Automatic animation: a tutorial breakdown

Todd Kopriva outlines details of the 2-part Motionworks tutorial on Automatic animation in After Effects in alternative animation techniques by John Dickinson. Todd also started an Adobe Forum thread on the topic.

See also Motionsworks' video specifically on Align and Orient in AE CS5. Todd's other in-depth breakdowns are also helpful; they include: CS5 videos for beginners, AE and 3D by Dave Scotland, character animation + from Robert Powers, Video Copilot Basic Training series, Steve Holmes Artbeats podcasts, and DSLR video with Premiere CS5 [and later Chris Zwar on After Effects features that most people don’t seem to notice].