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In this tutorial, I want to shine the light on Expressions. It’s amazing how far a simple line of text can take you. Unfortunately, many of us still fear expressions. I want to change that by showing you simple expressions you can use daily. They are easy to remember and quick to execute. Give this tutorial a try and you’ll be amazed by the simplicity of these expressions. I hope you enjoy it!

16 Useful Expressions in After Effects – Part 1 of 2:

01. 00:14 Value

02. 02:11 Layer Index

03. 04:17 Time

04. 05:14 valueAtTime()

05. 06:59 sourceRectAtTime()

06. 09:28 loopIN() & loopOUT()

07. 11:33 ease() & linear()

08. 13:41 clamp()

09. 15:13 toComp() & toWorld()

10. 17:49 wiggle()

11. 18:22 if/else

12. 19:59 length()

13. 23:11 Math.abs()

14. 24:35 Math.round()

15. 25:22 random()

16. 26:18 Math.min() & Math.max()

19 Useful Expressions in After Effects – Part 2 of 2:

01. 03:32 Modulus %

02. 05:33 Active & Enabled

03. 08:10 Parent

04. 10:36 Try/Catch

05. 11:52 hasParent

06. 13:10 Else if()

07. 16:20 Function

08. 19:52 sampleImage(

09. 21:27 Time Conversion

10. 23:27 velocityAtTime() & speedAtTime()

11. 27:43 //Comment

12. 29:19 inPoint & outPoint

13. 32:37 smooth()

14. 34:28 lookAt()

15. 35:37 posterizeTime()

16. 36:22 fromComp() % fromWorld()

17. 39:08 fromCompToSurface()

18. 40:05 key()

19. 44:27 marker.key()

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