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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.

After Effects 101

• 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

Getting More Advanced

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

A Final Word

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