Basics: Introduction to After Effects

Overview

“Now that you know the methods, you need to apply them. Using projects you’ve created for previous units or the provided files, export different versions and compare the results. This is one of the most technically complex parts of using After Effects, so take your time. There are many settings to tweak and understand, so don’t get discouraged if you need to export a few times to cement the concepts. Try out different formats, bitrates, and bit depths. Explore how the different settings impact the final results. ”

In this video lesson Evan Abrams addresses the topic: Exporting, which is part of the Domestika online course: Course 8: Exporting. Discover the tools and techniques to efficiently manage your video projects from After Effects to Premiere, including exporting, rendering, and using templates effectively..

Partial transcription of the video

“Now it's time to put all our rendering knowledge into practice. I would recommend that you pull up some of your completed assignments and export those, but you can also use the projects provided. This is a very technical and at times confusing topic, so be generous with yourself, and really play around with all of the settings to see what happens so you can anticipate the results. I'll walk you through a few, and then you should try them with your own projects. Let's get started. So here in After Effects, we want to practice all the methods we've been talking about. So let's select one of o...”

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Course summary for: Course 8: Exporting

• Level: Beginner
• 13 students
• 6 units
• 6 lessons (51m)
• 6 downloads