Mastering Adobe After Effects: From Basics to Advanced

Explore keying, a chroma keying technique that replaces green or blue backgrounds with alternate images, enabling weather maps and CGI scenes in post-production.

Apply color keying in After Effects to remove a green screen and replace with a background, using color key, eyedropper, color tolerance, and feather to refine edges.

Learn advanced chroma keying techniques by integrating a background, refining foreground scale and position, and building a natural composite with shadows, feathered edges, and additional color keys.

Apply the color key tool to remove chroma backgrounds, refine the matte with tolerance and edge adjustments, then composite the subject over a background and match lighting with color corrections.

Master linear color key in after effects to remove green screen, refine the alpha matte with matching tolerance and softness, and composite with a background.

Apply the color range effect to remove green edges, adjust fuzziness and switch from Lab to RGB, then fine-tune R, G, B min and max for a clean keying.

Master the luma keyer to key out darker or brighter areas, adjust threshold and edge feather, then replace the sky and preview in rgb or alpha for a natural composite.

Apply Keylight 1.2, an industry-proven blue/green screen keyer from Foundry, to remove the green screen, refine edges, and compose a background with color corrections for a natural look.

Mastering Adobe After Effects explains key light for removing green screen fringes and refining the alpha with screen matte, screen gain, and color key comparisons to achieve a natural composite.

Import a png sequence in After Effects, set up a comp, and use key light to remove green screen while applying garbage matte to hide obstructions.

Mask the footage with the pen tool to define the key area, avoiding cropping, then use a garbage mat and inverted mask to key out and preserve hair.

Master keying with key light to refine the alpha matte on a chroma green screen, adjust screen gain and clip black for a sharper, cleaner mask.

Refine opacity in composites by adjusting alpha and clip white, then feather masks to preserve shadows and create a usable mat for color correction.

Import your footage, create a new 1920x1080 composition, remove the gray background, and drag in the background with the keyed character, then proportionally scale and brighten with color correction.

Merge characters by using two layers, curves to control light, apply masks with feather, duplicate for lighting intensity, adjust opacity, and keying to integrate with different backgrounds.

Composite a keyed character over a new background, apply color correction with curves and tint, and simulate depth of field with a blurred, feathered mask.

Explore advanced keying techniques using Keylight 1.2 to preserve hair details and transparency, and perform multi-layer keying with screen matte adjustments to control spills.

Import footage as a background, adjust color with curves and saturation, and blend with chroma keying while removing spill using dispel bias and key light to create a clean composite.

Refine chroma edges in After Effects with green shrink or grow, adjust the mat and skin softness, and preserve hair detail while avoiding green spill.

Master the light wrap technique. It blends keyed green screen footage with a background plate, adding feathered edges and soft blur for a natural composite.

Import the video into after effects, key out the subject with key light, and merge with a background. Apply a light wrap with color corrections for a natural blend.

Match the keyed subject to the background by adjusting scale, position, and color with curves to blue tint, then create a light wrap for realistic integration.

Create a light wrap by softening edges with set matte and channel blur, invert the matte, and blend with the background using screen mode and controlled opacity.

Learn to split a chroma key into multiple keying layers, preserve hair detail with masks and screen mats, and apply a light wrap to integrate a background.

Create a natural light wrap on a keyed element by placing a blurred background above the key, using set matte from the key and inverted matte for edge refinement.

Key a chroma footage in After Effects to preserve the shadow for realistic compositing, using Key Light, Screen Matte, and precise masking.

Place and scale a foreground character over a background in a main comp, then use flip to correct shadow direction and apply transform and color corrections to blend edges naturally.

Apply curves adjustments and color correction in After Effects to composite scenes, ensuring proper shadow preservation, natural lighting, and seamless blending across channels.

Import a PNG sequence, track motion, and composite a natural background with green screen keying for a convincing set extension.

Create a null object and use the tracker to analyze forward, then apply the tracked motion to the null (x and y) to stabilize against camera movement before keying.

Key out a subject, insert a background, refine the matte with clip black and clip white and screen matte, and track movement to sync with the footage.

Link the background to your track data by parenting to the track data null, offsetting to remove black space, and syncing with camera movement for a seamless composite.

Apply camera lens blur to the background while keeping the foreground in focus, adjust curves and blue-channel tint, and animate focus shifts in this compositing lesson.

Apply camera lens blur to keep the foreground sharp while the background defocuses as the camera moves. Use keying, tracking, and a vignette to create a cinema-style composite.

Master the fundamentals of color correction in After Effects, using color balance and curves to adjust red, green, and blue across shadows, midtones, and highlights, for a cinematic look.

Learn how to change an object's color with the change to color effect in After Effects, turning blue to green while adjusting hue, saturation, and tolerance.

Isolate the colored area with a mask and feather the edges, then colorize and reduce saturation to create a color splash; you can animate the mask path for dynamic effect.

Learn to enhance dull footage by adjusting vibrance and saturation, then fine-tune brightness, contrast, and levels. Apply a gradient ramp with an overlay to create a cinematic look.

Convert a single day shot to night by replacing the sky, applying a bluish tint, and adding motion for a film look using luma keying and pen tool masking.

Remove sky with refined masks, then composite a fake night sky using gradient ramp and bluish tones. Adjust curves, apply multiply, and refine with feather and opacity to enhance lighting.

Learn advanced color correction techniques to convert a daytime shot to night, remove sky with a luma key, add a background sky, and adjust brightness, contrast, and lamppost lighting.

Remove the sky with a luma key, adjust threshold, tolerance, and edge feather, then mask and invert to preserve the car and lamp post while adding a background.

Apply color correction effects in After Effects by adjusting brightness contrast, color balance and HLS curves, boosting blue tint while refining red, green, and blue channels for a natural look.

Apply level adjustments and blend modes to create a night scene in After Effects by layering a dark orange tint with a masked solid and refining with feather and exposure/levels.

Create a fake light in After Effects by adding an orange solid, masking, and adjusting blending modes and feathering before tracking the scene.

Learn practical motion tracking in After Effects by analyzing track motion, applying motion to a null object, and linking tracked data to comp layers for stable lamppost alignment.

Learn to add inner light in After Effects by tracking data, creating pre-comps, and refining masks and colors for realistic illumination.

Create a nighttime lamp post by pre-rendering and linking lamp elements to track data, then apply color tweaks and halogen falloff using masks, feathering, and overlays for natural lighting.

Learn to create natural window lights in After Effects by tracking, masking with feathering, and using fall off and blend modes like overlay and soft light for realistic reflections.

Create a car headlight in Adobe After Effects with a solid, a mask, feathering, and blending for light. Track for precision, adjust color and opacity, and animate a backlight indicator.

Create a red back light in after effects by adding a red solid, masking with feather, and applying outer glow; animate opacity with looping keyframes for a natural flicker.

Configure the render queue for best quality, full resolution, 25 fps, and no audio, exporting as quicktime or h264 for online sharing; apply color correction to convert day to night.

Master linear color key in After Effects to remove green screen, replace backgrounds, and refine edges with spill suppressor, alpha channel view, and advanced build suppressor.

Drag and drop a background, apply linear color keying, and adjust color for seamless compositing. Learn chroma key techniques, spill suppression, and camera blur to achieve natural, cinematic results.

Explore how to use luma key in After Effects to isolate bright areas, replace with a dark background, adjust threshold and masks, and refine edges with a choker.

Learn to use luma keying in After Effects to remove lighter or darker areas, replace skies, and blend with a background using alpha, color correction, and edge feathering.

Learn advanced keying in After Effects using key light to remove green screen, preserve hair detail, and refine alpha with clip black and screen matte for clean composites.

Apply advanced spill suppressor techniques in After Effects to remove green spill on edges, adjust alpha, and integrate the footage with a background using masking, color correction, and blending.

Master advanced keying in After Effects by applying Keylight with spill suppressor and color balance to seamlessly composite alpha mattes, PNG sequences, and background changes.

Discover how tracking automatically locates points frame to frame to stabilize footage, extract camera data, and move 3d or 2d objects and text with the shot.

Learn to track a camera movement in a plate for tracking, transfer the data into a null object, and link a text layer while masking for seamless photorealistic composition.

Choose a high-contrast area for tracking in After Effects and apply track motion with transform to capture position and rotation. Avoid flat areas; use a bounding box to refine.

Track a target using forward analysis, create a null object, and apply motion data to linked text layers while adjusting anchor points and rotation to maintain alignment with the track.

Master After Effects text tracking and masking by aligning text beneath a pillar, adjusting tracking values, using masks and feather, and linking to null data for realistic blending.

Track a moving object with a static camera using track motion, enabling rotation, position, and scale, then apply the data to a null object for compositing.

Create and feather a solid, mask it, and link text and graphics to a null track to achieve realistic motion with the car plate.

Create animated radioactive waves from a car logo in After Effects by generating rings, applying outer glow, and using keyframes, tracking data, and pre-compose workflows.

Master four point tracking in After Effects by converting to perspective corner pin and tracking the monitor screen with four corners, including backwards analysis, comp creation, and screen replacement.

Learn to replace a screen in footage using four point tracking in After Effects, by building a gradient banner with text, then applying, tracking, and replacing to fit the shot.

Create a transparent logo in Photoshop, save as png, verify transparency, then switch to Mocha for tracking the shot.

Design a transparent logo in Photoshop, export it as a PNG to preserve transparency, then track and place the logo in Mocha for a banner in After Effects.

Switch to Mocha AE for motion tracking in After Effects; import clip, set frame range and frame rate, and track using Mocha’s X plane and B-spline tools with keyframe adjustments.

Master tracking in Mocha AE by creating an x-spline layer, refining edges for linear tracking, adding keyframes, testing motion, and exporting the data for seamless logo placement in After Effects.

Export tracking data from Mocha and paste it into After Effects to drive a banner's corner pin, preserving motion blur and precise position, scale, and rotation.

Draw the tree shape on a frame in mochaAe, then track with bspline to rotoscope 124 frames and export shape data for After Effects, applying brightness, contrast, and hue saturation.

Rotoscope a car using a precise B-spline in Mocha, tracking the moving car and camera in a 1920x1080 sequence, then save the Mocha track for After Effects.

Perform tracking on frames to rotoscope the car, adjusting keyframes for precision, and export Mocha shape data to paste into After Effects for a refined mask.

Troubleshoot shape data import by cropping only the frames you rotoscope in mocha. Export that shape data and paste it into after effects for the full sequence.

Trim footage by isolating a frame with QuickTime, export a high-quality JPEG image sequence, then import to After Effects for Mocha tracking and banner replacement with a custom text plate.

Create a clean plate in Photoshop, track motion with Mocha, refine with a planar surface, save as a png sequence, and import the tracking data into After Effects.

Learn to import Mocha-tracked data into After Effects, replace a clean plate on a moving truck with a corner-pin composite, and blend for natural results.

Match frames and color correct a tracked banner to seamlessly blend a truck sequence with the highway footage, using tracking, adjustment layers, and auto levels for a natural look.

Place a banner by tracking in Mocha and apply the data to After Effects. Resolve poor tracks by adjusting the planner surface or restarting the track with a fresh attempt.

Master the art of tracking different areas in After Effects by adding points, tweaking pixels, testing perspective, and using keyframes to maintain a stable banner and integrated frame.

Import a photo frame, create a banner in After Effects, and use corner pin tracking to align it before refining with brightness, contrast, curves, and camera lens blur.

master the 3d camera tracker in after effects to analyze footage, solve camera motion, and attach text or objects to a tracked surface using a null and camera.

Learn to convert 2D text to 3D in After Effects, offset and color it, and use a track null to link text to camera movement for a believable 3D track.

Use the 3D camera tracker to link video and text, mask the fire area, adjust the feather and inverted mask, and apply overlay and soft light for a natural emission.

Perform 3D camera tracking on footage to create a null and camera, then attach a fire effect by converting the layer to 3D and parenting it to the tracking null.

Learn to perform 3d tracking in after effects using the 3d camera tracker, place text on tracked ground, and refine with brightness, contrast, and pre-composition.

Learn to use the 3d camera tracker to extract a null and 3d camera, attach text to the null, convert to a 3d object, and adjust blending for grounded look.

Apply inner shadow and blending modes to composite text with a background, achieving a natural, embossed look while 3D tracking and stylizing elements for titles, promos, or music videos.

Motion graphics fuse animation and graphic design to present information through animated text and graphics with voiceovers, enabling branding, title sequences, storytelling, awareness, educational visuals, and product presentations.

mastering adobe after effects covers motion graphics by creating a comp, adding a solid background, and shaping with rectangle, ellipse, rounded rectangle, polygon, and star tools, using fill and stroke.

Explore shape parameter controls in After Effects, including gradient ramp (radial), color swaps, and rectangle paths, then adjust stroke, roundness, opacity, and line joins for motion graphics.

Explore shape parameters in After Effects by adjusting dashes, roundness, offset, and duration to create motion graphics, then apply fill, transform, rotation, opacity, and scale with keyframes and easy ease.

Create and animate an ellipse in after effects, using a solid background, stroke with dashed lines, and keyframes for smooth scale, dash offset, and motion blur with easy ease.

Master the trim path effect in After Effects by animating the start and end of ellipse paths, adjusting anchor points, and refining motion with easy ease and the graph editor.

Animate trim paths by adjusting start and end positions, shaping tangents in the graph editor for natural motion with motion blur, and refine strokes with round caps, dashes, and width.

Master trim path animations to offset and reveal shapes, create wheel motion with pre-comps, and animate a car scene using start/end, keyframes, and easy ease for smooth background movement.

Master circle and text animations in a motion graphics composition using After Effects, with ellipse strokes, a radial gradient background, and track matte reveals via alpha inverted matte.

Create a circle burst by using a repeater to generate multiple lines, adjust the anchor point for rotation, and animate trim path with motion blur and text reveal.

Create a radial wipe transition in After Effects by centering a circle shape on a solid, applying the radial wipe, timing with keyframes, and smoothing motion with easy ease.

Create a radial wipe transition by duplicating circle layers, adjusting scale and color, enabling motion blur, pre composing, and time reversing for clockwise and anticlockwise effects between clips.

Explore rotoscoping in After Effects and its role in motion graphics by mastering tools like pen tool, vertex tool, mask feather tool, roto brush tool, and rendering your composition.

Explore masking different shapes in Adobe After Effects by using the rectangular, rounded rectangular, ellipse, polygon, and star tools to prepare rotoscoping silhouettes on a solid background.

Master rotoscoping techniques to create alpha mattes, isolate subjects, and composite them over new backgrounds using frame-by-frame tracing, masks, and alpha channels in VFX pipelines.

Master rotoscoping with the roto tool and pen tool to create precise masks and replace a sky in a composition. Enhance the result with mask feather and hue/saturation color correction.

Import video footage into After Effects, apply rotoscoping to isolate the subject, and replace the background to create a composite scene.

Learn to rotoscope video in After Effects using a single mask shape, with the pen tool and convert vertex tool to refine edges and animate with keyframes.

Practice rotoscoping to create natural masking by adjusting mask expansion and feather, replace the foreground with a moving background, and color-match using curves and RGB channels for seamless compositing.

Rotoscope a cat across a 200-frame shot in After Effects, creating precise masks in three shapes, then trim the comp to the work area and customize the timeline.

Master rotoscoping with the pen tool to draw and refine shapes, using alt adjustments, masking, and zoomed-in work to gain individual control for selective effects and color correction.

Animate the cat's head in After Effects by refining a masked head shape with keyframes and vertex edits across frames 25 to 50, using brightness and contrast adjustments for rotoscoping.

Learn to animate a head and body in After Effects using mask path keyframes and feathering, with rotoscoping the face and refining motion from frame 0 to 100.

Animate a cat head by keyframing mask paths and tweaking control points across frames 50 to 100, refining edges with mask feather for a natural composite; rotoscoping is essential.

Master how to use mask path and mask expansion to rotoscope and extract a tail in After Effects, adjusting opacity, feather, and keyframes across 100 frames for seamless composition.

Learn to merge a rotoscoped element with a background by pre-composing into a cat composition, scale it, apply color curves, and use masking with a shadow to achieve realism.

Master the shape mask tool and mask feather tool in After Effects, applying feather to masks and refining edges with motion blur, alpha, and RGB previews.

Use the roto brush tool in After Effects to extract a moving car by painting the area to include and exclude background, then create a comp and trim to in/out.

Learn to extract a car using the roto brush tool in layer mode, painting with the brush, refining the pink highlight and alpha, and subtracting areas with alt for precision.

Master roto brush workflows in After Effects by refining frames, including or excluding areas, and saving progress. Tune feather, alpha, RGB, and shift edge to achieve smoother mattes.

Extract the car with the Roto Brush tool on its layer, then control the background by desaturating, shifting hue and saturation, and applying a fast blur to highlight the subject.

Master the Roto Brush tool to isolate characters, set foreground and background layers, adjust feathering, and place text beneath the subjects for clearer composition.

Mask text on a moving character with the roto brush to reveal text between foreground and background layers, using fast blur, drop shadow, and hue-saturation tweaks.

Master rotoscoping with the roto brush, extracting a moving character across about 60 frames, and refine precise masks to place a banner in the shot.

Extract the character across 60 frames using the roto brush tool to include or exclude areas, refining masks frame-by-frame, with background desaturation and color retention options.

Refine rotoscope work with the roto brush tool by excluding background areas, covering legs and bag, and feathering edges, then desaturate the background for a smooth, precise roto animation.

Desaturate the background with hue and saturation to keep the subject in color, then composite foreground and background with overlays and logos, and render a QuickTime h.264 output.

Master the refine edge tool to enhance hair edges and fine details after roto brush work, using feathering, alpha view, and frame-by-frame adjustments.

Apply the Roto Brush and Refine Edge tool to isolate hair details in advanced footage, adjusting feather, radius, and color channels to achieve semi-transparent edges.

Learn to create and animate shapes in After Effects 2022, using rectangle and ellipse tools, fills and strokes, keyframes, motion blur, and the graph editor to craft a motion banner.

Master After Effects animation by setting position keyframes, applying easy ease, and using the graph editor to fine-tune tangents; explore track matte and alpha inverted matte for dynamic titling.

Create a motion design banner in After Effects, refining edges with box blur and alpha isolation, then craft a social media promo using multi layer animation and graph editor timing.

Master key frame assistance and easy ease to animate shapes, colors, and logos in after effects, using graph editor and gradient ramps for left-to-right reveals across layers.

Learn to create animated lower thirds in After Effects by building shapes, applying fills and strokes, using gradient ramps, and animating with trim paths and keyframes.

Learn to create and animate subtext for lower thirds using opacity, trim paths, masks, and position, with keyframes, graph editor, and motion blur for timing.

Create animated lower thirds in after effects by using shape layers, round caps, round gaps, dashes, and trim paths, then fine tune with easy ease and graph editor.

This lecture shows how to create lower thirds in After Effects by animating a white rectangle with masked text, offsetting properties, and color changes to reveal information.

Master roto brush 2.0 in after effects 2022, powered by adobe sensei to auto track and isolate subjects, with content-aware fill, multi-frame rendering, mogrt workflows, in a 3D design space.

Isolate the character with the roto brush, desaturate the background, and place embossed text using overlay blending and warp in cc 2022.

Master rotobrush tool and refine edge to isolate a subject, adjust saturation and color, and composite text with shadow over a background to enhance the final video.

Explore the 3D design space in After Effects, turning layers into 3D with gizmos, camera and parallax, then use content aware fill to remove objects across sequences.

Master content-aware fill in After Effects by masking with the pen tool and keyframing the mask to remove moving elements and camera motion.

Remove a character from a pool scene in After Effects using content-aware fill, masks, and work area adjustments, while purging cache and importing the clip into a new composition.

Animate text with trim paths, masks, and motion blur, then use the essential graphics panel to export editable mogrt templates for after effects and premiere pro.

Explore animating text and shapes in after effects, applying stroke, trim path, and keyframes, then export mogrt files as motion graphics templates with the essential graphics panel.

Learn to create motion graphics in After Effects, import footage from Premiere Pro, add drop shadows, and render quickly using multi-frame rendering and the render queue.