Working with Time and Value expressions in After Effects
Time and Value are simple but immensely helpful expressions to know in After Effects. First, let’s look at the Time expression. It is simply written
Time and Value are simple but immensely helpful expressions to know in After Effects. First, let’s look at the Time expression. It is simply written
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