After Effects Guru: Expressions

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Free Online Course: After Effects Guru: Expressions provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 2-3 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. After Effects Guru: Expressions is taught by Luisa Winters.

Overview
  • Use expressions in Adobe After Effects to save time animating motion graphics. Learn how to add and edit expressions, use variables, and assign random values.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Welcome
    • Using the exercise files
    1. What Are Expressions?
    • Things to keep in mind when adding expressions
    • Adding expressions
    • Commenting expressions
    • Editing expressions manually
    • Pick-whipping expressions
    • How to modify an expression you did not create
    2. Expression Dimensions
    • Changing the rate of an expression
    • Changing the value of an expression
    • Wiggle expression
    • Music amplitude
    • Expression controls
    • Converting an expression to keyframes
    • Post-Expression Graph with visible expression editor
    3. Variables
    • Variables and arrays
    • Elements of an array
    • Using simple variables to adjust just one dimension
    • Controlling minimum and maximum return values
    4. Expression Language Menu
    • Using the playhead for control
    • Ease expressions
    • More wiggle
    • JavaScript math
    • Loops
    5. Other Expressions
    • Random values
    • Delay
    • Amplitude, frequency, and decay
    • Bounce
    • "toComp" expression
    Conclusion
    • Goodbye