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After Effects Guru: Expressions

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Overview

Use expressions in Adobe After Effects to save time animating motion graphics. Learn how to add and edit expressions, use variables, and assign random values.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • Welcome
  • Using the exercise files
1. What Are Expressions?
  • Things to keep in mind when adding expressions
  • Adding expressions
  • Commenting expressions
  • Editing expressions manually
  • Pick-whipping expressions
  • How to modify an expression you did not create
2. Expression Dimensions
  • Changing the rate of an expression
  • Changing the value of an expression
  • Wiggle expression
  • Music amplitude
  • Expression controls
  • Converting an expression to keyframes
  • Post-Expression Graph with visible expression editor
3. Variables
  • Variables and arrays
  • Elements of an array
  • Using simple variables to adjust just one dimension
  • Controlling minimum and maximum return values
4. Expression Language Menu
  • Using the playhead for control
  • Ease expressions
  • More wiggle
  • JavaScript math
  • Loops
5. Other Expressions
  • Random values
  • Delay
  • Amplitude, frequency, and decay
  • Bounce
  • "toComp" expression
Conclusion
  • Goodbye

Taught by

Luisa Winters

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