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What is the best paid online resource for learning After Effects?

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Best paid online resource for learning After Effects	Price	Features	Languages
-- Udemy	-	Progress saver / video tutorials	Progress saver / video tutorials
-- Lynda	-	Video tutorials, progress saver, tutorials	Java, JavaScript, C++, PHP, Ruby, HTML, CSS,MySQL, Go
-- PluralSight	-	Video tutorials, written tutorials, progress saver, projects	JavaScript, .NET, C#, Java, SQL, HTML, C++, Ruby

Lynda

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Build as you learn

Many courses offered on Lynda take a hands-on approach, encouraging you to apply what you learn by building projects. See More

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Lacks a community

With no user forum, there is very little opportunity to engage with other students and discuss the learning material. See More

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Features:Video tutorials, progress saver, tutorials

Languages:Java, JavaScript, C++, PHP, Ruby, HTML, CSS,MySQL, Go

Top Pro

Videos can be watched at 2x speed

If you feel yourself getting bored with the lecture, it's possible to speed it up to get through it quicker. See More

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iOS and Android apps are somewhat poor

Compared to the experience available on the web, the mobile apps are severely lagging behind. See More

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More ways to help retain the information would be helpful

More quizzes, tests and assignments to help practice and retain the presented information would be helpful. See More

PluralSight

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Paid

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Assessments and certificates of achievement

Plural site offers both pre-course and post-course assessments. Passing post-assessments will allow you to view and print off a certificate of achievement. See More

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Features:Video tutorials, written tutorials, progress saver, projects

Languages:JavaScript, .NET, C#, Java, SQL, HTML, C++, Ruby

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Some courses are outdated

Some of the courses are years old, so they are fairly outdated. See More

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Mobile apps available

Available iPhone and Android apps. See More

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Consistent quality

The course quality is high because Pluralsight has a full-time editing staff that carefully reviews every video produced. They enforce audio, video and content standards that help ensure a consistent and high quality result. See More

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