These tutorials and learning resources from Adobe and community experts will give beginners and experienced users a core overview of Adobe® After Effects® CS5 and CS5.5.
Here's the latest: Getting started and what's new content for After Effects CS6
Getting started
Setup
Overview
Tutorials
- Getting Started (GS) tutorials, Learn After Effects CS5 show
(video series) - Basic workflow tutorial: Create a simple movie (HTML, 5-10 minutes to complete)
- Classroom: Basic Compositing and animation in After Effects
- Free sample video tutorials from After Effects CS5: Learn By Video
- Getting Started with After Effects (CS4, CS5, and CS5.5)
What's new in CS5 and CS5.5
Learn more
Planning and managing projects
Effects and animation presets
Animation, keyframes, and expressions
Text animation
Motion tracking and stabilization
- Resources for Imagineer mocha-AE (HTML)
- Motion tracking overview and resources (HTML)
- Warp Stablizer in After Effects CS5.5 (HTML)
3D
Color correction and color management
- Resources for color correction, color grading, and color adjustment (HTML)
- Color management overview and resources (HTML)
- New RED color science, and how to make it all work with
After Effects CS5 and Premiere Pro CS5 (HTML)
Compositing
- Compositing and transparency overview and resources (HTML)
- Rotoscoping introduction and resources (HTML)
- Keying introduction and resources (HTML)
