Welcome to Adobe After Effects! In this lesson from David Bode's course, After Effects for Beginners, take a quick tour of the After Effects interface and learn how to customize it for your needs.

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In this hands-on course, available as part of an Envato Elements subscription, you'll learn how to use After Effects, starting at the absolute beginning and working quickly through a series of tutorials into professional techniques, tools, workflow, keyframing, comps and precomping, shapes, masks, and more. You'll then move on and practice your new skills by building a lower-thirds title from scratch.

More After Effects Tutorials

For more free After Effects education check out these tutorials:

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  Drones
  How to Make Smooth Drone Video in Adobe After Effects
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  How and Why: Use Logo Templates in After Effects
  Marie Gardiner
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  After Effects vs Premiere Pro: for Motion Graphics and Video Editing
  Marie Gardiner
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  How to Create the VHS Look and VHS-Style Transitions in After Effects
  Charles Yeager
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  How to Make Look-Up Tables in After Effects and Premiere Pro (DIY Color Preset LUTs)
  Charles Yeager
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  5 Top Presets for Fast Picture Styles in After Effects (LUTs)
  Marie Gardiner