Adobe After Effects

If you regularly create titles, lower thirds, captions, labels, or Motion Graphics Templates in Adobe After Effects, you’ve probably encountered this problem: You create a text layer. You place a rectangle behind it. Everything looks perfect. Then you change the text. Suddenly, the rectangle is: too short; too wide; too…

Animated numbers appear everywhere in motion graphics. You see them in: financial videos; dashboards; sports graphics; YouTube statistics; social-media posts; product presentations; infographics; business reports; advertising; explainer videos. A number might animate from: 0 → 100 or: €0 → €5,000 or: 0% → 87% or: 1,000 → 1,000,000 You could…

Animated charts can make otherwise static numbers far easier to understand. Instead of showing a table full of values, Adobe After Effects lets you turn those values into motion. A bar can grow from 0 to 75%. A line chart can draw itself across the screen. A circular progress ring…

Merge Paths is one of the most useful Adobe After Effects Shape Layer tools for creating complex vector graphics from simple shapes. Instead of drawing a complicated icon manually, you can start with basic objects such as: circles; rectangles; polygons; stars; custom paths. Then use Merge Paths to combine them…

Round Corners is one of the simplest Shape Layer operators in Adobe After Effects, but it can have a surprisingly large impact on motion-graphics design. A sharp geometric shape can quickly become softer, more modern, and more interface-friendly simply by increasing its corner radius. You can use Round Corners to…

The Repeater is one of the most powerful tools hidden inside Adobe After Effects Shape Layers. Instead of manually duplicating the same shape 10, 20, or 100 times, the Repeater can generate those copies automatically. Even better, each copy can progressively change its: position; rotation; scale; opacity. That makes the…

A handwriting animation makes text appear as though it is being written onto the screen in real time. It is a classic Adobe After Effects technique that works particularly well for: signatures; handwritten titles; logo reveals; wedding videos; documentary titles; social-media graphics; educational videos; personal branding; animated illustrations; calligraphy. The…

Trim Paths is one of the most useful animation tools inside Adobe After Effects Shape Layers. It allows you to animate a path as though it is being drawn onto the screen. A simple line can draw itself from one end to another. A circle can become an animated progress…

Lower thirds are among the most frequently used motion graphics in Adobe After Effects. You’ll see them in: YouTube videos; interviews; documentaries; corporate videos; webinars; tutorials; podcasts; news content; product demonstrations. A basic lower third is easy to create. Add a name. Add a job title. Place a rectangle behind…