As I’ve discussed before, loop expressions are extremely useful timesavers in After Effects. The Pingpong expression allows a loop to go back and forth between the first and last keyframe. This repeats indefinitely. The expression is written as follows:
loopOut(“pingpong”)
Check out this short tutorial video to see it in action:
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Andy Ford is a Florida-based digital strategist and video producer with over 20 years of experience. His career has spanned the sports, news, corporate, and healthcare environments. He is an Adjunct Professor for the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications, instructor for the Visual Storytelling Conference, tutorial author for CreativeCOW, and an Adobe Certified Professional in Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Video Design. In his spare time, Andy enjoys traveling, cooking, and nature photography.
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