15 Must-Know After Effects Tips
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Motion Design
These 15 pro-level After Effects tips and tricks will help you create motion graphics more efficiently!
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In this video:
0:03 - Fix see-through layers when animating the opacity of a composition
1:00 - Preview animation in slow motion
1:28 - Use the search function
1:57 - Set the exact position of guides
2:17 - Make any layer a guide layer
2:34 - Morph between a square and circle
2:57 - Manipulate multiple points on a path together
3:34 - Replace compositions
4:01 - Change size of composition
4:31 - Scale composition and contents
5:09 - Use nulls to zero out layer properties
6:22 - Open two composition viewers
7:00 - Open multiple timelines
7:24 - Render multiple compositions at once
7:50 - Render multiple versions of a composition
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🎓 Learn how to create real-world animation projects. My course, After Effects, Explained walks you through 7 hands-on projects that build into an explainer animation: https://link.animationexplained.com/aeexplained13
In this video:
0:03 - Fix see-through layers when animating the opacity of a composition
1:00 - Preview animation in slow motion
1:28 - Use the search function
1:57 - Set the exact position of guides
2:17 - Make any layer a guide layer
2:34 - Morph between a square and circle
2:57 - Manipulate multiple points on a path together
3:34 - Replace compositions
4:01 - Change size of composition
4:31 - Scale composition and contents
5:09 - Use nulls to zero out layer properties
6:22 - Open two composition viewers
7:00 - Open multiple timelines
7:24 - Render multiple compositions at once
7:50 - Render multiple versions of a composition
⬇️ Download a cheat sheet of After Effects Keyboard Shortcuts: https://link.animationexplained.com/aeshortcuts3
My website: https://www.animationexplained.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/animationexplained
Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/explanimated/