Adobe After Effects

[Drazan]

Does anyone have some recommended tutorials?

I downloaded this monstrosity yesterday (30 day trial) and if I can produce something worthy in 30 days my boss just might buy it for me.

I'm quick on grasping programs, but still like to start out with a few tutorials to get the jist on how things work.

here's to a new adventure

=)
Jade

[fredrich]

Doesn't Adobe make video tutorials for all their products? I find a video tutorial much more helpful than plain text.

[morea]

I've never tried these (never used After Effects) but check here?

http://cowcast.creativecow.net/after_effects/index.html

[Drazan]

I have been going through the videos on adobe.com

And I know that lydia has some too- but I don't want to spend the money on the subscription right now.

So if anyone as some other nifty reasources... that'd be super great.

[morea]

shoot, isn't the podcast free? My bad.

[Drazan]

That is super morea!

Just downloaded the first one on expressions and it made perfect sense to me. And yes the pod casts are free.

<< math wiz helps

=)
Jade

[Ned]

I can't recommend any tutorials, but I would definitely recommend Trish and Chris Meyer's (http://www.cybmotion.com/) books, Creating Motion Graphics with After Effects (http://www.amazon.com/Creating-Motion-Graphics-After-Effects/dp/1578202698/ref=pd_bxgy_b_text_b/002-4395498-8287237), as well as Total Training's DVD class (http://www.totaltraining.com/prod/adobe/aftereffect7pro_ess.asp) (the DVD's probably a little pricey though - same cost as a weekend course at most colleges).

After Effects is an excellent program, and my favorite for all kinds of video editing, keying, and special effects.

I don't know about creating something worthy in 30 days if you're learning the program, especially off tutorials. Nothing in the area of non-linear editing is a quick-learn thing. I would save up 50 bucks or so, and take a trip down to your local bookstore.

Oh, I could also recommend picking up Lynda's Hands-On-Training book on After Effects (http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-After-Effects-Hands-Training/dp/0321397754/sr=1-8/qid=1172274482/ref=sr_1_8/002-4395498-8287237?ie=UTF8&s=books). Although the graphics used are cheesy (like the little waving monkey in the spaceship), the techniques taught are solid.

[Drazan]

Just to note: I know flash and adobe premiere. I am familiar with key frame animation and video editing.

I also have a photo-associative memory. So view once and refer to brain's computer to access moves as needed.

Little waving monkey in a spaceship - might be just enough to impress the boss. :)

As I'm going through the tutorials from morea's link - I see alot of corelation between the other graphics and video programs that I already know. I know I'm not going to wow anyone in 30 days, but if I can grasp enough concepts to prove that it's useful for our line of interactive cds (rather than keyframing everything in flash) then it's mine.

And I really, really, really want it.

Last ICD I did was over 1000 tweens. I need to learn more action script.

<<< Is super quick learner.

[Ned]

If you know non-linear editing and animation with flash and premiere, then you're off to a good start, Drazen. Out of all the above, I find After Effects to be by far the most powerful and intuitive to use. Another thing you'll find with AE, is that it is far more apt to handle color keys as well. Key frames are such a cinch, too. I really don't understand why it's not more commonly used, and why people are so stuck on Premiere and Final Cut. Those programs simply can't do what AE does, and what they do is so much more difficult to get around than in AE. Only thing with AE, is it doesn't do the direct video capture, nor does it handle large files (I think 4.5 gigs is the max, something like 20 minutes). It's for the pieces, not the stitching together of the entire project.