April 19, 20266 min read
Mastering Text and Shape Layers
The instructions want you to create the text layers first for the country labels, and then it wants you to create the rectangles for the...
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Jerron has more than 25 years of experience working with graphics and video and expert-level certifications in Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, and Illustrator along with an extensive knowledge of other animation programs like Cinema 4D, Adobe Animate, and 3DS Max. He has authored multiple books and video training series on computer graphics software such as: After Effects, Premiere Pro, Photoshop, Illustrator, and Flash (back when it was a thing). He has taught at the college level for over 20 years at schools such as NYCCT (New York City College of Technology), NYIT (The New York Institute of Technology), and FIT (The Fashion Institute of Technology).
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April 19, 20265 min read
Creating and Saving Text Animation Presets in After Effects
In this video, I'm going to take the Animator that I made previously, the one I use over here to animate this text, and I'm going to...
Jerron Smith
April 19, 20266 min read
Creating Custom Workspaces and Metadata Displays in Premiere Pro
Custom workspaces can make everyday editing faster and less cluttered.
Jerron Smith
April 19, 20265 min read
Creating Dynamic Peeling Animations in After Effects
For this lesson, we're working with the peeling animation folder, and there's a peeling animation started project right here that I'll open...
Jerron Smith
April 19, 20264 min read
Crafting Dynamic 3D Scenes in After Effects: Lighting and Shadows Explained
Now that we have our layers spaced out in 3D space, I want to add a light to this.
Jerron Smith