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The blog posts and tutorials in this category are about After Effects. These resources should help video editors in virtually every version of the software.
After Effects, commonly referred to as AE, is an animation and motion graphics software by Adobe. No matter what NLE a video editor knows (Premiere Pro, Avid Media Composer, Final Cut Pro X, etc.), learning AE is a must! The blog posts and tutorials about AE on the Edit Video Faster website teach shortcuts, provide tips, and expert insights from a freelance video editor and video producer with over a decade in the industry.
Here are some topics you will learn about on this website:
This tutorial is on how to change volume levels in After Effects. Learn how to show Waveforms, new keyboard shortcuts, and how to fade audio.
This tutorial is on how to replace a layer in After Effects. I’ll show you a simple shortcut that’ll keep all the properties of a layer when you replace it.
This tutorial is on how to change a clip to black and white and how to keyframe a clip from color to black and white in Adobe After Effects.
This week’s tutorial is on my three favorite keyboard shortcuts in Adobe After Effects. I’ll show you how to split a layer into two, how to trim a layer’s in and out points to the time indicator and more.
This tutorial is on how to create a Freeze Frame in Adobe After Effects. It takes seconds to make a Freeze Frame and only a couple minutes to learn to do it
This tutorial is on how to create a blurry text transition in After Effects. Learn how to make this effect in under 3 minutes.
This tutorial is on how to keyframe text color in After Effects. You’ll learn how to keyframe the layer and how to keyframe just a section of it.
This tutorial is on how to create and manipulate masks in After Effects. You’ll learn to make masks using the shape and pen tools then how to manipulate them.
This video tutorial walk-through and article is on how to convert paragraph text to point text or vice versa in Adobe After Effects.