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.

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 After Effects CS6

Sr. Product Manager Steve Forde shares how to optimize After Effects CS6 for high performance.

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

The MediaSync feature allows data from either After Effects or 3ds Max to be updated in the other program at any point in the process. (Currently only available to 3ds Max Subscription users).

Once again a customer question turns into an episode with the idea of something Colin calls Super Zoom. Colin shows you how to combine a high resolution still image with video so the camera can zoom into macro levels without the image getting pixelated. Using After Effects motion reframes and color correction, this can be achieved to create a seamless blend between video and a still.

See how Premiere Pro is the "secret weapon" of any After Effects animator or compositor, and how you can work faster than ever before in After Effects by leveraging the power of the Mercury Playback Engine in Premiere Pro. For those not familiar with Premiere Pro, we'll impart simple key techniques to get up-to-speed on Premiere Pro much quicker than you ever thought possible.

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.

Mathias Möhl (http://www.mamoworld.com/) has developed an excellent script for AE users: mochaImport. In this great video Mathias, teaches how use the script for advanced composite techniques in After Effects. He inserts mechanics into his arm using only planar tracking techniques available in mocha, and 2D elements in After Effects.

Mathias Möhl (http://www.mamoworld.com/) has developed an excellent script for AE users: mochaImport. In this video Mathias, teaches how use the script for intermediate composite techniques in After Effects and shows how to recreate an HP commercial look of frozen and unfrozen pictures within a picture frame.

Mathias Möhl (http://www.mamoworld.com/) has developed an excellent script for AE users: mochaImport. In this video Mathias, teaches how use the script for advanced composite techniques in After Effects.

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.

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.

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 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.

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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Creating a Loop & changing the Animation Speed in After Effects CS5.

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.

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

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 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 about the After Effects workflow. Import footage into a project. Create layers in a composition by dragging footage into the Timeline panel. Render and export a movie by using the render queue.

The first step in many After Effects workflows is to import footage, whether it's video, still images, or audio. Explore the multiple ways to import files and organize assets in the Project panel.

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.

In this After Effects tutorial, Creative Cow leader Eran Stern will show you how to create a simple morph effect using time remapping and pixel motion.

Get the most professional results with your green screen footage using Keylight in After Effects CS4. Jeff Foster will show you all the tips & tricks.

Jeff Foster shows you how a complex composition is easily created with the aid of the Mocha for AE software included with After Effects CS4. Add video to objects inside a composition with ease.

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.

Create cool animated “Liquid” effects using the paint tool in After Effects CS4 and imported Layer Styles from Photoshop. Learn how easy it is to make realistic animated drips.

Get the most professional results with your green screen footage using Keylight in After Effects CS4. Jeff Foster will show you all the tips & tricks.

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.

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

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.

Jeff Foster shows you how a complex composition is easily created with the aid of the Mocha for AE software included with After Effects CS4. Add video to objects inside a composition with ease.

In this tutorial, Creative Cow Leader Aharon Rabinowitz revisits his earlier podcast on animating a signature and shows you how to add a pen writing the signature in After Effects 3D

Eran Stern continue to animate the vector shapes using After Effects and finalize the design for our Telenovela opener.

Join Garrett Nantz of Luxurious Animals for an insightful lesson on integrating After Effects CS4 into your Flash CS4 Professional workflows.

Join Michael Coleman as he helps us discover techniques and shortcuts that can be used to create genre-busting work with After Effects CS4 and Flash CS4 Professional.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Aharon Rabinowitz helps you understand the differences between Straight and Premultiplied video when working with After Effects alone, as well as between AE and other programs.

Karl discusses using point trackers and expressions in After Effects CS4, and Jason talks about using MIDI tracks and VSTi in Audition 3.

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

In part 1 of this video tutorial, Creative COW Leader Aharon Rabinowitz shows you how to animate a bird in After Effects. In part 2, it will join a flock of birds.

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.