Basic Velocity Editing: Smooth Motion & Beat Sync for Beginners

What you'll learn

Navigating the After Effects Interface

Understanding Keyframes & Graph Editor

Marking Audio Beats Precisely

Creating Smooth Slow-Mo with Plugins

Adding Velocity Zooms

Creating Different Shake Effects

Applying CC (Color Correction) & Flash Effects

Requirements

1. After Effects software (version >2019)

2. Good PC or Laptop

3. RAM at least 8 Gb

Description

Welcome to the Basic Velocity Editing Course for Beginner!If you're new to After Effects, it might feel overwhelming at first—but don't worry! This course is designed to make velocity editing easy and fun while helping you build a strong foundation in After Effects. Velocity editing is one of the best ways to start learning motion, speed control, and syncing effects with music.In this course, we'll start by exploring the After Effects interface, making sure you understand the essential tools needed for smooth editing. You'll learn how to mark audio beats precisely, ensuring your edits stay perfectly in sync with the music. We'll also cover creating buttery smooth slow-motion using plugins, so your edits look clean and professional.You'll dive into velocity zooms to add depth and energy to your videos, as well as different shake effects to enhance motion and make your edits feel more dynamic. Plus, we'll go over color correction (CC) and flash effects, adding the finishing touches to your videos.To make things even easier, I'll provide all the plugins and software recommendations you need to follow along. By the end of this course, you'll be ready to create smooth, professional-looking velocity edits with confidence!

Overview

Section 1: Introduction

Lecture 1 Overview

Lecture 2 Message

Lecture 3 After Effects Interface, Essential Basics and Keyboard shortcuts

Section 2: How to Mark Audio Beats Precisely

Lecture 4 Beat Marking

Section 3: Graph

Lecture 5 Type of Graph

Section 4: Adding Smooth Slo-mo

Lecture 6 Twixtor

Section 5: Velocity Zooms

Lecture 7 Adding Velocity Zooms

Section 6: Making Velocity Using Multiple Clips

Lecture 8 Combine More Clips into Edit

Section 7: Shakes

Lecture 9 Shakes Basics

Lecture 10 Arranging Multiple Shakes

Section 8: Adding CC and Flashes

Lecture 11 Color Correction, Flashes and Flicker

Section 9: Hoping on Different Style

Lecture 12 Different Style and END

This course is perfect for beginners who want to learn velocity editing from scratch in After Effects. If you've never used After Effects before or feel overwhelmed by all the tools, don't worry—I'll guide you step by step.