Books
We are proud that our books have become valued references, enjoyed by beginners and professionals alike. Our current title is After Effects Apprentice, 4th Edition for version CC. It is also available as an online training course.
Creating Motion Graphics, 5th Edition is the most current version.
Please click the covers below for more details on each book, including the Table of Contents, Index, and PDF excerpts from various chapters.
Editions & Translations
If you are working with an older version of After Effects, or are looking for our books in a different language, check out our guides to previous editions and available foreign translations:
- Guide to the various editions of After Effects Apprentice
- Guide to the various editions of Creating Motion Graphics
After Effects Apprentice
After Effects Apprentice 4th Edition for version CC was released February 2016. More details...
After Effects Apprentice is also available as online video training. See our Online Training page for details.
Creating Motion Graphics for After Effects
The 5th Edition for AE CS5 was released June 2010. More details...
After Effects In Production
2nd Edition for AE 6.5
ISBN # 1578202647
354 pages. Published 2004.
More details (PDF)
Table of Contents (PDF)
Note: There are no plans to update After Effects in Production beyond the 2nd edition. Note that the free plug-ins included will not work with recent versions of After Effects.
