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A great program for fine-tuning your video files! Learn how to use Adobe After Effects video compositing software to combine layers of video files in this free computer software video from a video production expert.
There are 15 videos in this series:
Add style to your video productions. Learn tips for using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Tips for combining layers in video files. Learn how to create a new file using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Tips for using controls in After Effects. Learn how to work with using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Combine your movie with still images. Learn how to insert images into video file layers using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing clip from a film production professor.
Creating motion with After Effects time line. Learn how to insert items into a video timeline using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Techniques for animating After Effects files. Learn how to set up keyframes using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Positioning the title credits for your movies. Learn how to move and scale images and files using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Add a professional fade out to your video production. Learn how to create fades using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Watch your new video effects in action. Learn how to play black files using time controls in Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Your can create the titles for your movie. Learn how to add text to Adobe After Effects files in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Make the text look professional on your videos. Learn how to adjust text files using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Layers give you flexibility in video compositing. Learn how to create new layers using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
New layers allow you to try out temporary video effects. Learn how to isolate text on a layer using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Flexibility for adjusting the text in your movie credits. Learn how to change fonts using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
Get exactly the drop shadow you want in After Effects. Learn how to adjust specifications of drop shadows using Adobe After Effects software in this free video editing tutorial from a film production professor.
The development of film came alongside the rise of America as a world empire. The technology developed in the late 19th to early 20th century and quickly became a staple of modern culture and mass consumption. Many trace the beginning of film to a moment also considered the advent of the comic strip as we know it: Eadweard Muybridge's famous pictures of a horse's stride, which proved that in fact there is a moment when all four hooves are off the ground. Film making is the process by which a film is made. The different stages of film making include development, pre-production, production, post-production and distribution.
In this free video series, our expert John Carstarphen will demonstrate how to use Adobe After Effects software to edit and manipulate your video files. He begins with a quick tour of the controls, then demonstrates how to use several features such keyframes and layers. You will learn how to insert your own images into your video file, as well as how to create effects such as fades. Need to add credits to your movie? After Effects is just the program for you, with excellent font controls.
John Carstarphen John Carstarphen is an experienced independent filmmaker, screenwriter, animator and teacher. His work as a writer/director has been seen in international film festivals including Cannes. He has been on the faculties of Southern Methodist University in Dallas in the Film Department and The Art Institute of Dallas in the Animation Department.dkdk
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