After Effects Resources 14.06.07, John Einselen
This is a collection of expressions, scripts, and tips I’ve found useful in my compositing and motion graphics projects. For now it’s pretty basic, but I hope to be adding more visuals and downloads in the coming months.
If you don’t find what you’re looking for here, I highly recommend the following sites…
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Channel Additions 14.06.07, John Einselen
Basic positional modifications, especially useful for effect center points that need to be attached to a null by a specified offset.
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Channel Multiply 15.06.07, John Einselen
Multiply a layer’s channels by a specified amount. It’s ridiculously simple, but invaluable when dealing with 3D tracking camera data, where scaling the global animation can really help fix After Effects insistence on importing meters as pixels.
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Fading on Distance 15.06.07, John Einselen
Fades layers based on distance from the camera, allowing you to fly through compositions without layer snapping as the camera passes through. Especially effective for flying through layers of clouds.
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Multiplaning 14.06.07, John Einselen
Use a slider or null to control a 2D multiplaning effect. No 3D, no cameras, no fuss.
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Null Averaging 14.06.07, John Einselen
Tracking in After Effects can often result in data too jittery to be of any use. If you’re able to get multiple tracks, however, it’s possible to average them into a single, smoother, track. Even if the single tracks are decent, averaging will help increase the accuracy of the data.
