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After Effects Guru: Expressions

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Overview

Learn to use expressions—short snippets of math—to generate and automate various types of effects in Adobe After Effects.

Syllabus

Introduction
  • What you will learn
  • 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
  • Modifying 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
  • Convert an expression to keyframes
  • Posting an expression graph with a 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. Using Expressions to Create Dynamic MOGRTs
  • Turning layers on and off
  • Dynamically positioning text on the lower-third
  • Dynamically changing the size of the font
  • Restricting users to three fonts
  • Using multiple lines of text dynamically
  • Changing designs by using a slider
6. Other Expressions
  • Random values
  • Delay
  • Amplitude, frequency, and decay
  • Bounce
  • "toComp" expression
Conclusion
  • Next steps

Taught by

Luisa Winters

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