You can use the built-in Adobe Media Encoder to render and export many kinds of files within After Effects, or use the standalone Adobe Media Encoder application to render and encode movies outside of After Effects. Batch encoding and using a watch folder in Adobe Media Encoder can save time and free After Effects for other tasks, as you'll see in this video.

In this lesson you will learn how to import projects using Pro Import After Effects. We will demonstrate using a Final Cut Pro project, but the same procedure works for other formats, such as XML, AAF, OMF, and Apple Motions.

There are several ways to send your creative work from Premiere Pro to After Effects, and this lesson will walk you through all of them.

Users have something to say to the After Effects team during their 20-year celebration.

Birgitta Hosea, a London based digital artist and animator, will be demonstrating the powerful new Ray-traced 3D engine in After Effects. She’ll show you how vector shapes and text can quickly be extruded in 3-dimensions as well as new materials options for translucency, refraction and reflection.

Sean Kilbride from NVIDIA talks about how fast and easy it is to create the 3D extruded and ray traced Heavy Hand logo in After Effects CS6 utilizing NVIDIA GPUs.

Master the 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects CS6 and use 3D Extrusion and Rendering for True 3D Graphics. You'll also learn how to integrate 3D content from leading applications like 3D Studio Max.

Discover the power of this industry-standard video-compositing, motion-graphics-design and animation tool. Learn how it integrates with the Creative Suite, see how it is used in television and film to create special effects, how to composite scenes with blue/green screen keying, and complete creative tasks like drawing, 3D, and titles.

Join Meagan as she talks to Kenny Mosher, winner of the Red 4k Portrait Challenge, about his project and his experience working with Adobe Premiere Pro & Adobe After after Effects.

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Sr. Product Manager Steve Forde takes a deeper look at what's new in After Effects CS6.

Adobe Evangelist Jason Levine provides an overview of what's new in After Effects CS6.

Adobe Evangelist Jason Levine provides an overview of After Effects CS6

Make an instant Motion Graphics Promo using the new Create Shapes from Vector Layer in After Effects CS6.

How to get the most out of the Mask Feather Tool in After Effects CS6.

Create a 3D Eviorment using the CC Enviorment effect and the new Enviorment Layer using After Effects CS6.

Motion blur is something that occurs naturally in photography but there are many ways that we can create realistic motion blur in After Effects too. Colin will show you the settings and options to help you control motion blur on animations, graphics and even on videos that don’t contain any movement at all. He will also demonstrate how to add motion blur to the many animation presets that ship with After Effects.

Find out how to leverage Adobe After Effects to create engaging and rich online advertising campaigns. Learn how PointRoll combines the power of After Effects with Adobe Flash Professional to create compelling and highly interactive rich media that's ready for the multiscreen environment. In this session, you'll also find out how to optimize your video for web deployment, establish best practices, embed metadata/cue point markers for integration with Flash, and use tracking data from mocha for After Effects CS5.5 (included with After Effects) to enable dynamic video.

Author Rich Harrington examines advanced Chomakeying in Adobe After Effects.

In this episode, Jason Levine showcases Camera Lens Blur, Light Falloff and 3D Camera Rig in After Effects CS5.5, along with the amazing new Warp Stabilizer effect, classic Puppet Tool and Dynamic Link workflow.

Adobe Press and video2brain show you how to use color management to ensure consistent color throughout a project.

Learn how to deliver cinematic visual effects and sophisticated motion graphics with Adobe After Effects CS5.5 software, now with sophisticated stabilization, new lens and lighting effects, and the most efficient performance ever.

David Dessel, owner of Metaphor Pictures, LLC, gives an end to end tour of RED editing, VFX, and color grading workflows powered by Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects.

Apply realistic blurs to perfectly shot footage to create elegant attributes of a soft focus image with the Camera Lens Blur effect in After Effects CS5.5.

In the real world, light intensity diminishes naturally the further lit objects are from the light source. The Light Falloff feature in After Effects CS5.5 gives you the controls you need to simulate natural illumination falloff in a 3D scene—or create other light intensity effects.

Learn how to stabilize hand-held footage to look as if it had been shot with a complicated, expensive camera rig with the new Warp Stabilizer in After Effects CS5.5

The greatly improved Camera Lens Blur effect in After Effects CS5.5 allows you to add the same advanced iris simulations and highlight enhancements to already-shot 2D footage offered in CS 5.5 by the impressive new 3D camera depth of field.

The Stereo 3D Glasses effect has been updated in After Effects CS5.5, including better convergence and alignment options for correcting problem footage plus a wider range of stereoscopic viewing options. Color balance workflows are also explored.

After Effects CS5.5 includes the long-requested ability to save a project file back to the prior version. Chris Meyer demonstrates how this interacts with the new features added in CS5.5, including the ability to remember CS5.5-specific effects.

Chris Meyer shows how a visually oriented person can take advantage of the Favorites and Presets in Audition to improve their After Effects soundtracks, from utilities such as Repair DC Offset to creative possibilities such as lo-fi simulations.

Learn the proper workflow for using Audition with After Effects CS5.5 to enhance the sound when audio is already embedded in video sources. Includes a tutorial for using Audition's Dynamics Processing module to improve the loudness of voiceovers.

As an extension of Adobe's recent focus on metadata and being able to track information throughout a production, After Effects CS5.5 now has the ability to access the Media Start and End times as well as "tape" names for assets that include them.

Watch Steve Forde, Adobe's Product Manager for Adobe After Effects, demonstrate a new way to transform shaky hand-held footage in After Effects.

In this video Adobe Press and video2brain teach you about codecs and containers and how to determine if your movie files are supported for import by After Effects.

Adobe Press and video2brain teach you about frame rates for footage items, compositions, and rendered movies, and how to modify each kind of frame rate to achieve the desired result.

Learn how to configure After Effects to use RAM and CPUs as appropriate for your computer system, your footage, and your project needs. You'll also see what hardware factors affect performance and what improvements can be made to increase performance.

Adobe Press and video2brain show you how to apply motion tracking data to an adjustment layer and use rotoscoping on that adjustment layer to selectively perform color correction on a moving object.

Colors are represented as red, green, and blue channels, and there's an additional channel that defines transparency – the alpha channel. In this video, you'll see how to control how you view the information about these channels.

Before diving in to the details, you'll want to get a big-picture view of After Effects. In this video, you'll see how the pieces fit together and learn the basic terms that will be used throughout this training.

Watch how Illustrator and After Effects can be used together to create organic animations using simple masks copied and pasted between the two applications. Also see how the Twirl tool in Illustrator can be used to distort paths and make it look as if “tendrils” are growing outward. This all comes together in After Effects by setting the first vertex and ensuring your blended masks don’t flip inside out.

Wish you could render After Effects comps in the background? Wish you could create a watch folder to batch convert media? Wish you had a 64-bit capable application to do all of these things? Well, Adobe Media Encoder is all of that and more. In this episode, Dennis delves into what he thinks are the hidden gems of this under-appreciated application.

Picking up from the last episode, learn how to take your custom DVD menu designed in Adobe Photoshop into Adobe Encore to author it as part of a DVD. Then jump into Adobe After Effects to create an animated menu open that will make your final product pop.

After Effects makes it simple to use text as an outline for a different layer. Karl Soule’ explains how.

In part 6 of this series, you'll learn how to bring a Photoshop document into Adobe After Effects CS5 and then animate the various layers using rotation key frames to form the final shot for your composition.

In this episode, you'll learn how to group animated elements together in Adobe After Effects CS5 to create a unified motion. This process is called Parenting. You'll also learn how to use Null Objects to group motion together.

Continue your education in Adobe After Effects CS5 by learning how to use masks to reveal different layers of your composition. Also covered is how to duplicate text from another composition so that you can reanimate in different ways.

In part 2 of this series, you'll continue to expand your knowledge of Adobe After Effects CS5 by learning how to fine tune your animation. Learn how to use keyframes as well as spatial and temporal interpolation to allow elements in your motion title sequence to smoothly slide in and out of place.

The best way to learn something is by doing it! In this series you'll learn the basics of compositing and animating in Adobe After Effects CS5 by creating a dynamic motion title sequence. This first episode covers animation terminology, the After Effects workspace, commonly used tools and basic motion.

Join Eran Stern as he walks you through some of the new workflow improvements you'll find in After Effects CS5 and Illustrator CS5.

Learn how to create and prepare artwork in Illustrator for use in After Effects. Learn how to maximize the quality and flexibility of vector graphics in After Effects.

Learn the advantages of a 64-bit After Effects application, including longer RAM previews and the ability to render larger frames. See how to allocate memory to After Effects and other applications for optimum performance.

Learn about Adobe After Effects CS5, the powerful, industry-standard motion graphics, animation, compositing, and visual effects application.

Join Eran Stern as he shows you some of the workflow improvements in After Effects CS5 and Illustrator CS5.

Watch this fun HP video, developed by Goodby, Silverstein & Partners. Adobe After Effects and PhotoShop were utilized to create animated characters who interact with the real world.

Learn how to put the new features in After Effects CS5 into action: see how the new Roto Brush, Mocha and and the Mocha Shape plug-in, color LUT support, and more can work in tandem with other CS5 Production Premium tools to transform your podt-production workflows.

Jim Geduldick, After Effects artist at Offhollywood and leader of the popular AENY user group, shows how the new features in After Effects CS5—as well as new 64-bit plug-ins from The Foundry—are being used in production.

In this relatively short episode, Dennis takes our grungy creation and shows you how to easily create a 3D box inside of After Effects with a little help from a free script.

CS4 is out and ABC has taken a break from the format to dive into Dennis’ top 10 personal favorites of After Effects CS4.

In this After Effects tutorial, Karl Soule goes over some of the new features in Adobe After Effects CS4 including enhanced Search functionality and Nested Comps.

In this episode, learn the basics on the ideas of cloning in After Effects: learn how to paint copies of objects on video or remove them.

Join Dennis as he does the second part of a tutorial on creating exciting 3D text inside of After Effects with no 3rd party plugins. The final piece is something you'll want to see and learn so you can do the same!

Select mobile devices in Adobe Device Central and create After Effects compositions tailored to their video specifications.

Learn how to create content in After Effects for export to Flash in XFL format, allowing native editing in Flash.

Create a seamlessly looping motion menu in After Effects for use in Encore.

Create a seamlessly looping motion menu in After Effects for use in Encore.

Exchange data between Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, Soundbooth, and Encore using Dynamic Link, without rendering and exporting intermediate files.

Use the selection and painting tools in Photoshop to efficiently rotoscope. Exchange files between Photoshop and After Effects.

Animate properties in After Effects CS4. Use the stopwatch, move the current-time indicator, and set values. Create, edit, and delete keyframes.

Learn how to create content in After Effects for export to Flash in XFL format, allowing native editing in Flash.

Learn to create and optimize FLV files in Adobe Media Encoder, After Effects, and Adobe Premiere Pro.

Learn how to create content in After Effects for export to Flash in XFL format, allowing native editing in Flash.

Export from After Effects in a format that can be used in Flash, with many kinds of layers and keyframes intact and editable.

Create a seamlessly looping motion menu in After Effects for use in Encore.

Select mobile devices in Adobe Device Central and create After Effects compositions tailored to their video specifications.

Select mobile devices in Adobe Device Central and create After Effects compositions tailored to their video specifications.

Get an overview of the After Effects CS4 workflow. Add effects to graphics, animate characters, and make color corrections.

Get an introduction to color correction in After Effects CS4. Use effects to adjust hue and saturation. Adjust color balance.

See why After Effects is the industry standard for motion graphics, text animation, compositing, visual effects, and other post-production work.

Use the XML project file format to modify and dynamically update a project without running the After Effects application.

Use the Cartoon effect to turn a live-action movie into a cartoon-like movie.

Use the selection and painting tools in Photoshop to efficiently rotoscope. Exchange files between Photoshop and After Effects.

Sample some of the many effects in After Effects CS4. Use Fractal Noise, Turbulent Noise, and Colorama. Turn the effects visibility on and off.

Get an overview of the After Effects CS4 workflow. Add effects to graphics, animate characters, and make color corrections.

Join Dennis as he shows how to create volumetric light on text inside of After Effects, and teaches how to prevent DVD coasters in Encore.

Get a few of Dennis' favorite shortcuts in Photoshop, an introduction to text animation presets in After Effects and some crucial tips on how to record a better voice over track. All this and more!

Get a few of Dennis' favorite shortcuts in Photoshop, an introduction to text animation presets in After Effect's and some crucial tips on how to record a better voice over track.

In response to an email question, Kush wanted to find out ways to fake a 3D reflection on a flat plane in Adobe After effects. Now he is left only with a set of clues in the form of what sounds like a poem.

Jason Levine walks you though how Adobe After Effects lets you design vector graphics, create more organic movements, and expedite delivery.

In his inaugural show, join Dennis Radeke as he reviews the interface of After Effects, teaches sound track creation in Soundbooth and the cool Automate to Timeline feature inside of Premiere Pro.