Non-Scary Adobe After Effects - Beginner to Wow

Create a simple social media post by combining video of a paraglider, a paragliding logo, and text, animate the paraglider across the screen, then render it.

Practice fading text and adding a logo in After Effects, adjust opacity with keyframes, set timing, change font, tweak color, and scale the logo.

Color the black areas by placing a still image or video on top. Use mode options such as multiply and lighten in After Effects to reveal through the under layer.

Create a new After Effects project and a 1920 by 1080 composition with white background. Use rulers and guides to divide the screen into four vertical and three horizontal sections.

Import stock jellyfish clips into the project, place them in the composition, and apply rectangular masks with transform options to reveal specific areas, even rotating clips 180 degrees.

Add the text bars, then change the shape fill with the eyedropper to match the top blue, and create three rounded-rectangle lozenge shapes to copy-paste and animate.

Lock nonessential layers, animate three color bars by setting position keyframes, applying easy ease, and adjusting timing for a smooth, overlapping entrance.

Learn to manage multiple layers in After Effects by changing color for selected items and adding drop shadows, adjusting distance, angle, softness, and opacity in the effect controls.

Explore adjustment layers and After Effects tools, including color correction and green screen techniques. Apply a green screen effect in the project to cut out a subject.

Learn to quickly select, trim, and sequence multiple video clips in a social media portrait composition, using After Effects sequence layers and overlap transitions for a polished coffee-themed edit.

Add an adjustment layer and apply color correction to it, so layers below update. Adjust tint or black and white, hide effects, and rearrange layers to limit affected area.

Render a portrait from After Effects by exporting through Media Encoder, switching from the YouTube preset to custom, and using Match Source in video settings to prevent letterboxing.

Composite a green-screen scene using Keylight 1.2, scale and position a bean, animate with keyframes and Easy Ease, add motion blur and a drop shadow.

Explore basic typography in After Effects by creating text with proper alignment, fill and stroke colors, and key adjustments like kerning, leading, tracking, baseline shift, and character scaling.

Learn two ways to flow text: simply click to type in a text box, or drag a frame with the text tool to auto wrap and rewrap by pulling corners.

Animate tracking in After Effects using text options and the text animator; set tracking with keyframes, apply easy ease for a bounce, and explore hidden controls.

Learn to apply text animation presets in Adobe After Effects, using animate in presets to create dynamic entrances, and preview, drag and drop presets, then manage them with Bridge.

Line up the keyframes and extend the fade across to smooth the entry, then apply easy ease and rotate to match the head motion with the keyframe assistant.

practice pre-compose by building a project that uses green screen footage, places elements behind the screen, blends videos, adds a color overlay, and ends on a billboard.

Apply color correction by converting footage to black and white, add a sepia tint, and layer green-screen clips with key light adjustments to craft a traditional cinema look.

Render your project by setting the work area, exporting via Media Encoder, and reviewing full quality output with options like Facebook export; save to desktop and preview the final video.

Animate masks in After Effects by drawing rectangular or elliptical shapes, keyframing the mask path to morph shapes, while adjusting feathering, opacity, and expansion.