Beginning Motion Graphics using Adobe After Effects

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Beginning Motion Graphics using Adobe After Effects Create a new composition and import a video clip (01_AAEFR_24) Good to know (01_AAEFR_24)

Adobe provides plenty of help resources to assist you with learning After Effects. When you open After Effects, you’re offered a range of help including hands-on tutorials:

Screenshot of Adobe After Effects tutorials dashboard showing sections for hands-on tutorials, web tutorials, and a teamwork feature. The interface includes options for starting new and existing projects.
Screenshot of Adobe After Effects tutorials dashboard showing sections for hands-on tutorials, web tutorials, and a teamwork feature.

You can also add a ‘learn’ panel to the main interface. Select ‘Learn’ from the Window menu:

Screenshot of Adobe After Effects 2021 interface with the "Window" menu open, showing options like Align, Effects and Presets, and Libraries. The main workspace displays options for "New Composition.
Screenshot of Adobe After Effects 2021 interface with the “Window” menu open, showing options like Align, Effects and Presets, and Libraries.

To view Adobe’s online tutorials, select ‘After Effects Online Tutorials’ from the Help menu:

A screenshot of Adobe After Effects 2024 showing the "Help" menu opened with "After Effects Online Tutorials" highlighted.
A screenshot of Adobe After Effects 2024 showing the “Help” menu opened with “After Effects Online Tutorials” highlighted.

To create a new composition based on the resolution and framerate of a specific video file, you can click ‘New Composition from footage’ instead of ‘New Composition’. This saves having to set the resolution and framerate manually when you know your output is going to match the resolution and frame-rate of a specific imported clip:

A screenshot of the Adobe After Effects startup interface featuring two buttons: "New Composition" and "New Composition From Footage.
A screenshot of the Adobe After Effects startup interface featuring two buttons: “New Composition” and “New Composition From Footage.

Compositions Overview from Adobe (click to view)

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