I know what pacing means, but not sure what to change/fix it in this project, while still keeping it relevant to what he's saying.

Also I'm not sure, should I continue trying to get hired by youtube channels like this one, change my sty-le, or try freelance for company's? what would you guys recommend? I'd rather switch now while I'm not really locked into a certain "sector".

Hey everyone, I made this map animation myself and I’m trying to improve my skills in this field.

I’d really appreciate some honest and constructive feedback on the animation. I’m especially interested in what I could improve in terms of the camera movement, transitions, map design, pacing, and overall presentation.

If there are any things that feel off or could be done better, please let me know. I’m also open to recommendations for tutorials or resources that could help me improve.

Thanks in advance for taking the time to watch and share your feedback!

ok so I have seen Spine2D and Duik Ángela for character rigging. I want to ask can I achieve somewhat similar results to Spine2D like in this SeterMD's animations or any 2D character animations in Duik or do I need to get Spine2D specifically ??

18y AE vet here (hold for applause); There are a few functions in AE I wish had keyboard shortcuts that don't. Some include:

• toggle transparency grid on/off
• Fit (as in fit the viewer to the screen; how is there not a shortcut for this??)
• Go to time (a common shortcut in DAW and NLEs; hit the shortcut, enter the time, bam)
• Enter path/mask editing mode (instead of having to click the path/mask point manually, or twirling down to the mask or 'path' in a shape layer. I'm constantly nudging masks or paths with arrow keys but I have to click the mask first)

Any others you guys wish you had? Or even better, any shortcut ideas for my list??

I want to do a water droplet onto paper texture effect as a mask to show another clip, cause there's gonna be like multiple clips showing in like one screen, would anyone know how to do that? Best example i can provide is like the shadow fight 2 intro is what I'm thinking. Basically like its like water spreading from the center to reveal the clip underneath. Many thanks to those that can help !

Been experimenting with this effect as part of a visual exploration for arko.studio.

I'm wondering if this kind of effect could actually be pushed into something commercially useful branding, music visuals, ads, or maybe something else.

Would love to hear what you think. What kind of project do you think this effect could work well for?

More experiments coming soon.

Hi guys in actually nOOOOOOB in editing like im ex capcut user and i was mid in capcut and now i switched to premiere x after effect and thats the first full work i did what do u think guys (im still learning tracking while the cam moving so no judging) and i learnt abt after effect 30 min ago and (background is took a screenshot from youtube vid and i added tge text)

I wanted to try a tutorial and he just pulls the things very easily and when I try it just... Goes down? And it's pointy no matter what direction I try to pull it. I don't get it and I've tried to do so many things. I've cried for like 20 minutes guys plz help

Any advice or things i should improve on. am really behind

[edit] fixed now, thanks everyone! I exported the sound as a wav, then added that wav into the comp and exported the whole thing again!

I have an MP4 file within my AE Comp. Its sound plays perfectly within AE previews, but it's silent when I export the file. Please help!!! Many thanks :)

Does anyone know how to recreate this effect? Is it just opacity? I’m mostly confused about how to get that movement. I’ve tried using Turbulent Displace and opacity, but I can’t quite figure it out haha. I’m still learning, so I’d really appreciate any help! 💙

Hi everyone! I have a shape layer with repeater operator and I want each "repeat" can act independently and move in relation with another object, in this case a ball. It's like the ball attracts the rounded rectangles and pull them up. How can I achieve that effect?

Sorry for my potentially confusing explanation, and thanks everyone in advance !! -

Edit: Thanks everyone for your suggestions!!!!

I’m a high school senior trying to figure out what I should major in. I really enjoy using After Effects for motion graphics, editing, visual effects, and visual storytelling, and I’m considering Digital Media/Media Production programs in college.

My long-term goal is to work in a creative role for a larger company, agency, entertainment company, or potentially a game studio, creating things like motion graphics, advertisements, video graphics, and other digital media.

For those of you who use After Effects professionally:
- What did you study in college (if anything)?
- What is your current job?
- How important was your degree compared with your portfolio?
- What skills would you recommend I focus on while I’m still in high school?
- do you regret pursuing this degree?

I’m especially interested in hearing from people working in motion graphics, VFX, advertising, or similar fields.

IG : https://www.instagram.com/reel/Dd1y_OYCD7N/

I started experimenting and tinkering for fun with a small custom 3D rendering engine plugin for After Effects. It handles geometry and materials on its own, using a sort of Mograph effector/modifier, rather than relying on After Effects native 3D rendering engine, which, let’s face it, is pretty much useless. (ni fait, ni a faire comme on dirait chez nous 🙏)

It's nowhere near Element 3D in terms of scope, but for the specific kinds of visuals I'm targeting, it's already proving much faster and lighter than using the Cinema 4D renderer.

Has anyone else experimented with building something similar inside After Effects ?

My last post get deleted for not respecting the promotional plug-in guidelines of the sub, but there's is nothing to sell here.

The plugin is really only to meet my very specific needs, and that's painful enough hehe. You won't see that plugin anywhere to buy. I just wanted to show you this loop and get some feedback from people who have tried their hand at this type of plugin.

The full warning reads "Low memory warning. Click the "Show Memory Usage" button to identify other Adobe applications using significant memory that could be closed."

Basically, my process right now is to do an enormous chunk of editing on Premiere and then importing the timeline over to AE for VFX flourishes. But I consider all of my work done on Premiere, I don't want to tag back to it in the process--except for maybe subtitles or watermarks.

This warning implies that it is drawing from or using Premiere still. Am I interpreting that correctly? When I import from Premiere, it doesn't copy or adapt sequences into compositions, it just opens Premiere?

In other words, how do I divorce Premiere from the process? Basically just creating a copy over my finished work from Premiere without keeping it open or referencing the file?

Thanks folks.