Creative Social Media Posts
after effects + photoshop tutorial
How to Create Social Media Posts
You will learn: How to create engaging social media posts with a mix of audio and visuals along with speech timed to text in both After Effects and Photoshop.
Software Needed: Adobe After Effects CC and/or Photoshop CC
Instructor: Jason Watson
A Pro Church Media University Original brought to you by Pro Church Media
Software Needed: Adobe After Effects CC and/or Photoshop CC
Instructor: Jason Watson
A Pro Church Media University Original brought to you by Pro Church Media
What’s In This Tutorial
1:47 – Project Overview
AFTER EFFECTS TUTORIAL
3:04 – Getting started in After Effects
3:54 – Setting up a mask using a track matte
5:11 – Adding motion to your background image
5:56 – Adding animated rings / using shape layers
9:46 – Adding Text + Text Effects
PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL
20:40 – Getting started in Photoshop
21:05 – Adding your background image + masking
21:54 – Adding animation to your background image
22:30 – Adding the animated rings
24:49 – Adding audio in Photoshop
25:25 – Adding animated text in Photoshop
Tutorial Info + Resources
Visit Pro Church Media for free resources + inspiration
Join our Facebook Community + follow Pro Church Media on Instagram
Get After Effects from Adobe
Get Photoshop from Adobe
Find Free Church Photos to use as a background from our curated collections from Unsplash

How to Create Social Media Posts
You will learn: How to create engaging social media posts with a mix of audio and visuals along with speech timed to text in both After Effects and Photoshop.
Software Needed: Adobe After Effects CC and/or Photoshop CC
Instructor: Jason Watson
A Pro Church Media University Original brought to you by Pro Church Media
What’s In This Tutorial
- 1:47 – Project Overview
- AFTER EFFECTS TUTORIAL
- 3:04 – Getting started in After Effects
- 3:54 – Setting up a mask using a track matte
- 5:11 – Adding motion to your background image
- 5:56 – Adding animated rings / using shape layers
- 9:46 – Adding Text + Text Effects
- PHOTOSHOP TUTORIAL
- 20:40 – Getting started in Photoshop
- 21:05 – Adding your background image + masking
- 21:54 – Adding animation to your background image
- 22:30 – Adding the animated rings
- 24:49 – Adding audio in Photoshop
- 25:25 – Adding animated text in Photoshop
Tutorial Info + Resources
- Visit Pro Church Media for free resources + inspiration
- Join our Facebook Community + follow Pro Church Media on Instagram
- Get After Effects from Adobe
- Get Photoshop from Adobe
- Find Free Church Photos to use as a background from our curated collections from Unsplash
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