Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media
Exporting and Publishing
A course by Carlos Alegría , Animation Director and Illustrator
About the video: Exporting and Publishing
Overview
“Everything is ready! Now yes, I will teach you how to export the animated illustration in different formats and dimensions adapted to the different social networks. Finally, I will share with you some tips when it comes to publishing.”
In this video lesson Carlos Alegría addresses the topic: Exporting and Publishing, which is part of the Domestika online course: Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media. Learn animation techniques to bring your vector illustrations to life using After Effects and discover how to stand out on social media.
Partial transcription of the video
“Export and publish Now yes, it is finished. We will export the animation in different formats and dimensions adapted to each social network. We will also see some tips for publishing. Let us remember in our digital file the four specifications that we had and seeing the official resolutions that each thing requests, We see that there are two differences. We have the Instagram Post and then Spotify Canvas, Instagram Story and Instagram Reel they all have the same resolution, Spotify Canvas, Story and Reel. They are 9:16 aspect ratio and 1080 x 1920, that is, a full HD video vertically. They ...”
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Course summary for: Animated Illustrations with After Effects for Social Media
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Category
3D & Animation -
Software
Adobe After Effects, Adobe Illustrator -
Areas
2D Animation, Animated Illustration, Animation, Digital Illustration, Traditional illustration

Carlos Alegría
A course by Carlos Alegría
Carlos Alegría is a graphic designer specialized in illustration and animation in the field of motion graphics. His favorite personal projects are turning illustrations into animated GIFs—short pieces where the illustration comes to life thanks to the animation and reels in the viewer with a new narrative layer.
He has worked for several years as a freelancer for animation studios and international brands, with a particular focus on new technologies. He currently works as an art director at Bien, a motion graphics studio in Los Angeles. His primary focus is the storytelling aspect of the projects they create.
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