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After Effects tutorial: Shape Stroke Animation

Here’s a quick tutorial to animate strokes of a shape layer in After Effects. The goal is to animate the stroke, duplicate it out, and alter the copy for a cool effect. First, we’ll click the arrow ...
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Tutorial: Synchronizing Layer Animations Using Parenting in Adobe After Effects CC 2014

In this quick tutorial, we’ll look at using parenting inside of After Effects CC 2014. The goal of these tutorials is to provide you with some quick and easy tips on using After Effects to enhance ...
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Tutorial: Branding Your Videos with Simple Animated Logo Intros

In one of many classic scenes from Ron Shelton’s 1988 baseball film Bull Durham, rookie pitcher Eppy Calvin “Nuke” LaLoosh brings veteran catcher Crash Davis to the mound (again) to explain why he’s ...
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After Effects: Easy text reveal

If you want a text layer to be revealed, an easy method is to use a shape layer in After Effects. Create the shape layer so that it covers the area you want your text to fully appear. Then, go to your ...