animation engine in After Effects.

  • Face tracking and voice recognition in Character Animator
  • Create help and explanatory animations in Animate
  • Data exchange between Character Animator, Animate and AfterEffects
  • Create marionettes in Photoshop
  • Create marionettes in Illustrator
  • Animate marionettes in the Character Animator
  • Compositing in After Effects
  • Type animation in After Effects
  • Layering technique in After Effects
Methodology & didactics

Informative, exemplary and practice-oriented teaching sequence, including hands-on and imitation exercises

Target audience

This specialisation course is aimed at creative professionals who would like to take over the implementation of their projects themselves in the future and offer services from a single source, media professionals (marketing experts, video editors/journalists, graphic artists, designers and motion graphic artists) who want to present serious content in a simple, playful way, as well as publishing agencies who would like to offer their customers the conception and production of challenging explanatory films as a service and implement them in-house in the future.

Requirements

Basic knowledge in After Effects, Photoshop and Illustrator is required. Participation in the following courses or equivalent knowledge is recommended:

    Adobe Photoshop CC – Basic («PHOTM1»)

    2 days
    • Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Zürich
    CHF
    1'400.–

    Adobe Illustrator CC – Basic («ILLUM1»)

    2 days
    • Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Virtual Training, Zürich
    CHF
    1'400.–

    Adobe After Effects – Basics («AFT»)

    2 days
    • Basel, Berne, Geneva, Lausanne, Zürich
    CHF
    1'700.–
Additional information

Information about the room equipment

Our courses take place on Windows or Apple devices. On request, we will be happy to provide you with an Apple computer in Zurich, Bern and Basel. Please let us know in advance by sending an e-mail to info@digicomp.ch. You can also bring your own laptop.

For virtual participation, we recommend the use of an additional monitor (not just a laptop) so that you can fully follow and participate in the lesson.

Adobe CC Software

The Adobe Creative Cloud software will be made available to you during the course times, whether on site in our course rooms or via remote access for virtual participation.

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Zürich
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2025
Berne
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2025
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2025
Basel
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25
Nov
2025
26
Nov
2025
Zürich
German
Timetable
CHF 1’700.-
exkl. 8.1% Mwst.
CHF 1’700.-
exkl. 8.1% Mwst.