The course explores integration between Photoshop and After Effects, including modeling 3D objects with Repoussé extrusions and creating dimensional still images, and offers tips on using the different Axis Modes and maintaining maximum quality in 3D. There's also a chapter dedicated to the ray-traced 3D renderer, introduced in After Effects CS6, which allows you to build 3D layers into your composites, with realistic motion blur, depth of field, and reflections. The After Effects Apprentice videos on lynda. com were created by Trish and Chris Meyer and are designed to be used on their own and as a companion to their book After Effects Apprentice.

Topics include:
* Keyframing motion paths in 3D
* Managing multiple 3D views
* Auto-orienting cameras along a path
* Creating shadows
* Understanding Vanishing Point Exchange
* Importing a 3D model into Photoshop Extended
* Scaling in 3D
* OpenGL acceleration