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Basic Keyframing in After Effects: Positioning, Scale & Opacity

Adobe After Effects is a digital visual effects and motion graphics program, that can be used for keying, tracking, compositing, and animation. In this tutorial, viewers are going to learn the basics of keyframing, and how keyframes can be used for simple animation, such as positioning, scale, and opacity. Keyframing is used in almost all effects and tools within the After Effects program, which is why this tutorial is an excellent first step for beginners.

Here are all the keyboard shortcuts mentioned in the video:

  • Show All Keyframes: “U”
  • Opacity: “T”
  • Position: “P”
  • Scale: “S”
  • Easy Ease: “F9”
  • Selection Tool: “V”
  • Play / Stop: Spacebar