What is Adobe After Effects? Adobe After Effects is a motion graphics, and compositing application developed by Adobe Systems and used in the post-production process of filmmaking and television production. After Effects can be used for keying, tracking, rotoscoping, compositing and animation. It is a great tool when you need to create short animation videos, logo animations

A good way to start learning After Effects is by following tutorial videos. There are a couple of places that provide high quality video tutorials, in this article you can see a couple of them. 1) VideoCopilot.net – the undisputed champion when it comes to After Effects Tutorials Andrew Kramer has a great teaching style,

Whitelist and prioritize all emails from Bluefx.net , Michael Turner and Szilard Gyorfi. This is important! Not only will you receive updates about new articles on the blog, you’ll also receive notifications about new free after effects templates as well as special offers for the premium templates. But if our emails aren’t getting through to you,

Mikey Borup explains what videos you should have for your business. It is particularly important to have your videos on youtube to get your videos seen. But what type of videos should be on your channel? If you need a quick template that will help you create your Promo video download this free template:

Today I am proud to announce that Jeff Sengstack is joining the BlueFx team Jeff is an Adobe Certified Expert and Instructor, with his help we have made new After Effects courses for you. We have been working on a set of After Effects courses, that teach the fundamental skills to edit after effects templates, to

After Effects templates are great tools, to create stunning videos in less time. But, not all templates are created equal. What should you check when choosing your next template? I want to give you some suggestions on what to look for: After Effects Version Compatibility: After Effects is backwards compatible and that if you make a

Do you know what the best After Effects render settings for Youtube are? Let me show you an EASY setup that will not only make your videos look always sharp, but also the audio will never go out of sync once it’s uploaded to Youtube. On top of this, the file size will be 9

In Part 1 we discussed how to render effectively in After Effects and export MP4 video files ready to send or upload to Youtube, and those settings apply to all After Effects versions up to CS6. In this tutorial we’re going to take a look at: How to render using After Effects CC In fact, you won’t

Adobe After Effects is not built to edit video… (it was built for motion graphics and animation) But, you can still use it to edit short videos there is a workaround… Hello and welcome to this tutorial. My name is Remus Hosu from bluefx.net. In this tutorial we are going to cover 9 useful tips for

There’s nothing better than an industry in-joke, especially at the end of a long day in the edit suite, and these three videos should give you plenty of chuckles as anyone working in the world of editing. The Assistant Editor Song   Written by Assistant Editor Mark Adams, the ‘Assistant Editor Song’ perfectly captures the

What is a demo reel? A Demo reel is a short video presentation of your best video work. Its purpose is to make a client contact and hire you for a project. As a video professional, your demo reel is your “sales person”, who will constantly bring you new clients. If it is done right.

Have your clients ever sent you logo files that just look dull and don’t even have a transparent background? In this tutorial video, Antonio Cerri will show you How to animate a logo in After Effects with no headache… Well okay..there will be a headache. But at least you’ll know the best way to do it.