Complete Course of After Effects: Learn From an Expert

Explore after effects as a tool for visual effects and motion graphics, covering composition basics, project and timeline panels, and settings like frame rate, resolution, aspect ratio, and 2d workflows.

Import footage and photos into After Effects, organize assets in the project panel, create a composition, and place layers on the timeline for preview.

Master After Effects import options and workspace customization, learn autosave practices, and understand importing footage as compositions or layers, including image sequences, Photoshop sequences, and layer styles.

Explore how After Effects handles text and solid layers within 2d and semi 3d workflows, compare visual effects and motion graphics, and integrate 3d objects.

Master gradient ramps in After Effects, including linear and radial gradients, and explore null objects and shape layers for scalable, vector-based graphics.

Master timelines, items, and motion blur in After Effects, and use an adjustment layer to apply color and saturation changes across multiple layers while managing start and end points.

Learn to use After Effects render settings and animation presets to apply text effects, configure render queue, output formats, resolution, and quality for clean, efficient renders.

Learn how to use After Effects transform parameters to create keyframes, control anchor point, position, scale, rotation, and opacity, and link parameters for smooth animations on the timeline.

Learn to convert vector layers to shape layers in After Effects, and import Illustrator files while preserving vector quality; explore shape tools, anchor points, and editing capabilities for precise animation.

Master the After Effects paint, stamp, and eraser tools to draw, stamp, and erase on layers, apply brush effects, edit paths, and understand limitations when removing logos frame by frame.

Learn to create and precompose compositions in After Effects, duplicate and organize solid layers, adjust colors, manage sources, and set up keyframe driven animations with precise timing.

Explore After Effects timeline icons, layer labels, and selection methods, then master motion blur by enabling layer and composition options, adjusting shutter angle and animation keyframes.

Master the preview panel, import video, set in and out points, and manipulate footage and layers; three speed tools—time warp, time remap, and time stretch—adjust duration with keyframes.

Master color correction with curves and channel adjustments to control brightness and contrast, and save custom curves for reuse. Animate text with per-character keyframes and range selectors.

Master timeline icons, quality settings, and frame blending in After Effects, including time remapping, frame mix, and pixel motion to control video speed and frames.

Explore the composition panel icons in After Effects, learn how magnification at 100% reveals real video quality, and master guides, grids, and snapping for precise object placement and alignment.

Explore After Effects composition panel, adjusting quality (full, half, quarter), use render options like render every other frame, and enable region of interest and four 3D camera views for previews.

Master chroma key and rotobrush techniques in after effects to remove green backgrounds, composite with art backdrops, and refine edges for accurate rotoscoping across frames.

Learn to create and animate masks in After Effects, using add, subtract, intersect, and difference modes, with bounding boxes, expansion, and Auto Trace for mask generation.

Learn to use track matte and alpha channels in After Effects, applying luminance, alpha inverted, and masks with auto-trace to create masked composites and logo animations.

Explore how blending modes in After Effects merge layers, using multiply, normal, dissolve, stencil alpha, silhouette, and luma to control transparency and track matte with feathered masks.

Explore puppet pins in After Effects to rig characters by setting pin positions, adjusting mesh density and expansion, and controlling overlap and order for realistic, bendable movement.

Explore shape layer modifiers in After Effects, from converting shapes to bezier paths and grouping, to applying merge paths, repeats, round corners, dashes, and fills.

Explore After Effects shape layer modifiers, including pucker and bloat, twist, wiggle, spread, and zigzag, teaching how to deform, scatter, and animate shapes; plus a hands-on character-drawing exercise.

Explore After Effects 3D space, from 2.5D to true 3D with cameras, z-axis movement, and geometry options for solids and shapes including Cinema 4D vs Classic 3D renderers.

Discover camera options in After Effects, including zoom, depth of field, focus distance, iris shape, and linking focus distance to a layer for precise focusing across four views.

Explore light options and material options in After Effects, including free light, key light, and bagli; adjust spot, parallel, and point lights, shadows, color, transmission, and reflections.

Explore After Effects 3D space using multiple views and the active camera, orbiting objects and optimizing renders by importing separate 3D objects.

Learn to create smooth, realistic movement in After Effects using keyframes, temporal and spatial interpolation, ease in/out, and graph editor insights, with Motion two scripting for refined control.

Master transform context menu and parenting in After Effects, including wiggle expressions, range selectors, anchor point centering, orientation, flipping, and parent-child relationships.

Explore expression parenting and loop expressions in After Effects, linking rotation and position across layers, using keyframes, graphs, and loop modes like cycle, ping pong, offset, and continue.

Use counter expressions and convert audio to keyframes in After Effects, powered by slider controls and null objects to drive text, shape, and 3D objects with camera-facing orientation.

Install the after codecs plugin and ffmpeg to render mp4 with small size and good quality, then master motion tracking and applying position, rotation, and scale to tracked objects.

Learn to stabilize motion with a 3D camera tracker in After Effects, set up track points, analyze frame by frame, and apply camera movement to 3D layers.

Learn to build a 3d cube in After Effects using precompose, a null object, camera, lights, and collapse transformations, then animate with keyframes and motion blur.

Learn to craft smooth sequential animations using sequence layers, setting staggered keyframes with overlap, and choosing dissolve modes to control how multiple layers enter and exit the scene.

Import Photoshop and Illustrator assets into After Effects as vector shapes, then convert to shape layers, edit text, and apply time remapping to control motion.

Explore the After Effects graph editor to control position with speed and value graphs, adjust keyframes, separate dimensions, and tailor preferences for points, handles, and tools.

Explore After Effects preferences to optimize frame rate for sequence footage, manage RAM capacity and audio outputs, and use null objects to control camera moves.

Master essential After Effects techniques, from 3-D channels and color correction to camera lens blur, tracking, and removing the green screen to create polished composites and visuals.