Master Adobe After Effects - AulaGEO

Learn how to use After Effects transform tools to adjust anchor point, position, scale, and rotation, including maintaining uniform scale and rotating around the anchor for multiple complete turns.

Master keyframes in transform tools to animate position, scale, rotation, and opacity in After Effects, using the timeline to adjust speed.

Animate a five-second sequence using transform tools and keyframes for position and scale, layering fruits (apple, pineapple, cherry, orange) moving right to left in a chasing pattern with color-coded layers.

Learn to use the position transform tool to animate a layer with keyframes, adjust motion blur for smoother motion, and create a rectangular path using linear interpolation.

Master the orientation tool in Adobe After Effects to rotate and auto orient layers along a path, apply motion blur, and synchronize keyframes.

Explore creating an ant animation in After Effects by applying auto orient, building a motion path with a straight line and zigzag effects, and adjusting position and scale through keyframes.

Learn how to use motion sketch in After Effects to draw freehand paths with your mouse, adjust capture speed, smooth or simplify anchor points, and refine a path.

Learn to animate still images by turning a butterfly photo into a PNG sequence in Photoshop, then import it into After Effects to create looping wing motion and path animation.

Create a new composition and loop a butterfly sequence. Animate with scaling and auto orientation along a path, then preview with a garden background.

Render a video from an Adobe After Effects composition by choosing best quality, setting an output name and destination, selecting a format, and applying motion blur for final delivery.

Publish a transparent video in after effects by adjusting composition settings, selecting QuickTime with alpha, and verifying transparency by overlaying a background image.

Learn how to toggle hold keyframes in After Effects to make elements appear or disappear, teleport between points, and control motion with straight-line paths, timing, and scaling adjustments.

Explore the basics of masking in After Effects by drawing shapes as masks, adjusting feather and expansion, and blending multiple masks with intersect, difference, and other operations for dynamic reveals.

Apply masking techniques in After Effects to reveal a logo through layered lighting, rectangular and circular masks, and gradient backgrounds, creating a simple, animated composition.

Learn how to create a parent child relationship in After Effects, so child layers follow the parent's rotations and movements. Practice assigning and unparenting layers to control motion.

Learn how to pre compose in After Effects by selecting layers, using recompose, and dragging the pre composition into the main timeline to reuse and edit the animation.

Master car animation in After Effects by applying parent-child relationships and precompositions to move a multi-layer car across the screen, with moving wheels.

Learn how to apply ease options in After Effects, including ease in, ease out, and easy ease to keyframes for position, rotation, and scaling, enhancing realistic motion.

Create and edit shapes in After Effects, from rectangles and ellipses to polygons, adjusting stroke, fill, color, and anchor point for center-based rotation and scaling.

Master text in After Effects by creating and editing text, applying font and paragraph options, adjusting scale, spacing, and kerning, and animating with keyframes for position, scale, and rotation.

Explore text animation in After Effects by testing text options, applying one-click transitions, and following blog resources to discover effective presets and real-time effects on dummy text.

Learn to control motion with speed and value graphs in Adobe After Effects, using handles to create fast starts, smooth ends, and precise position changes.

Animate a bouncing ball in After Effects using value and speed graphs to craft realistic ground hits, diminishing bounce height, and precise timing with x and y position control.

Master the adjustment layer to apply color correction effects like hue and saturation to multiple layers, and learn that keeping layers below ensures the effect applies.

Discover how to use a null object in After Effects to drive rotating shapes by parenting them to a center null, creating circular motion while keeping the null invisible.

Create a new composition in After Effects, enable 3D layers, and explore anchor points, position, scale, orientation, and rotation while adding lights and cameras for realistic perspectives.

Build a cube from six colored solid layers, rotate them in three-dimensional space, then parent them to a null object to animate the cube with synchronized x, y, z rotation.

Explore how to use different light types in After Effects, including ambient, point, and spotlights, to control intensity, color, shadows, and diffusion for 3D scenes.

Learn how to control an After Effects camera by adjusting camera position and point of interest, explore focal length and angle of view, and animate these properties with keyframes.

Explore the use of depth of field in Adobe After Effects by enabling camera depth of field and adjusting focus distance and aperture to blur the background.

Master camera animation in After Effects by building a 3D floor scene with three squares. Move a two-node camera with depth of field, adjusting focus distance and point of interest.

Learn to apply the wiggle effect in After Effects using keyframes and expressions, adjusting frequency and magnitude to create randomized x and y motion within a composition.

Learn to apply the trim path technique in After Effects to build loading-bar style infographics and text animations, controlling start, end, and offset on shapes and letters.

Learn to create a zero-to-100 loading animation in After Effects using trim paths, dynamic source text, and looped blinking indicators to build infographics from scratch.

Learn to create text reveals in Adobe After Effects using the alpha matte technique, overlaying text on images or videos inside a new composition and adjusting color and position.

Apply a luma matte in After Effects by importing a grayscale Illustrator artwork into a 1000 by 1000 composition to reveal or hide areas, including inverse matte and transitions.

Master loopOut expressions in Adobe After Effects to create continuous animations for scale, add ping-pong, and adjust speed and value graphs for precise control.

Learn to use the repeater in After Effects to duplicate shapes, control copy count, positions, rotation, anchor points, opacity, and scale, and combine repeaters for complex animations.

Master Adobe After Effects basics for business use with tips and tricks, including creating compositions, adjusting settings, and using shortcuts to navigate, zoom, and reveal properties like position and opacity.

Discover how to use free and paid After Effects templates from online resources to customize logos, text, and scenes for your projects while crediting when required.

Build a scratch animation in After Effects by creating a new composition, adding text and solids, applying a linear wipe, then explore Red Giant presets for particle effects.