First-n-Last – a Comp Duration tool
It’s tedious trimming the length of a comp to the length of a layer, particularly if the layer extends past the beginning or end of a comp. My first ever After Effects script makes it much easier.
After Effects, scripting and nerdery
It’s tedious trimming the length of a comp to the length of a layer, particularly if the layer extends past the beginning or end of a comp. My first ever After Effects script makes it much easier.
Building ffmpeg from source on Windows is a royal pain. For those who came in late, ffmpeg is the best reason for a video nerd to learn the command line.
The lookAt() function in After Effects’ expression language doesn’t work for 2D. If you’re trying to use it to align the layer to look at a given point, without having to remember all the trigonometry you learned in school, it turns out you should have spent less time smoking behind the shelter sheds, because this is … Continue reading LookAtMe! A 2D lookAt() function in AE Expressions
There’s no shortcut for creating a new folder if you have files selected in Windows Explorer, so I made one with AutoHotkey. I always find using AHK a bit kludgy if it relies on sending keystrokes; there’s too much that can go wrong. But anyway, here ’tis.
I’ve built my own version of built-in After Effects expressions functions. Here’s why.
It’s great to be able to animate a stack of layers using familiar Beziér handles. This is great for flexible spines, caterpillars, snakes, or in the example I’m working on: swimming fish. It creates an easy to use rig, that allows you to easily create fluid motion with minimal controls.