HOW TO USE AE? (FOR BEGINNERS, seriously, i can barely load a clip in)

[honorc31495813]

So recently I've started using AE. I am really really struggling. I have used sony vegas pro and can use that to a good standard but I want to take the next step, basically.

I was wondering, how to split the audio from a video. I've tried the muting the video but for some reason i can't get that to work. is there any other way of doing it??

Also, I have a clip and want to put a new audio underneath it. (the original clip didnt have any audio). But the audio has a clip (hence why I want to separate the audio from the video) and I can only see the clip from the audio not the clip I want to see. How can I see the clip without audio and get rid of the clip with audio but still have the audio?

Thankyou

(there seems to be like 3 questions in this but there is only one)

[Dave_LaRonde · Accepted solution]

You need to learn new stuff and you need to un-learn ways of working & thinking in Vegas that are holding you back.

Start with the basics:

Create your first project |

Then move on:

After Effects tutorials

And stay away from YouTube tutorials made by high school kids.  They're lame.  Learn from the Pros.

[honorc31495813]

thankyou so so much!!

[Szalam]

In addition to Dave's suggestion, I like Andrew Devis' Getting Started series. The basics of AE haven't changed much since those videos were posted and he covers A LOT of things.