TUTORIALS FOR VFX & MOTION GRAPHICS
Free After Effects Tutorials & More Hosted By: Andrew Kramer
June 13, 2005
• Learn the basics of After Effects 6.5 Pro & UI
• Importing video, effects, keyframes & rendering
 
TUTORIAL NOTES:
Check out our Basic Training Series for a more in depth look at After Effects essentials.
Running Time: 9mins. 36 secs.


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by kyungho baek 10/07/2009
Thank you very much.

your tutorial is awesome and this is like a public service!!

AAA
by mango 10/01/2009
Thanks Andrew.
by Russel 09/19/2009
Dude! I really freakin love this site and just keep that nonesense but hilarious jokes. and please make more tutorials. peace out!
by Fabio 09/18/2009
Nice tut man !!! :D
by Dil 09/05/2009
Hey man your basic training series videos r not working ...i mean video watch links r failed.

Check the web links.

Whenever it is working condition e-mail me.

Bye
by Devon 09/04/2009
Very informative, but I think it should of been in the basic training. I'm going through all the tutorials in order, and I feel that I already knew all of this information already.
by N77 08/14/2009


pretty useful!

and a compliment you speak very clearly =)
by Darkfaced 07/06/2009
That was really cool...getting familiar with the tools and parameters and some features...Thanks!
by Rose 06/12/2009
Very good,You are e very good tutorial maker.
by Cam 05/29/2009
What is a website that is a free download for this!!!
im really into movie making soooo can someone please tell me!!
ohh and i want the full version for free
thnx in advance!!
by MARAM 05/18/2009
THANKS SO MUCH WONDERFUL AND HELPFUL
by Scot-Free Productions 05/11/2009
Two True Heroes...

With Peace from Scotland
by Simon 03/23/2009
Very good tutorial but i was wodering if you have a tutorial on After effects CS4? i just started and i couldn't get the hang of it
by oplexity 03/17/2009
wow, I am only 14 years old and I understand everythings. You are e very good tutorial maker.

THX
by s Faizan 03/03/2009
Mind Blowing tutorial Andrew Kramer Thx Plz basic tutorial share this site ok
by omarcom 02/24/2009
Excellent tutorial Thanks you mester andrew
by Daniel Lanchipa 02/21/2009
bueno, como estas, me da mucho gusto que visiten esta pagina para realizar TODO relacionado con efectos especiales, yo aconsejaria que segan practicando y no dejen de chekar esta pagina porque realmente esta buenisima
by Frankc 01/12/2009
Excellent tutorial. Thanks a lot, appreciated.
by GSCreative 12/28/2008
Hello,sir.I have recently discovered this site,since then I become a fan of you.This basic tutorial is nice.I am new to AE,so It helped me a lot.Thank you,sir for your free tutorials,BYE....
by yamaniac 12/24/2008
Dude!!! you rock! looks like you got yourself another regular visitor... ;) keep up the good work mate..
by Pooja 12/24/2008
Hey HI,

I want to learn After Effects from the begning, can you please tell me how do i start?
by Puke 12/19/2008
Adobe should be paying you big time.
I'm using Adobe After Effects solely on the fact that I wanted a program that had great tutorials so I could actually figure out how to use it.
These videos make it so easy.
by puk 12/19/2008
hi..Emm.. thanks for help.i'm not good in english but i think your tutorial 's easy to understand. so, thank you again and again.
by Madiha. 12/04/2008
I really love this site, I am new to after effects but with the help of you "Andrew", I am sure I will get going very well.

Very very well done.

Thanks!

P.S. Am I like the only girl here??!?! =/
by Costy 12/02/2008
You are the best man!GOOOOD Work end GRAZIE!
by Jetin Anand 11/24/2008
Andrew all these tutorial are just great - Keep up the great work - God Bless You ! !
by PostMagic 11/16/2008
King Tut!
I'm just learning AE, so these "refresher" courses are great. Thank you.
by Dan 11/16/2008
Simple and effect. It helps a lot, thanks!
by Ofer 11/13/2008
Thank you so much for this tutorial! I really needed it!
by J 11/12/2008
Thanks for all of your help!

You Rock!!!
by help 10/30/2008
where is the effects ans presents directory
by Gusdgr 10/13/2008
Thx for all the help :)
by astrojeet 09/30/2008
thank u!!
your tutorials r so easy to understand!!
ure the best!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by George From Russia 09/29/2008
Andrew you are the amazing!!!!!!!!! Your tutorials are greater that anything in world!! Go on man impruve yourself and impruve us!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Washington Luiz dos Santos 09/20/2008
Obrigado Andrew, por disponibilizar este videotutorial básico que me ajudou muito, embora eu não fale inglês, não fiquei com dúvida. ;)
by ola george olanrewaju 09/20/2008
thanks man thanks! thanks! and thanks a million,u've really changed my life with this tutorials, i think i am addicted to AE now ,am very greatful.GOD bless you for sharing.(OLA 4RM NIGERIA)
by max 09/15/2008
YOU RULE!!!
by ronald 09/01/2008
..your tutorials are simlpy the best andrew! im really thankful that there are still people like you who share their talents by heart ^_^ keep it up man and YOU ROCK!!!!!!!!
by Him 08/30/2008
hey i need help plz, here in my AE CS3 Pro, when i do masks etc, after a time, my movies start to shake,returning and going fast, like a person shaking the body when walking for behind and front.
by Joshua Savieti 08/21/2008
hey man thanks soooo much man im trying to teach myself but i heard about this site.... its helped me alot very quickly too...

thanks heaps!
by Francesco 08/20/2008
I'm sold. Excellent work. Will def. buy the dvds
by marvin 08/11/2008
great tutorial - fast and to the point - really helped me out - if you know the concepts of key framing from your NLE but just don't have experience of the AE interface, you can get up and running with this basic tutorial right away. It helped me a lot.

by Steven Calvaruso 07/30/2008
I just started using AE about two weeks ago. I simnply was not prepared for how complex this program is even after using Premiere Pro for two years.

Thank you Andrew for these fantastic tutorials which is making learning of this program a pleasure.

Steve
by DoomAx 07/12/2008
Thx man
by sami 07/10/2008
really it'sa fantastic tutorial thanks alot i hope you add more and more.
by Mohamud 06/19/2008
thnx Andrew
mohamud from (somalia)
by Charles Pool 05/15/2008
You have very good. Congratulation... I dont have very experience but, I work in a Channel, but I cant do the thing that you can make..

I need a little help. If you can send me Something backgraunds for THINGS parlamentaristas... or Congrest!!

Thank you

For all!!
by Augustus 05/13/2008
What a great site. I'm so glad I stumbled upon this. Thank you.
by Austin 05/09/2008
I downloaded the FRate converter to use in 6.5 but the preset will not show up. Am I lacking a plugin?
by Antônio 04/28/2008
Olá, Andrew!
I'm falling in love with AE just cause this site! I've never used AE before. This is getting contagious. Exciting!

Thank you so much!
Antônio (Brasil)
by Alessandro 04/18/2008
Hey Andrew!

Excelents tutorials, thanks!

Please, where can preset 3D Text to install in (animation presets) for the AE 7.0?

Thanks
by Byron 04/18/2008
man, you are a saint! thanks for this great web site and for this great lessons.
your new fan
by Heather 04/14/2008
Hey guys, you just saved me from having a heart attack over an experimental film I am trying to make. I now know how to achieve what I am after.

Thanks heaps
by ronald samson 04/07/2008
nice
by peter 04/02/2008
para empezar con el after effects esta muy bien!
by pamela 03/21/2008
thank you thank you thank you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by sam 03/18/2008
hehe, this is a nice tutorial... thanks for making this, its simple but its kidna like a tour of all basic-ness in after effects. Andrew your videos are really helpful.
by eric 02/29/2008
Thank you, for a newbiz like me this tutorial was very interesting.
by nooben 02/24/2008
pwnage!!
by jeremy 02/19/2008
Thankyou! This tutorial was very informative and to the point.
by Brenton Richards 02/07/2008
HEY! i just got after effects and was looking for some good tutorials. Yours is definitely the best, quick, precise and FREE! keep it up up your awsome!
by Joe 02/06/2008
Thank you!! I really needed this! :D
by Doodee 02/01/2008
Thanks for sharing
by ricardo 01/15/2008
Thanks, muito obrigado, gracias, gratie, Andrew, this tutorials are the best in the web, very simple, creative and interactive whit my, all know the AF is thnks for your tuts and triks (sorry i am not speak inglish, but i am learning listen this tuts)...
by Victor 12/28/2007
Thank you for doing this, I'm learning After Effects from you every day now. Someday if I can make it out there, I'm going to thank you personally
by Alberto 12/22/2007
man i love all the totorials.they are wow !!!the only thing i would like to learn how to do it but i think i get lost what do you recomend me i order the Serious Effects & Compositing DVD but please help me out i would like to get good on this i love it!!
by Jack 12/16/2007
Thanks alot
by Gastón 12/06/2007
Andrew you´ve a new fan from Argentina!! All your stuff is the best I ever seen. Thank you for shearing
by japex 12/01/2007
simply the best, thanks! any additional tutorials in the near future? --from the philippines.
by Alex 11/28/2007
HI i am from Rassia i wery glad that people like you help people like wee thanks . i think you andarsten what i whant too say akskiuze for my mistace
by exis 11/13/2007
Do You have only one 6.5 tutorial? :)
by kevin 11/13/2007
HI evryone all this tutorials rocks !!thanks !!!
thanks to andrew i now now alot of things.
i wanted to ask somthing can sombody tell me what programs do they use to make effects on movies and series like : heroes,smallvile and all that kind of things please somone respond me
by tuyen 10/28/2007
thanks
by Aaron Duncan 10/25/2007
I just discovered this website about a week ago and haven't left since then. This site is amazing. Thank you very much for providing these awesome tutorials.
by Manu Joseph 10/22/2007
Simply Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome
Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome Awesome...
Your new friend.
by sam 10/15/2007
Would love to see one for CS3 as I am fairly new to AE, but have recently been dipped into CS3
by simon 10/07/2007
u da man
by Haitham Nori 10/04/2007
really i downloaded all your tutorials here & it give me a strong motive to start working with after effects, your simple description, your smart choice for tutorials, all of it makes it very variable for me.
thanks allot man
by Nasir AlBashir 09/26/2007
you know not a day goes by without me checking whats new on your website. I know all your tutorials by heart
by Matti Holmes 09/18/2007
Very basic and simple tutorial but it's a very effective one, so thanks alot Andrew :D
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