Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers

A CreativeCOW After Effects Video Tutorial

Aharon Rabinowitz
New York, USA

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In this video tutorial, Creative Cow leader Aharon Rabinowitz shares some tips and tricks for working with the Echo effect.

This tutorial is also available as a podcast. Click here to find it and many other AE podcasts.

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Comments

Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers
by Aharon Rabinowitz

Thanks everyone. Glad the tutorials are helping you.

Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers
by Lyndon Alvarez

congrats and thanks for all those tuts! you and andrew alone are responsible for my rapid succesion w/ after effects. i plan on giving my little cousin a jump start then setting him on his own via creative and videoco.

Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers
by leomanya

Cogratulations, and thanks for all the tuts.

Using the Echo Effect with Animated Layers
by Michael Ricks

Congrats on the baby! Thanks for all the great tutorials as well. I'm sure we can forgive you for ignoring us for a while.

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