
Learn the basics of Adobe After Effects, edit templates, and create stunning intro videos by importing assets, editing text, adjusting timing, and rendering to attract clients.
Learn to edit After Effects templates to produce stunning videos quickly, using only the basics of After Effects to save time. No need to learn graphic design or animation.
Explore the blur effects business slide after effects template and assets—four images, a video, a music file, and a logo—while learning by editing the project step by step.
Open the included zip, extract files, review the template assets and project files, then convert the cs3 After Effects project to a current version and save as a new file.
Explore the After Effects interface with a quick tour of the standard workspace, the project panel, comp panel, and timeline, plus key concepts like linking files, fit, resolution, and scrubbing.
Learn to customize the After Effects workspace by rearranging and resizing panels, then reset to the original standard layout for consistent project workflows.
Save the template under a new name and new folder, and create an assets folder beside the project. Set autosave to every 10 minutes with 10 versions near the project.
Save the project with a new name, set autosave to every 10 minutes with 10 versions, rearrange the workspace, then reset it before editing your template.
Edit placeholder text in an After Effects template by modifying text comps, fonts, colors, and sizes, using the selection tool and the character panel, then save.
Import four images from the occluded files folder in the footage folder, then replace the five media placeholders in the main composition with those images using a keyboard shortcut.
Learn to scale and position images in After Effects templates to fit 16 by 9 frames at 1920 pixels wide, preserving quality and avoiding distortion.
Import your video files and replace the frame placeholders in an After Effects template, then adjust timing, position, and scale so the video appears precisely inside each frame.
Learn to add music to an After Effects project, preview audio via RAM Preview and audio-only preview, and adjust volume using the audio panel and waveform insights.
Import and replace a vector-based logo in After Effects, choosing import options (footage vs composition), working with transparent backgrounds, and scaling vector graphics without losing sharpness.
Remove logo backgrounds by importing layered illustrator files and selecting the logo layer, or convert a JPEG in photoshop and erase the green using the magic wand.
Apply five action steps to finalize the after effects template: edit the text, replace images, import and time the video, add audio, and insert a logo for a professional finish.
Preview after effects templates by scrubbing the timeline, using the play/pause controls, and ram preview to play with audio, with optional audio toggling and keyboard shortcuts.
Master the five-step rendering basics in After Effects: set the work area, add the comp to the render queue, choose an output module and format, then name and render.
Optimize a ram preview in After Effects with keyboard shortcuts, lower the comp resolution, add the comp to the render queue, select quick time with photo JPEG, and render.
Learn to create and render two five-item After Effects comps, swap slides, and combine them into a ten-item template. Trim, align layers, manage audio, and export a polished video.
Learn to create a cross dissolve between two layers in After Effects by using opacity keyframes and markers to mark the transition, with templates and composition adjustments.
Evaluate After Effects templates by checking version compatibility, cross-platform use, plugin needs, and universal expressions, then use one-click color control for full hd—guided by the included tutorial.
Jeff Sengstack, an Adobe Certified Expert from BlueFx will teach you how to edit After Effects templates.
In this crash course, you will learn the basics of Adobe After Effects so you can edit any After Effects templates you find on the net. Using templates, you can create stunning intro videos and product presentations that will attract more clients to your business.
What’s great about templates is that the graphics and animations are all done for you.
All you need to do is add your own logos and text.
However, you do need to understand the basics of After Effects to do that.
As you know, After Effects can be overwhelming and the learning curve is steep.
There are hundreds of buttons, switches, and effects – each doing something different.
But not to worry because the purpose of this course is to stick to the basics.
I focus only on the tools and options you need when you’re working with an After Effects template.
To make the learning process easy for you,
we’ve included a sample After Effects template: – the BlueFx Business Slide.
You can use it as you follow along while I show you each step in the editing process.
Here are the steps we’re going to go through.
When you’re pleased with how the elements of a template are working, we move on to what’s called
rendering your project – that is exporting your edited template as a video file.
At BlueFx, we’ve been making templates and tutorials since 2008, serving thousands of customers.
We’ve used their feedback to help build the step by step instructions in this course. I’m Jeff Sengstack, an Adobe certified expert and instructor. I’ve been working with Adobe After Effects for more than 10 years.
Let me guide you on the process of learning exactly the basic steps you need to edit After Effects templates.
After you’ve completed this course, you will know how to edit any After Effects template, and this will allow you to create stunning videos that will attract more clients to your business.
So click the "Take This Course" button on the page and access the entire course right now.