My first impulse is to say After Effects is easy to learn. Then I’m reminded . . . I used to tell people it was easy to start a business after I’d had my own for awhile. My partner cautioned me to think about all the years I’d spent working 60 hour weeks to get the business off it’s feet. Well, all right, then . . . if you are driven and enjoy lots of technical details and trial and error experimentation you can start to enjoy creating with After Effects after say 8-10 hours of doing some serious tutors. The interface is complex and some of the concepts will be brand new to most folks. The good news is that this is an incredibly creative versatile tool for media makers that will vastly broaden the scope of what you can do.