Motion Designer

🎬 Here are 10 Useful After Effects Tips!

1️⃣ Hold Shift while dragging keyframes in Graph Editor — for perfectly smooth easing.

2️⃣ Double-tap U on a layer to reveal all modified properties.

3️⃣ Press Caps Lock before previewing to stop background renders & reduce lag.

4️⃣ Text pop-up trick: Animator > Scale → 0 → Ease High 100% = smooth animation!

5️⃣ Hold Ctrl (Cmd) while moving Anchor Point (Y tool) to snap it perfectly to edges/center.

6️⃣ Set Resolution = Half & Skip = 1 for faster previews.

7️⃣ Use loopOut("cycle") for infinite looping animations.

8️⃣ Rotation expression: time * 50 = infinite spinner!

9️⃣ Press I and O to jump to In/Out points instantly.

🔟 Use Trim Paths > Offset for looping circular reveals (instead of Start/End).



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