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everyone talked about this program called after effects and i was wondering what the heck it is? well i know its an edditiong program ithink.
thanks
justsomekidpro
Adobe After Effects is a very expensive Special Effects program. A few of the pro Brickfilmers (Rsteenoven comes to mind at this moment) use it. Its pretty versatile. Its often treasured for being able to insert and control artificial objects (TV Screens, Lightsabers, Explosions). It also can do effects like titles, blurs, pans, zooms etc.
You got that right noodle, good thing google has spell correction too. But After Effects is VERY expensive and hard to use. I actually opened it up secretly at my graphic design class and I couldn't figure out....
I actually opened it up secretly at my graphic design class and I couldn't figure out....
Really? The first time I opened it I thought it was quite simple (of course, this is coming from someone who's been around Blender for a year or so.)
It's easy to pick up if you spend some time with it. Easier if you check out some awesome tutorials such as the ones on Video Copilot.
I actually opened it up secretly at my graphic design class and I couldn't figure out....
Why would you have to do it secretly? When I took a graphic design class, one of the first things they talked about was After Effects.
EDIT: Well it wasn't so much a graphic design class as it was a visual effects class.
I don't recall when I first used it. Though I do remember Andrew Kramer tutorials from video co-pilot teaching me some stuff. Its an extremely powerful piece of kit I must say 
BrickyBlog wrote:I actually opened it up secretly at my graphic design class and I couldn't figure out....
Why would you have to do it secretly? When I took a graphic design class, one of the first things they talked about was After Effects.
EDIT: Well it wasn't so much a graphic design class as it was a visual effects class.
The teacher was mean and we were only allowed to open photoshop and all the other apps were blocked.
@BGanimations You see I've never figured out blender or final cut or anything so that made it so much harder.
I had used Photoshop for a while before moving to After Effects, and I felt the two interfaces were pretty similiar, it wasn't too hard to pick it up after using a couple of tutorials (CreativeCow and VideoCopilot, namely). Though the number of times I've seen After Effects abused and tutorials copy/pasted with the text changed is almost painful.
After Effects is at the top of the list of my favorite programs, and is very easy to use, if you take more than 60 seconds to look around in it. I would second the recommendation of Video Copilot. Best way to learn AE fast. And don't get me started about price...expensive? You call $250 expensive? Once you realize what insane power it has, that .25k will look like pocket change. I use it as an editor (instead of Premiere Pro, which I also have) and I use as a photo manipulator (instead of Photoshop, which I also have). AE and Blender make a KILLER combination. All you need in your production studio, I can assure you.
I use [After Effects] as an editor (instead of Premiere Pro, which I also have) and I use as a photo manipulator (instead of Photoshop, which I also have).
Why? I can almost understand using it as a photo editor, provided you're not doing anything complicated, but as your video editor? Unless you're only making 30-second shorts with no dialogue and minimal sound effects, editing your entire film within AE borders on masochistic...
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