"Effects"

1. TheLukaMan
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   I downloaded a Demo of Adobe After Effects, hopeing to learn how to apply some special effects to my footage, But I am Lost when It comes to the interface of this program. I tryed looking for some tutorials, and I have seen some amazing things, but it is all a little advanced. Does anyone know where I can view tutorials for beginers, or if there is a program out there that is simular to AE, that is more for my experience level. I am only a television and video production student, and my classes only cover basic editing.

   Posted 5 years ago #

2. tritrinh
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   Hey if you are an effect type of guy I would HIGHLY recomend you visiting VFXtalk.com or CGtalk.com I've been in mostly VFXtalk but its a great communitty and I learn so much from professional in there who actually work on feature film. Ask any question there and there will allways be a helpful reply. I dont know much about Adobe After Effect but I do know it's use in the industry but not so much prefer maybe you should check out some Node base program is much faster to use than After effect layer system.

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   Posted 5 years ago #

3. compusolver
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   There is a reason that we have designations like "beginners" and "pros". When it comes to After Effects, I place myself in the former (beginner) category. It may be prudent to concentrate on your current classes and let AE wait a bit until you feel you are no longer a beginner at editing. But if you're set on forging ahead (I hope you check with your professor first), I can recommend "Creating Motion Graphics with after effects" by Trish & Chris Meyer (cmpBooks) -DV Expert Series.
   
   I've made three starts through Volume one, but without sufficient time to stay with it, (i.e.: video projects popping up and forcing me to have lapses of a month or more between chapters), I keep having to restart.
   
   I like that the books have you actually creating effects from chapter 1 and that they're easy to follow. It is helpful if you have experience with Premiere Pro and Photoshop and that you understand the layers and keyframing concepts. But AE is not for the faint of heart. You need to be able to devote at least an hour or two each day for a couple of months if you really want to learn After Effects. If you can't invest this amount of time, I'd suggest waiting until you can.

   Posted 5 years ago #

4. TheLukaMan
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   Learning AE is not for my classes, it is just something I am interested in. This would be something that is "self taught" over the course of my summer break. But I thank the both of you for your help, and I will be checking out both the books and the web sites.

   Posted 5 years ago #

5. tritrinh
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   thats perfect for Vfx industry if you are self taught type of person. Because VFX artist dont really need education if you are good and learn from dvd and books you would get hire. the only education you need is a little 3d work with maya and 3d max, its good for an artist to know a little 3d, and studying some art and color theory would be great too.

   Posted 5 years ago #

6. no_frill
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   Hi TheLukaMan. AE is set up a lot like Photoshop and Illustrator. So getting used to all of those programs makes AE easier. I've learnt a lot of AE stuff from this website:
   
   http://forums.creativecow.net/cgi-bin/page_wrapper.cgi?forumid=1&page=http://www.creativecow.net/articles/script_gen/productsort/aftereffects_aftereffects_script.html
   
   It's a great website, but the tutorials can be a little advanced. I certainly think it will help! I'm still shocked at the kinds of things AE can do! It's crazy!

   Posted 5 years ago #

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