Storyboard Pro

Advanced Animatic

This course will take you through the advanced animatic concepts in Storyboard Pro for you to hone your timing and camerawork skills. You will be introduced to all the additional features needed to create advanced animatic quickly and efficiently.

9 Modules

7 hours 30 mins

About the Advanced Animatic Course

In this module, you'll discover what you will be learning throughout the Advanced Animatic course.


Videos and Video Tracks

In this module, you will learn about video tracks in Storyboard Pro. You'll learn how to add video tracks to your timeline, and how to import movies or images to these tracks so that you can use them as references or animate them.


Animatic Audio

In this module you'll discover how audio works in Storyboard Pro. Learn all about importing, deleting and editing audio clips. You'll be able to adjust the volume and record sound straight into Storyboard Pro. You'll also learn about Solo Mode, mixing audio and stripping audio to get the most out of your soundtracks.


Animatic Animation

In this module you'll learn about animating in Storyboard Pro. Specifically, how to animate 3D objects and their sub-nodes, as well as how to use keyframes and easing, and spreading the layer motion so that the movement continues throughout multiple panels. Finally, you'll learn how to modify a path and how to use the function editor to fine-tune your animation.


Animatic Cameras

Learn about using the Camera in Storyboard Pro. How to use the Stage and Camera views, how to position and reset a camera, and how to use the camera with sync and snapping keyframes. Finally, learn how to use a 3D camera and how to position 2D layers to follow it.


Board Conformation

In this module you'll learn about conformation. What conformation is, the different formats, and how to export for conformation. You'll also learn how to adjust the camera accordingly for conformation, and how to import animatics.


Transitions

In this module, you'll learn about transitions. How to add, delete and adjust the duration of transitions, as well as the different transition types at your disposal.


Exporting from Storyboard Pro to Toon Boom Harmony

Learn how to export to a third-party software for animatic editing. You'll find out about file naming patterns and how to export an EDL, AAF or XML file for use in a third-party software.


Exporting to a Third-Party for Animatic Editing

Learn how to export to a third-party software for animatic editing. You'll find out about file naming patterns and how to export an EDL, AAF or XML file for use in a third-party software.