After Effects 6.5 Pro Advanced Tutorial

[nathan_at_dcs]

All:

I am in the process of developing the Advanced tutorial for After Effects 6.5 for The Virtual Training Company. You can see my current tutorial (albiet a somewhat basic one) for AE6 there now at http://www.vtc.com/products/aftereffects6.htm.

I am posting this query here to find out what people would like to see in the upcoming tutorial. If there's a feature you would like to see expanded upon or maybe a feature that doesn't seem to be explained very well in other sources (including Adobe's website), please let me know. I'm taking all suggestions at this point.

Thanks so much,
Nathan Dic-kson
Dic-kson Creative Services Ltd.

PS: Someone needs to turn off the "dirty word" filter on this board for my name, which is Dixon, but spelled the other way.

[hawks66]

cameras cameras cameras

[nathan_at_dcs]

Meaning that you want me to review cameras along with the tutorial? Could you elucidate?

[sugahsean469]

Any tips/tutorials teaching about the "new" features(me still using 5.5) would be appreciated.

[nathan_at_dcs]

Good idea. Thanks.

[Kirk Gillock]

Maybe a tutorial to get the "film look" in color correction, for those who don't have magic bullet.

[nathan_at_dcs]

Re: Film Look
If you are referring to the necessary gamma curve changes, saturation changes and elimination (or at least reduction) of interlacing artifacts for video footage, I agree. Good suggestion.

[Taylor Moore]

Using the virtual camera's in AE.
Also how to easily modify the text animation presets in 6.5

Simple applications for expressions.

[nathan_at_dcs]

> Using the virtual camera's in AE.

I agree. Using the virtual camera can open up so many fluid motion possibilities, especially when trying to stabilize shaky footage that wanders.


> Also how to easily modify the text animation presets in 6.5

Good suggestion.


> Simple applications for expressions.

I want to do at least two hours of content on expressions. I love programming and I think AE's use of Javascript, while not perfect, opens up so many possibilities.