The Power of Precomps in After Effects

[@drewspartz6727]

This is one of the most incredible hands on tutorials I've ever seen. I love how you showed all these little tricks to make something simple look beautiful. Every other tutorial on KZbin barely uses actionable and relevant examples at all.

[@silvesterstaloney8838]

This channel is so under rated.

[@loveinmendoza]

is not only important to make good tutorials video , but also the empathy of the guy talking with the ppl who are watching the video , like telling he was afraid of pre-compose too at the begining! je tyvm

[@baroqueit]

WE ARE NOW 10 LAYERS DEEP---dude, this is just like Inception. so cooool~

[@danilo352]

Exactly what came to my mind when he said it.

[@ARG.lavtekk]

I love the fact that he did two separate examples, and the one from the tutorial is more simple, but he explains it so well, that now I understand and can appreciate the things that he did for the first one. That's how you teach! Great content

[@mikeyroberts126]

FYI - at 3:54 he's editing in the Value Graph and not the Speed Graph (see drop down menu icon right next to the eyeball, lower middle part of the screen).

[@TinyMedicine]

Thanks School of motion! Glad I came across your channel. I was wondering why you don't have over 100K subs. I think I have come a long way in motion graphics and animations solely from learning on KZbin & till now learnt a lot from guys like Mt Mograph, Tutvids,, Video Copilot, etc. But this is the first time I learnt how to use precomps meaningfully. Thanks again! I wish you'll become big on youtube because you thoroughly deserve it.

[@schoolofmotion]

Thanks for the kind words. The subs will come, we just recently switched to KZbin over Vimeo, but we're growing steady. Can't wait to get more tutorials out there in the future.

[@TinyMedicine]

If time permits, please make a tutorial on creating an explainer video as complex as your kinetic typography animation. Actually, I saw you first on Vimeo, then searched your name on YT to see if you are on this platform as well. Best wishes School of Motion!

[@gabrielhartley5213]

Wow-this is an incredible illustration and resource! I woke up this morning thinking that as a beginner in the After Effects world, I need a better understanding of precomps. And this was the perfect first shot at diving into that! Thanks so much for making this available.

[@TheIanpow]

Thank you for this Joey. I have watched 100's of AE tutorials on KZbin and I have to say this is the best one so far. So informative and useful with so many shortcuts etc which can be used when working on other projects. Being able to take someone from a blank comp right through to the end with a fantastic and professional final animation is very skillful. I appreciate just how much thought you must have put into this and will be recommending this channel to everyone!

[@RokasSkeivys]

I don't comment a lot on KZbin, but this was probably the best used 40 minutes of my life. It's fast, to the point, informative, well thought out and in general just plain nice to watch video. Definitely subscribing and I am certain I will watch all of your videos. Huge thank you.

[@schoolofmotion]

Thanks for the kind words. We definitely try our best to help people in the industry. Best of luck to you on your MoGraph journey.

[@kwackkwack78]

School of Motion is the best thing to ever happen. I’ve decided to change career and am pursuing MoGraph. College student again and these videos are soooo helpful!

[@BinaryMethods]

One of the most thought through instructional videos I've found. Well done

[@nathanbgerman]

I have come across this video so many times, but for whatever reason, have always just decided I didn't care to watch it. Well, now, I finally am watching it and I'm only 7 minutes in currently and feel like I've already learned so much!

[@schoolofmotion]

Ha! That's amazing :) Glad you found it helpful.

[@nathanbgerman]

When I use the CC Repetile effect, there's a small black line in between repeats, so it's not perfectly seamless. Any suggestions?

[@anthonycastro3604]

The tips in between are just 👌🏼🔥✨

[@kalpitkatpara4562]

You are truly awesome. I never knew the power of precomp in after effects until now. You are genius. I learned a lot from this amazing tutorial. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and making this awesome video.

[@schoolofmotion]

Thanks Kalpit, best of luck on your projects.

[@johnfisher3602]

Very interesting lesson! Thank you.

[@schoolofmotion]

Very glad it helped you out.

[@FilmProductionWrkShp]

brilliant teacher - thanks for giving the shortcuts really helpful!

[@seraphamedia38]

Just discovered this channel- loving the high quality content, thanks for sharing!

[@schoolofmotion]

Thanks for commenting! Glad your here

[@discord-bih]

So, this video just flooded my creative brain after working with AE for about a month. As the title says....I'm empowered! Thank You!!

[@maneisdmitry]

Useful techniques, easy to follow, nice to watch.Thank you

[@craftycurate]

Awesome thanks! It's not just the main tutorial content itself, but all the tips and tricks e.g. keyboard shortcuts you throw in that double its usefulness. It's the same with your other tuts. Great stuff!

[@krishnamaybhagwani5517]

Whhhhaatttt! This is some god level motion! ❤️❤️❤️ Highly appreciate this and recommend this! Love ittttt ❤️❤️

[@chazthetic]

This tutorial was awesome and I picked up a whole bunch of other things unrelated to precomps that helped me in my pieces!

[@shoraspacech.1721]

Usually, i won't spend my time on so long 40+ minutes video, but this video really drags me in, and it so perfect for me. It makes that cool animation is looking so easy. Thankss~

[@realizedrenderings]

A good trick I use for speeding up or slowing down a SET of keyframes. For instance, let's say you have 10 keyframes for a random flicker, if you highlight them all, hold ALT, and then drag the LAST keyframe backwards or forward, it will change the space between all your keyframes relative to eachother. This is great for cleaning up the timing without having to play with each one.

[@rakpat]

Love your style - the way you speak, the way you explain, the way you teach! Excellent stuff - learnt a lot!

[@GraeHall]

INSANELY USEFUL TUTORIAL.

[@blueskyoverus]

Great tutorial. You can learn a lot of things not only about pre-composing. When you start to use After Effects there a lot of useful hints about other topics like effects, shortcuts, etc...

[@ribahnasir8811]

Thanks for great tutorial. I laways tried to avoid using pre-comp in AE but this tut really shows great power of using them. Thanks again. Subscribed.

[@miamiexplorer6451]

I learned a lot in this tutorial. I'll be watching more of your videos. Thanks!

[@MrMaskEdit]

Great tutorial. Thnx!

[@franschan]

Awesome thanks had fun planting seeds!!

[@ItsJustMeStevie]

I love love love SoM... You make it much easier to understand

[@schoolofmotion]

You're absolutely welcome! Thanks for commenting!

[@ItsJustMeStevie]

School of Motion School of Motion made me realize how much I love design and motion. I’m back at school and using SoM alongside with my education to get into this field. Much ❤️

[@schoolofmotion]

@@ItsJustMeStevie That warms our hearts! Keep at it!

[@robinhartmann9506]

Thank you, best video I have seen so far!

[@mohamadmoosavikia7035]

so practical thanks alot

[@madnizarbairik3913]

great booster, thanks you bro

[@imani828]

Thank you for everything you do, Joey

[@a_ceilingless_sky]

Great tutorial as always-- Joey you sound EXACTLY like Bryan Konietzko.

[@PRFCTMANDEM]

So insightful!

[@schoolofmotion]

Thank you!

[@dallasroberts3206]

Best channel I have found! Learning so many great tips with these tuts. Thanks so much.

[@victordelgado4112]

Great explained mate, thanks

[@mikesheehan5946]

Loved it. I'm quite new so have never precomped. Looking forward to following along doing my own. Superb video

[@ennbee5100]

Watching this video got me excited about motion graphics again - great use of a simplistic function fer an incredible result!

[@JosephLiwanag]

Really helpfull... precomp, shortcuts and other stuff... you explain the reason behind every key...

[@mvf136]

Brilliant and simple. The first Tut in AE I felt engaged- start - finish!

[@susanpratt3290]

I really love how you created this.

[@srgato8190]

You made it cristal clear, thank you sooooo much!

[@GrisleMcThornbody]

Excellent tutorial! I really appreciated some of the beginner techniques as well.

[@paakowgoode1273]

This was amazing I have learnt so much in a short of time.

[@KUTVimaging]

Such a fantastic Tutorial!!!! So many helpful shortcut keys given out during the session! Awesome Job! thanks so much!

[@brighttakyi8937]

you are a great teacher, keep the good works up

[@wDec149]

really awesome video! even learning some of the shortcuts you used was really helpful

[@cesarromagnolo9780]

Greatfull tutorial, thanks a lot man.

[@rahulkarkale8981]

you guys r amazing.....

[@Darriebp]

Many thanks for showing it has inspired to learn more about After Effects, Very cool.

[@selcukozkan6243]

You are a great teacher. Thank you so much!!

[@beckognize4561]

Great tutorial so far! Around 15:55 when you ctrl click position for separate dimension, my separate dimensions is grayed out. Any reason why or way to fix this? Thanks!

[@maldivirdragonwitch]

Veeery nice! This might be one of the best AE tutorials I've ever seen! I will definitely check your other tutorials out!

[@1982enis]

Very very good. Thank you.

[@반고흐-e1p]

Oh my god... It's amazing!!!! Thank you very much!!!! so nice. best teacher that I have never seen

[@electron2601]

Great video!

[@JeahnLaffitteAdventures]

Hey, Joey! Thanks for the tips. I'm pretty well versed in AE but still find myself steering away from precomps. But now I'm super ready to dive in so thank you! Also, learned a lot about the graph editor. Thanks!

[@schoolofmotion]

Sweet! Yeah precomps are great if used correctly.

[@saartnomsky4523]

This is beautiful

[@MichaelRoyal]

great stuff man, I'm watching all your vids. Stepping my expression game up!

[@schoolofmotion]

You'll be an expression expert in no-time!

[@PsyKayaTwist]

Thank YOU! 🔥🔥🔥

[@AMMotions]

I have learned something new. Thank You, Teacher!

[@marianne9998]

Cool tutorial, thanks!

[@septiansasmita8989]

Love it.. Thank you so much.. Appreciate this tutorial

[@zecle]

this is awesome ! i need to watch that video from the actual beginning.

[@acolburn23]

Wow, I'm somewhat new to After Effects and don't mess with comps too much (scary, like you said). But this was great! You also helped a lot with general shortcuts and techniques which is always awesome. Thank you so much!

[@nibirahmed2337]

what is the difference between (leave all attributes and move all attributes, when should we use leave all attributes option and when we should use move all attributes option

[@ravibonam1]

Instead of double clicking on the rectangle, i find it easier to create a shape layer, click 'add' and select rectangle, click 'add 'again and select 'stroke' of 'fill'or both. rectangle will be perfectly centered. just saying... Anyways, love your tutorials! learnig a lot. Thanks!

[@axlknaepen9868]

Thanks a lot !

[@ItsJustMeStevie]

Loved this video. I learned a lot especially the thingy and the yankee. hahaha. Please keep sharing these free videos. They are gold. With COVID, wish I could afford your animation courses among the others. The only thing that I'm still unsure about is when it's appropriate to use "Leave all attributes in ....." when comping. I haven't been able to get a clear understanding of that quiet yet.

[@doco6186]

Very informative.

[@Martincyborg]

Awesome content!

[@darkarps]

This was especially amazing, thank you!

[@javadahmadi]

Great video, thanks

[@tubmazyou]

Congrats but at 3:56 the handle (only the handle) is moved up but when I do it moves the whole keyframe. Can someone help me?

[@MostafaElAssar]

This is impressive!

[@Jmusec]

Great tutorial!

[@dasbuilder]

What do you use to show key presses at the bottom of your video?

[@labasrytaskurva]

They should add wow-button in addition to like for videos like this. Awesome and very helpful. Thank u

[@fillphat]

very helpful tut... especially the shortcuts..helps the flow huh?

[@philb.1120]

Essentially, precomps are like merged layers in photoshop but with editable features if you want ta go back, em I right?

[@sooflight]

You're a Legend. Thank you

[@MrFlamerFuel]

You Sir, got a sub!

[@johnkolesnikow]

what's the hotkey to nudge the composition forward a few frames? 11:55

[@MadMonkMani]

School of Motion: There's nothing to it Me: Drooling

[@trueblack6760]

I do enjoyed this even I don't have AE. Thank you!

[@sivapandianreffreference]

Thanks

[@annayra6458]

11:36 I cant change stroke color

[@tachii_xx]

God I feel like I learned so much; very clear and easy to follow, and really highlights all the good parts of pre comps for me

[@grandson62]

Thank you endeed for your channel class. I have a cuestion for you: how do I do to UNCOMPOSE the composed layers? Thanks for answer. Best regards

[@schoolofmotion]

If you've gone too far to command+z you can just go into the precomp copy and paste in the master comp.

[@MarinaMoldovan]

School of Motion thank you for this amazing tutorial !!! It's incredible

[@Awakenbeing]

nice tutorial. I learnt a lot.

[@jbaldsing]

1:20 I wonder if the new update 17.10 with Master Properties it gets around this "hidden" complaint about pre comps?

[@DBUSTIN11]

LOL "Two kinda little glitchies." This video just helped me a lot. Thanks so much!!!

[@Mephil]

”I do want a stroke!” Whoah there buddy

[@Sweden2023]

Ctrl-alt-delete on Windows would be Command-option-esc on a Mac if your machine freezes.

[@davidAll5]

excellent, i used to do something similar in Flash Thanx