There are a multitude of expressions available for you to use and they control a variety of different properties. Depending on where your playhead is, it can control what the value of the expression is for a specific property. In this movie, author Lusia Winters demonstrates how to use the playhead to control an expression in Adobe After Effects.
- So far, we have seen many expressions…that control different properties.…Now, let's get to where the time position…of the playhead can determine the value…that the property will have throughout the expression.…But not just the timing of the playhead…can determine values.…Any other property can.…Let's go ahead and open composition 4.1,…use the playhead for control.…In here, you're going to see a single sprocket.…If you play it, there's nothing really changing in here.…
Let's go ahead and add an expression…to the opacity of this sprocket.…So select it, press the letter T, and add the expression.…Now, what we're going to do is we're going to make use…of the expression language menu.…Go ahead and click on this little play button here,…and go under interpolation,…and choose Linear, T minimum, maximum,…value1, value2,…and it writes the expression for you.…
Well, it's actually writing…what the expression is referring to.…If we were to commit to this we would get an error,…because we actually have to replace these by real values.…
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10/12/2016- Adding expressions
- Editing expressions manually
- Changing expression dimensions: rate, value, music amplitude, etc.
- Working with expression variables
- Using the Expression Language menu
- Using random values
Skill Level Intermediate
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Introduction
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Welcome1m 20s
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1. What Are Expressions?
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Adding expressions6m 25s
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Commenting expressions2m 4s
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Pick-whipping expressions5m 24s
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2. Expression Dimensions
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Wiggle expression3m 55s
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Music amplitude6m 12s
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Expression controls3m 28s
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3. Variables
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Variables and arrays6m 39s
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Elements of an array4m 4s
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4. Expression Language Menu
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Ease expressions3m 22s
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More wiggle6m 46s
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JavaScript math5m 10s
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Loops8m 6s
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5. Other Expressions
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Random values8m 10s
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Delay14m 36s
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Bounce4m 22s
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"toComp" expression2m 6s
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Conclusion
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Goodbye29s
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