new to AF

[Simon Bonner]

Videocopilot.net has a beginners tutorial section, and Aharon’s AE podcast here at the Cow often deals with basic concepts (and deals with less difficult concepts in a way beginners can follow).

Simon Bonner

youtube.com/simonsaysFX

[Dunya Tawfeq]

Thank you so much for your reply , i always watch Aharon’s AE podcast they are really good and easy but he is so fast sometimes 🙂 also thanks for the site i will take a look at it
Dunya

[Shannon Wilkerson]

Also try Adobe TV they also have a lot of great professional tuts that really will set your work apart, not only that, they will help you integrate the entire CS3 so that you can get the most out of your video.

honestly the best bet is to buy the books (written by the professional users not adobe). There is alot of information in those that cannot be covered in a tutorial and it will also start making you think out of the box rather than working on something that someone has already done. This way when you think of an effect you want to do, you will have such a knowledge of the program and visual effects that you will be able to logically think of a way to create that effect without fishing through the internet for a tutorial or blog on the subject. But it is always good to do research.

Just a thought

Hope this helps

Shannon:)

[Dunya Tawfeq]

Dear Shannon
Thank you so much for your post , do you know the names of the books that will help ? i work with preimere pro cs3 and i am just a little confused with AF but i am sure if i try it i will get , i also work with flash pro cs3 so i think flash is alittle bit closer to AF. but if you know any book that will help please let me know thanks

Dunya

[Shannon Wilkerson]

Sorry it took me so long to respond but try out After Effects CS3 Studio techniques. It looks like is could be cool. Also try Photoshop for video by Richard Harrington. Thats all I can think of at this moment but I am sure there are a lot more.

Hope this helps:)

Shannon Wilkerson
Denver, CO