Adobe After Effect Cs6 BASICS

The basics of After effects...

First click on composition and fill out the pixels your camera uses 1280x720 being regular hd and 1920x1080 being full hd anything below hd that most cameras uses are 480, 360, 240...a toaster 

Now once we've figured out how to set the pixels you now have to choose the duration of the video down below you'll a section in yellow that says duration highlight the numbers and input how long you want your video to be. Finally click ok.

Now click on the File button and scroll down to import it will open a window where you can scroll through your files choose the ones you want and then upload them to your workspace.

Now drag and drop your video into the timeline 

The timeline is where your video will appear by seeing it here you'll be able to shorten cut lengthen or layer videos