Community
After Effects tutorials and workflows
Find help and support for Adobe® After Effects® software, including tutorials, workflow guides, and tips and tricks.
Motionographer.com
Find inspiration, interviews, articles, and more for filmmakers, animators, and designers. Motionographer.com features outstanding work from studios, freelancers, and students from around the world and includes an active jobs board.
Adobe After Effects community resources
Access a list of After Effects resources on Adobe.com and other websites.
Creative COW
Get connected on the Creative Communities of the World site, which features an After Effects forum and tutorials.
After Effects Channel
Visit Digital Media Net's After Effects Channel, where you'll find user forums, tutorials, event listings, and more.
Andrew Kramer's Video Copilot
Find free tutorial-based After Effects basic training, plus tutorials on a wide variety of topics, hosted by Andrew Kramer. DVD-based training, presets, and plug-ins are also available.
Pro Video Coalition
Check out channels dedicated to leading After Effects community leaders, including Mark Christiansen and Chris & Trish Meyer, as well as information and resources about a variety of other related topics.
MotionScript.com
Visit Dan Ebberts's resource for After Effects expressions and scripting, including a Design Guide for writing expressions and a selection of useful sample expressions.
Redefinery.com
Check out Jeff Almasol's resource for After Effects scripting.
Layers Magazine
Discover helpful After Effects tutorials from the how-to magazine for everything Adobe.
After Effects List
Join an electronic mailing group with more than 1,000 subscribers who discuss After Effects tips and techniques. To join the mailing list, go to the site and follow the links and instructions to subscribe.
- After Effects user groups
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Adobe After Effects New York
Contact: Jim Geduldick
E-mail: jim@aeny.orgContact: Aharon Rabinowitz
E-mail: aharon@aeny.orgDigital Media Artists Los Angeles (DMA/LA)
Contact: Ko Maruyama
E-mail: komaruyama@mac.comContact: Warren Heaton
E-mail: warrenheaton@me.comSFMograph
Contact: Matt Silverman
E-mail: matt@phoenixedit.comContact: Brandon Grande
E-mail: brandongrande@westernizedproductions.comDallas After Effects User Group
Contact: Mark Clive
E-mail: mark@clive.tv - Adobe blogs
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Michael Coleman's Keyframes blog
Michael Coleman, product manager for After Effects, offers news, tips, and notes about motion graphics and visual effects.
After Effects Region of Interest
Check out the blog about After Effects and related topics by Todd Kopriva, the After Effects documentation guy.
DAV's TechTable
View video tutorials and find tips on hardware solutions for Adobe video and audio applications from Dave Helmly.
The Genesis Project
Dennis Radeke serves up beginner to intermediate tips, tricks, and tutorials on After Effects, Adobe Premiere® Pro, Photoshop®, and other Adobe content creation products.
Galvan on Flash
Get the scoop on alpha and beta releases, Adobe AIR™ and Flash® Player updates, conference appearances by the Flash team, and more from Richard Galvan, Flash technical product manager.
Inside Sound: The Adobe Audio Blog
Adobe's audio team blogs on all things audio from Adobe Audition® to Soundbooth® and beyond.
- Events
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Video and audio onDemand seminars
View a listing of recorded seminars on Adobe audio and video products that you can listen to at your convenience.
Online events
Check out this list of ongoing seminars designed to help you get more out of your Adobe software.
Live events
Find out about Adobe-related events in your area.
Adobe Photoshop for Photographers
San Francisco, California
Whether you are just getting started with Photoshop or are ready to work on advanced features, choose from the topics that fit your needs. Master layers and selections, adjustment layers, and photographic retouching. This five-part series of hands-on workshops is offered year-round and is taught by Brad Polt-Jones, an Adobe Certified Expert (ACE).
