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.

Create an After Effects project with a square Instagram composition at 30 fps and a white background, import a video and a transparent logo, then fade them out with text.

Learn to add and position bold text in After Effects, color it with the eyedropper, duplicate for live and free, and scale while locking the layer.

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

Animate a paraglider logo sliding across the frame, fade it in with an opacity keyframe, then add a solid color layer to render a chosen background color.

Learn to convert text to outlines with a stroke, adjust stroke width and color, and render and export in Adobe Media Encoder for social media using YouTube settings.

Learn to animate with controlled movement using easy ease, and master masks and vector shapes to create polished, professional After Effects projects.

Create an After Effects project and composition at 1920 by 1080, import a bubble PNG, and animate its position with keyframes to bounce from the top corner to the ground.

Learn to shape motion paths in Adobe After Effects by adjusting keyframe interpolation and spatial interpolation, and using bezier curves to create smooth arcs and dynamic movement.

Learn to create a bouncing text animation in After Effects by animating position with keyframes, copying them, and applying easy ease to speed up in middle and slow at ends.

Learn how to spin text around its anchor point in After Effects by adjusting the registration point, repositioning the text, and applying easy ease to keyframes for smooth speed changes.

Apply motion blur to smooth animation by blurring objects in their direction of movement. Turn on the layers and the global setting to control blur based on speed.

Learn how to import vector logos into After Effects, scale them up, and enable continuously rasterize to keep clean vectors while previewing with smooth keyframed zoom.

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.

Learn to create and animate a simple vector mask in After Effects with the ellipse tool on a top layer. Adjust the mask feather, opacity, and expansion using keyframes.

Create a video infographic by combining multiple clips, masking them, applying color overlays, and animating shapes and text to deliver a cool infographic-style intro.

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.

Draw rectangles using the rectangle tool to create color overlays on a single shape layer, switch from normal to color blend, and save the project to test different colors.

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.

Learn to adjust After Effects keyframes by selecting the end keyframe, using P to reveal them, and moving with J, K, or arrows for precise position edits.

Add and style text in After Effects by using the text tool, selecting Helvetica Black, adjusting size and color, and positioning with transform; duplicate text layers to create multiple lines.

Set text tracking to 150 for each line to create cinematic spacing, then fade in with opacity keyframes from 0 to 100% for a gentle reveal.

Import a turtle logo from the assets, place it, and keyframe scale and opacity. Reveal the logo after six seconds for a smooth entry.

Create a white solid over the whole thing, and use opacity keyframes to fade it in and out, then adjust the work area to control the duration of the fade.

Export to Adobe Media Encoder and apply a social media preset, like YouTube 1080p, then name and render. Review the output with the logo and a fade to white.

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.

Explore blur and keyframe techniques in After Effects, applying fast blur, Gaussian blur, and smart blur to layers, and keyframing blurriness from start to finish for dynamic focus shifts.

Adjust brightness and contrast in Adobe After Effects using color correction tools such as levels and curves for precise lightness edits and better clip-to-clip consistency.

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.

Animate the adjustment layer in After Effects by keyframing opacity to create a sepia-to-color transition, then blend back to sepia, adjusting timing for a smooth effect.

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.

Mask the green screen coffee bean and person, composite them into the coffee bean video, and insert the result into a laptop screen for a fair trade coffee project.

Create a 1920×1080 composition, import assets, and use Keylight 1.2 with the eyedropper to remove green, then adjust screen gain to place beans and a person inside a laptop screen.

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.

Apply color correction with color balance on the man’s layer, using subtle blue balance on an adjustment layer to correct yellow skin across shadows, midtones, and highlights.

Create and render a final after effects composition for a 2000 by 1000 banner, export to media encoder, and apply corner pin perspective, brightness/contrast, text fade-in for 25 seconds.

Master cool text effects in After Effects by building them manually first, then applying presets to make text perform wild, weird, and wonderful moves.

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.

Explore paragraph options in this beginner-friendly module, learning left, center, right alignment, justify, and indent adjustments, then manage spacing before and after paragraphs, including headings.

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.

Animate line spacing by adding a line spacing property to the text animator, keyframing end position, and easing for a bounce-in entrance; then adjust scale with transform for final size.

Apply range selectors to text in Adobe After Effects to limit tracking to specific words and adjust the start and end for selective animation.

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.

Explore using multiple presets in Adobe After Effects, applying animate in and animate out effects such as decoder fade in, adjusting timing, and layering presets on the same text layer.

Explore the organic animation presets in Adobe After Effects, previewing rubber and other organic effects that animate inanimate objects with blur and fill and stroke presets.

Explore how text presets in After Effects apply tracking, opacity, and other animation properties using animators and range selectors. Learn to adjust keyframes for slower or faster reveals.

Master proportional keyframe adjustments in After Effects by moving position keyframes with the alt/option key, applying easy ease, and tweaking presets for faster or slower, more natural text animation.

Explore creating a headphone ad for social media using green screens, text presets, and engaging sound, as you begin this beginner-friendly After Effects project intro.

launch a new 1920 by 1080 hd composition in after effects 2025, import a background animation and a green-screen person with earphones, and prepare your audio for social media ads.

Learn how to remove the background with Keylight 1.2, sample the screen color, and balance screen gain, then add and fade the music on a timeline using keyframes.

Learn to add and style text in After Effects, set white fill and size, animate tracking and opacity for dynamic entry, and layer a large 'music' word behind her.

Apply text animation presets in After Effects by dragging decode by random character onto the music layer at the playback head, then adjust opacity for a subtle fade.

Fade the character at nine seconds and bring in the earphones, using scale, position, and opacity keyframes to coordinate the reveal from the assets folder.

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.

Fade out the background text, reveal the headphone model name, and add a rotated model number using a new text layer with color sampling.

Explore center spiral preset in Adobe After Effects 2025, apply spiral and fade in, adjust keyframes for speed with alt/option to speed up or slow down, and finalize text layering.

Collect all project assets with After Effects to create a single folder that includes videos, images, and sounds. Prepare for handoff or archiving by collecting files and preserving linked footage.

Export your project to Adobe Media Encoder, choose the Facebook full hd preset, drag and drop it onto the queue, name the output, save and render, then check the result.

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.

Create a 1080p, 30fps composition, import green-screen footage, animate a curtain opening with a countdown, apply key light and masking, and tint to sepia for an old cinema feel.

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.

Learn to pre-compose your layers into a screen content composition, then use corner pin to fit a billboard image—scaling together to avoid re-rendering and preserve edits.

Shows how to create a curtain close effect by using time reverse layer on a clip, trim the open-to-close segment, and preview at lower quality before final render.

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.

Fix post production issues in After Effects by reopening the composition, adjusting the screen content and green screen masking, and shortening the render for a clean final look.

Master track mats to control a layer's transparency and visibility by using lightness and darkness, revealing or hiding content through masking techniques in After Effects.

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

Apply a green screen key with keylight, then animate a mask path using an ellipse shape to move a spinning object upward, with feathering for a smoother reveal.

Learn track matte masking in After Effects using a black-and-white matte, switching between alpha and luma, inverting, and applying the matte in the modes column to reveal or hide layers.

Use a video as a track matte with a luma matte to reveal a listening figure and LEDs in the background, then swap layers to invert the matte.