Even spacing of layers in After Effects
If you want layers evenly spaced in a composition, there’s a handy After Effects expression for that. First, create a position expression and make a
If you want layers evenly spaced in a composition, there’s a handy After Effects expression for that. First, create a position expression and make a
If you want to incorporate a layer name into your composition, the name expression in After Effects makes it easy. This expression isn’t one of
If you want a text layer to be revealed, an easy method is to use a shape layer in After Effects. Create the shape layer
Wave Warp is a tool with many uses, and one such use is to make a flag appear to wave in the wind. First, I
If you want to create an arrow that moves along a path on After Effects, especially a curved path, Trim Paths is useful. First, create
To move position in increments (or a stop-motion movement) in After Effects, we can create a position expression that takes the rounded value divided by
Don’t overlook this old After Effects transition; just look at it in a new way! It may seem simple and boring, but you can get
If you’ve tried to make a number counter using Slider Control, you may have noticed a limitation to the upper value of the Slider Control.
Often you have to use still images in video. Sure, you can zoom or pan across them, but it would be even more engaging to
An Alpha channel defines the transparency in a video clip or image. Transparency is assigned to the pixel. In After Effects, if you create a
In After Effects, one useful expression to know is the Clamp expression. This essentially “clamps down” on the values of a layer by creating a
The recent Adobe update to add selectable track mattes to After Effects is much appreciated. This will make projects much cleaner and the workflow much