Tips & Tricks to Become an After Effects Power User with Eran Stern

[Rameez_Khan]

Eran Stern is a teacher and motion designer with over two decades of experience in post-production.

In this session, you will learn:
- How to work faster and smarter in After Effects
- How to become an After Effects power user

Topics:

Customizing the Interface [2:15]

How to quickly reset the workspace without going into the Window menu?	2:45
How to stick panels together on the right side of the AE interface?	3:30
How to save your custom workspace?	5:26

Keyboard shortcuts [6:40]

Pro tip: select the panel before you want to use panel-specific keyboard shortcuts

Important keyboard shortcuts in After Effects

Learn more about keyboard shortcuts in After Effects: https://adobe.ly/30qZHW0

Integration with Photoshop and Illustrator, animating text and images [18:50]

How to import a Photoshop file with editable layers in After Effects?	20:16
How to dynamically update PS changes in AE?	21:40
How to convert PSD files to editable text layers?	23:40
How to work with Adobe Bridge in After Effects?	25:48
How to quickly animate a still image or a file?	27:30
How to work with Illustrator files in After Effects?	30:00
Why am I seeing a color shift in my AI files in AE?	30:30
How to create an AI file to a layered comp?	31:00
How to bring all the editable components of AI file into AE including locked layers, live text, textures?	32: 35
How to do a cursor effect in AE?	36:27
How to animate vector shapes in AE?	41:50
How to hide layers from the timeline in AE?	47:10

Compositing techniques [51:51]

How to preserve fine details while green-screening hair?	52:00
How to replace a layer with another wherever it’s used in the project?	1:03:00
How to create an infinite zoom effect?	1:04:00

[OussK]

Cool, thanks for sharing 

[pixellingo]

Eran is a really great teacher. He also has a ton of After Effects curriculum on LinkedIn Learning ($$). Thanks so much for sharing.