Video Design
Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects, motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems and used in the post-production process of film making, video games and television production.
Installation
To install Adobe After Effects for Windows, Follow these steps.
Getting Started :muscle:
New To Video Editing?
Get a brief about After Effect’s Interface.
Bored finding the commands in the interface?
Here is Complete list of Keyboard Shortcuts.
Confused how to initiate?
Here is the workflow to proceed in After Effects.
For Official Guide for After Effects by Adobe, Click here.
Video Tutorials for Major Topics :books:
| Topic | Link |
|---|---|
| AE Interface | Link |
| Importing and Rendering | Link |
| Composition in AE | Link |
| Layers and Timeline Panel | Link |
| Working with Cameras | Link |
| Motion Graphics | Link |
| Typography | Link |
| Logo Animation | Link |
Render Settings :gear:
Render settings determine the following characteristics:
- Output frame rate
- Duration
- Resolution
- Layer quality
Output module settings—which are applied after render settings—determine post-rendering characteristics such as the following:
- Output format
- Compression options
- Cropping
- Whether to embed a link to the project in the output file
Steps for Rendering
- Render and export a movie using the render queue.
- Choose Composition > Add To Render Queue.
- Drag the composition to the Render Queue panel.
AlTERNATIVE : Render and export with Adobe Media Encoder.
- Choosing formats and output settings. Supported output formats
- Video for Windows (AVI; Windows only)
- QuickTime (MOV)
– In the Render Queue panel, select QuickTime (MOV) encoding and compression settings.
– In the QuickTime Options dialog box, choose a codec and set options according to the specific codec and your needs and Quality
Note: A higher Quality setting produces better image quality but results in a bigger movie file.
Result is a much bigger file than expected? :thinking:
HANDBRAKE IT!
HandBrake: This open source video transcoder is a tool for converting video from nearly any format to a selection of modern, widely supported codecs.
NOTE: This will result in compressed size version of your video with just minor changes in quality.
We hope you now know the roadmap to being a professional Video Designer :v: