Harmony Essentials
Introduction to Compositing with Harmony Essentials
This course introduces you to all the basic concepts necessary to create camera moves, scene setup and add effects to your scene with Harmony Essentials.
4 Modules
11 hours 40 mins
Importing Content with Harmony Essentials
Learn how to import bitmap and vector images to your project with Harmony Essentials.
About Bitmap Image Import
Importing Bitmap Images
Importing PSD Files as Separate Layers
Changing the Bitmap Image Quality
About Vector Image Import
Importing AI and PDF Files
Setting the Scene Length
Extending a Single Exposure
Importing a Sound File
Playing Sound
Activity 1: Importing a Background and Sound File
Staging with Harmony Essentials
Learn how to position, scale, and rotate your elements with Harmony Essentials.
About the Animate Mode
Selecting Layers
About the Transform Tool
Repositioning the Temporary Pivot
Panning with the Transform Tool
Rotating with the Transform Tool
Scaling with the Transform Tool
Skewing with the Transform Tool
Flipping with the Transform Tool
About Advanced Animation Tools
About the Layer Properties View
Positioning with Coordinates
About Multiplane
Top View
Side View
Setting Up a Multiplane
Activity 1: Creating a Multiplane Layout
Camera Motion with Harmony Essentials
Learn how to animate camera moves on the Harmony Essentials stage.
About Cameras
Adding a Camera
Selecting the Active Camera
About Pegs
About Keyframes
Adding Keyframes in the Timeline View
Deleting Keyframes
About Layer Parameters
Enabling Constant Z
Animating the Camera
About Controls
Displaying Controls
Adding Control Points
Setting Eases on Multiple Parameters
Activity 1: Creating a Camera Truck-in
Activity 2: Preparation and Preferences
Activity 3: Multiplane Setup
Activity 4: Camera Motion
Activity 5: 3D Path Trajectories
Basic Effects with Harmony Essentials
Learn how to quickly add effects to your project with Harmony Essentials.
About Effects
Adding Effects
Connecting Effects
Blur
Transparency
Cutter
Using the Cutter Node
Glow Node
About Effects Preview
Previewing Effects in Render Mode
Playing Back Effects
Exporting a QuickTime Movie
Activity 1: Staging a Night Scene
Activity 2: Adding Blurs and Transparencies
Activity 3: Masking a Light Source