Adobe After Effects CS5 ACE Exam Aid

Written by Jackson Hunt

Exam numbers: 9A0-152 and 9A0-153

The Adobe After Effects CS5 ACE Exam Aid is specifically written in order to help you prepare for and to pass the Adobe Certified Expert (ACE) product proficiency exam.

The exam aid is divided into Study and Practice modes, contains multiple-choice questions based on the objectives recommended for study by Adobe and served by an interactive exam engine.

You can use the exam aid to test your expertise level, acquire relevant knowledge, track your progress, and gain confidence by practising in an environment similar to the actual exam.

Key Features

• Includes 290 challenging questions divided into discrete modules
• What's New section to help prepare for the recertification exam
• Original questions based on topic areas recommend for study by Adobe
• Explanatory answers that clarify concepts behind the questions
• Hyperlinks to pages selected from the corresponding application’s Help file
• Study mode with option of previewing correct answers on demand
• Summary screen at the end of each module for reviewing its content
• Practice mode for testing yourself in a simulated official exam environment
• Capacity to generate unlimited practice tests based on the question pool
• Ability to raise or lower the threshold of each practice test
• Option of choosing which module, or modules, to include in a practice test
• Ability to specify the number of questions to include from each module
• Countdown clock, scoring, grading, and option of verifying your answers
• Ability to flag questions and view only flagged or skipped questions
• Ability to rotate choices on demand when studying or practicing
• Ability to add a custom note to a question and view on demand
• Keyboard shortcuts for viewing questions/answers and general navigation

Topics Covered

• User interface and workflows
• Importing and organizing footage items
• Working with other software
• Projects and compositions
• Working with layers in the Timeline
• Views and previews
• Building 3D compositions
• Color and HDR
• Drawing, painting, and paths
• Shape tools
• Creating and animating text
• Transparency and compositing
• Working with effects
• Markers and metadata
• Memory, storage, and performance
• Tracking
• Expressions
• Rendering and exporting
• What's New (Recertification)

Interface

The interactive exam engine is streamlined and easy to use, leaving you free to concentrate on the task of studying for the exam.