Thomas Woodcock — AI Tool Tutorials & Demos

3:001:22After Effects

Importing assets into After EffectsThe instructor demonstrates how to double-click the project panel to browse local files and drag an image into the timeline to begin a project.AI Video Editor

4:502:58After Effects

Creating a new compositionA walkthrough of setting up a custom composition in After Effects, including naming, resolution (1920x1080), frame rate, and duration settings.AI Video Editor

13:092:32After Effects

Animating position with keyframesA demonstration of setting start and end keyframes for the position property to create a vertical movement animation for a shape.AI Motion Graphics

26:550:47After Effects

Applying a Track MatteThe instructor demonstrates how to use the Track Matte function to mask a moving pattern layer into the shape of a text layer.AI Motion Graphics

27:481:25After Effects

Applying and duplicating effectsThe instructor searches for 'Brightness and Contrast' in the Effects & Presets panel, applies it to a layer, and duplicates the effect to increase intensity.AI Video Editor

29:502:14After Effects

Pre-composing layers for unified scalingA demonstration of selecting multiple layers and using the Pre-compose command to group them, allowing for a single scale animation across all elements.AI Video Editor

33:251:40After Effects

Creating a Gradient Ramp backgroundThe instructor creates a new Solid layer and applies the Gradient Ramp effect, customizing the start and end colors to create a red-to-black background.AI Motion Graphics

36:153:59After Effects

Advanced easing with the Graph EditorThe instructor demonstrates applying Easy Ease to rotation keyframes and then manually adjusting the speed curves in the Graph Editor for a custom motion feel.AI Motion Graphics

44:111:17After Effects

Using Layer Blending ModesThe instructor shows how to toggle the switches/modes panel and change a layer's blending mode to 'Saturation' or 'Luminosity' to blend textures with the background.AI Photo Editor

50:342:21After Effects

Manual masking for staggered text animationThe instructor uses the Rectangle tool to create masks on duplicated text layers, isolating individual words to stagger their entrance animations.AI Motion Graphics

56:581:48Adobe Audition

Exporting with Adobe Media EncoderA walkthrough of sending a composition to the Adobe Media Encoder queue, adjusting VBR bit rate settings, and rendering the final video file.AI Video Editor

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