After Effects CC for Beginners - The Basics of After Effects

Overview

A ground-up introduction to Adobe After Effects, built to get you comfortable with the software fast enough to put together an entire video on your own.

What You'll Learn

• Navigating the software interface
• Working with layers
• Adding basic effects and adjustments
• Manipulating footage
• Adding titles and graphics
• Masking
• Parenting and animation
• Reviewing and exporting finished work

It also covers Adobe Dynamic Link, showing how to move footage back and forth between Premiere Pro and After Effects without a clunky export-import cycle.

Who It's For

Complete beginners to After Effects who want a practical, project-oriented starting point rather than a feature-by-feature reference manual.

Key Takeaway

By the end, the goal is independence: enough working knowledge of the interface and core tools to build a video from scratch.