Well gentle readers, it appears as if our tutorial time together has drawn to a close, as the Arbenting team delivers the last in the Adobe series with, 30 Tutorials That Will Teach You After Effects. It was a fun ride, filled with an astounding collection of instructional posts, that we hope were enjoyed and packed with useful program tips and tricks. Don’t misunderstand, this will not be the last time our tutorial paths cross, for there is tale of more to come whispering through the community. So keep checking back to see what we have in store. And without further ado, we present to you, the final installment.

Some of the basics

After Effects Workflow
Setting up a Project
Camera Controls in After Effects
Converting Photoshop Text to After Effects Text
Animate Written Text
Using the Clone Stamp Tool With Video
How to Apply Depth of Field
How to Control 3D Layers
Keyframe Interpolation
Making a Volume Meter
Basic Motion Tracking
Lighting Basics

Old Film Look

Creating An Animated Seamless Backdrop

Morphing

Making Light Disappear & Reappear Behind Objects Using Expressions

Using Music to Animate Layers

3D Text Extrude

Animating Birds

Creating an Ocean

Smokey Type Effect

Making a Lightsaber

Animating Spray Paint and Stencil Effect

Stabilizing and Reverse Stabilizing Footage

Having Fun with Light Rays

Create a Force Jump (Super Jump)

Create a Lightning Effect

Firing a Laser Gun

Creating Realistic Snowfall

Vanishing Point: 2d to 3d in a Snap

And what would the tutorial post be, without the bonus link that you’ve come to expect. We’ve thrown this last one in for good measure (not to mention post consistency, but whatever). We once again thank all of you that made this series everything that it was, a mediocre, lacking experiment! Just kidding, we couldn’t be prouder of our first series, and hope that you all took something away from it. So to wrap it all up, here are some tips for troubleshooting the program.

Bonus - Troubleshooting After Effects

The Adobe Tutorial Series

Part 1 - 30 Tutorials That Will Teach You Illustrator
Part 2 - 30 Tutorials That Will Teach You Photoshop
Part 3 - 30 Tutorials That Will Teach You Fireworks
Part 4 - 30 Tutorials That Will Teach You InDesign
Part 5 - 30 Tutorials That Will Teach You Flash
Part 6 - 30 Tutorials That Will Teach You After Effects