Adobe After Effects

Should i learn After Effects? Is it any good? Does anybody use it and for what?

I would like some good sites about ae (where you guys learned it from).

after effects is an absolutely killer program, easiest way to describe is photoshop on a timeline (somewhat like flash). its used primarily for motion graphics (video and film intros, commercial graphics, etc.) and compositing (putting 3d elements into film/video). i'm not using it professionally at the moment but am learning it so as to move into the 3d/video area.

as far as learning it i haven't found a lot of really good sites, there's tutorials and a message board at creative cow, also some tips/tutes at this japanese page. your best bet for learning tho is creating motion graphics, amazing book by some people who totally know their stuff. they've got a few intermediate books after you get thru this one as well. hope that helps.

chris

I've used it to animated storyboards before. It's pretty easy to learn the basics. Simple to make your movie into a quicktime file too. I thought it was pretty neat.