After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 2

Kevin P. McAuliffe
Toronto Canada

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In this second lesson of a complete training series for Adobe After Effects, we look at working with clips in your composition, as well as learning about clip based effects, and how you will build on these "basic" effects into more complex animations in AE.

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Re: After Effects From The Ground Up: Chapter 1 Lesson 2
by Eva Graham

Hi Kevin,
Thank you very much for your time and effort. I'm retired and just starting to get into "anything" Adobe. It's magic. I have a lot of photographs and videos from the kids and my husband and would like to leave them a family memorial. Besides this is fun. You are an awesome teacher and I understand what you are teaching. Love it.
Best regards
Eva G.

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Re: AE From The Ground Up - Chapter 1 Lesson 2
by Albert Solan

Thank you Kevin,
I like and appreciate your tutorials.
I'm refreshing concepts and learning at the same time.
Keep them coming.

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