Brian Maffitt of Total Training is back on the tutorial beat after a long absence, with AE CS6 essentials training.

This new training joins complete sets: After Effects CS6 New Features by Chris Meyer (behind a pay wall) and After Effects CS6: New Features Workshop by Todd Kopriva (free). Here’s a sample of what’s available now free at Learn After Effects CS6:

What is After Effects?
Basic workflow and terminology
Project and Flowchart Panels
Composition and Layer Panels
The Timeline
The Preview Panel
Enhanced performance
New and updated effects
Working in 3D
Optimizing for high performance
Global performance cache
3D camera tracker
Introduction to Ray-traced 3D
Ray-traced 3D, extruded text, and shapes
Variable Mask Feathering Part 1
Variable Mask Feathering Part 2
3D bendable footage and composition layers
3D environment map
3D New material options
Layer bounding boxes and selection indicators
Vector art footage-to-shape conversions (Illustratrator integration)
Rolling shutter repair