15 After Effects Tricks Most Pros Don't Know

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  • @DylanReeve
    @DylanReeve 2 ปีที่แล้ว +216

    It's rare that I see a "tips you didn't know" video that is actually almost entirely tips I didn't know, but there you go.

    • @BenMarriott
      @BenMarriott  2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Amazing! That was our goal with this one. I had to enlist the help of the amazing Andrew Marston to help me include tips I didn't even know.

    • @AndrewMarston
      @AndrewMarston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      ​@@BenMarriott Glad to contribute ideas!

    • @fuoser
      @fuoser 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      so true! the mask mode one fucked me up!!!

    • @SamBenPro
      @SamBenPro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah

  • @Dudenstein
    @Dudenstein 2 ปีที่แล้ว +141

    Press NUMPAD + / - to rotate a selected layer/shape by 1%. Hold SHIFT to increase the amount by 10 %
    Press NUMPAD + / - and CTRL to scale a layer/shape by 1%. Hold SHIFT to increase the amouny by 10%

    • @BenMarriott
      @BenMarriott  2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Oh I gotta use these shortcuts more. thanks for sharing!

    • @zohaibmalik819
      @zohaibmalik819 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      @@BenMarriott Also, Press Ctrl + Alt + NUMPAD + / - (Command + Option + Num +/-) to change opacity of a selected layer/shape by 1. Hold SHIFT to increment by 10.

    • @_karthik_suresh_
      @_karthik_suresh_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great

    • @cruality
      @cruality ปีที่แล้ว

      Okay, I gotta forget about my gaming numpadless keyboard, enough rebinding.
      Or just buy a custom numpad :o

  • @NickJGraves
    @NickJGraves 2 ปีที่แล้ว +70

    My tip I learned from Visionary Fire youtube channel:
    If you have ever needed to draw a 2D mask on a layer that has a 3D effect like CC Cylinder (or Trapcode Particular), or a distortion effect like Polar Coordinates, the mask will get distorted along with the effects.
    However, if you add a "Fill" effect to the end of your effects stack, set it's opacity to 0%, and then scroll down in the "Fill" effect's panel in the timeline you can click the "+" icon next to "Compositing Options" which will add a mask to the "Fill" effect ONLY. This effectively circumvents the distortion issue. I like to rename the Fill effect to something like "MASK" to make it extra clear what it's purpose is for.

    • @pomonkick
      @pomonkick ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Why dont you just re-comp the layer :D

  • @AxelOil
    @AxelOil 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    One that really saved me lots of time when I learned about it was "x" to reveal the selected layer on the layers panel. It's probably a well known shortcut, but I have no idea, so I thought I'd share it just in case.
    Also on the project panel moving one file on top of another while pressing "alt" replaces all instances of one file for the other on every comp and stuff. Also probably well known but super handy

  • @CinecomCrew
    @CinecomCrew 2 ปีที่แล้ว +58

    Wow Ben, these tips are gold, GOLD I tell you!

    • @AndrewMarston
      @AndrewMarston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      👀👀👀

    • @Asconickirl
      @Asconickirl หลายเดือนก่อน

      RIP channel 😔

  • @sirhumbleproductions4093
    @sirhumbleproductions4093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    And you told us all of this information for free? You’re a gem!

    • @BenMarriott
      @BenMarriott  2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      You're the gem for watching!

  • @jurcooijmans9844
    @jurcooijmans9844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    CMD/CTRL + OPTION/ALT + Home > recenters the anchorpoint
    CMD/CTRL + Home > recenters the layer in the comp based on the anchorpoint
    If you hit the first one and let go of OPTION/ALT, then press home again you can very quickly recenter a shape/layer to the center of your comp

    • @hoozn
      @hoozn 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      +1
      I keep using this shortcut all the time... even in photoshop, before realising that there is no such thing. every. single. time. lol

    • @camerastooge
      @camerastooge 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      One that I use frequently is to select a layer in the comp, then CTRL+double click the anchor point tool (whatever it's called, I can't remember off the top of my head) to center the anchor point on the layer. I use this when drawing a mask. Then I can realign the anchor point to the center of the mask (and then I move the anchor point where I need to from there). Would CTRL+ALT+Home do the same thing? Because that would make my life a wee bit easier!

    • @jurcooijmans9844
      @jurcooijmans9844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@camerastooge If I'm understanding correctly what you are saying, then yes!

  • @strikingtwice
    @strikingtwice 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Holy fudge I will be watching this on loop today.

  • @nileevans4159
    @nileevans4159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    The world needs more Ben Marriotts 🐐

  • @moh1t
    @moh1t 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Ben knows the shortcut to our hearts

    • @BenMarriott
      @BenMarriott  2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Dawwww, This.Comp.Layer"My heart" scale = 200%

    • @snakedogman
      @snakedogman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      If Adobe has any say in it it will be CTRL-ALT-SHIFT-CAPSLOCK-BACKSPACE-H

  • @adriansemones
    @adriansemones 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    This is wonderful stuff, Ben. You're one of the most consistently informative people on YT. I love both your deep dives into specific effects, and the short tooltip/shortcut stuff no one knows about because why would they unless they grew up with the software as it was being added. Thank you for being generous with your craft and sharing so openly.

    • @BenMarriott
      @BenMarriott  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      that's so nice of you to say, thanks so much for the awesome comment dude, the pleasure is all mine! :)

  • @leomazzei2176
    @leomazzei2176 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    I love that you can toggle between blending modes using Shift + "+" and Shift + "-"

    • @AndrewMarston
      @AndrewMarston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      OMG!! How did I not know this? Thanks Leo!

    • @_karthik_suresh_
      @_karthik_suresh_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thanks a lot

    • @o_animabob
      @o_animabob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I know this exist but I have forgot how to make that, thanks!!! haha

  • @ForlornCreature
    @ForlornCreature 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I use ctrl + alt + shift + H to scale a layer to fill the comp proportionally all the time

    • @bigthing
      @bigthing 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Isn’t that to only scale to height. If you change the H for a G then it scales proportionally to the width.

  • @CondePablo
    @CondePablo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    tip 10: you have a faster way to colapse all properties. just hit the "L". and with "u" you open all properties with keyframes

  • @greenmonsterkingdom
    @greenmonsterkingdom 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    that Shift + pickwhip tip is about to save me TONS of time

  • @TabletsAndTemples
    @TabletsAndTemples 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Parenting a 3d camera to a null gives you easier xy pan controls.
    If you want to create a parallax scene and keep everything at the same scale really fast then
    1. Create a 3d null and a camera
    2. Parent the null to the camera and then zero its position
    3. Unparent the camera from the null
    4. Parent all your parallel layers to the null
    5. Unparent the front most layer you want to stay in place from the null
    6. Scale the null and watch as all the child layers move back in space while maintaining their scale.
    7. Repeat by unparenting the next closest layer to the front

    • @galaga00
      @galaga00 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I use Pt_multi plane for this purpose and it’s an amazing one click solution. Highly recommended.

  • @AlborzRiazi
    @AlborzRiazi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I just learned this: if you want to disable all expressions on a layer, you can right click on it and under "switches" you can find the two buttons for Enable/Disable Expressions. and naturally if you would use it often you can make a ketboard shortcut for it.
    saved me a bit of time out of my everyday work!

  • @DaveHuxtableLanguages
    @DaveHuxtableLanguages 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Wow. Some absolute gems in there. Most “tips you don’t know” videos are either tips I do know, or things I can’t imagine wanting to do. This, on the other hand, is super useful. Thanks Ben!

  • @edemmerson
    @edemmerson 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The add marker and open marker window in one go is a beaut

  • @madebydbm
    @madebydbm 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Worked in AE daily for nearly 10 years so smugly thought I'd know all of these. Not smug any more 😀 Not only were they new to me but they're also really useful! Many thanks 👍

  • @alexfreedomroad
    @alexfreedomroad 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    2:32 - Tip 10 for those who have different keyboard, the function "Show/Hide All of the Selected Layers' Properties" must be reassigned to another shortcut.

  • @andrewbui7418
    @andrewbui7418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Amazing tips!! The most helpful tips I recent found out is right click on project files/files in comp and reveal it in composition/explorer. It's super helpful for a billion layers!

  • @amandaradtke
    @amandaradtke 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Tip #2 similarly applies to selecting items in a right-click menu! It's most useful when the item you're selecting starts with a letter that none of the other items start with. I saw Zack Lovatt use this trick recently as a quick way to separate dimensions on the position value. Right click > S > enter.

    • @AndrewMarston
      @AndrewMarston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I also learned this separate dimensions shortcut from Zack in a Ukramedia video. Small world.

  • @RimantasAnimation
    @RimantasAnimation 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your updated and refreshed sense of humor is the best thing on the internet right now :D Love your new style

  • @myvideoguy
    @myvideoguy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    0:33 OOOOHHHHHMAZING!!!!!® 😱🤩😂
    But REALLY LOTS in this vid, thanks Ben!

  • @marxoliva
    @marxoliva 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm so glad to know your channel! Thanks a lot! I'm watching every video from now to the past

  • @Wesley-pk5de
    @Wesley-pk5de 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Your videos are pure AE gold.

  • @matthewdupreez6620
    @matthewdupreez6620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Ben Marriott. You. Are. Awesome.
    Appreciate the quality content you put out👍

  • @mkbhd6684
    @mkbhd6684 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Got my inspiration about editing and 2d 3d animation from your vdos and this year I am getting in college to study that. THANKS MAN.

    • @BenMarriott
      @BenMarriott  2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amazing! Good luck at college my friend!

  • @tomermalcov2510
    @tomermalcov2510 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    OMG that last tip just blew my mind!!!
    no more SHIT+CTRL+arrow for counting spaces between keys, BLESS YOU SIRE

    • @BenMarriott
      @BenMarriott  2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yep! I always used to drag them to the nearest second to make the counting easier XD

    • @tomermalcov2510
      @tomermalcov2510 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@BenMarriott That's some hardcore hacking lol

  • @shub
    @shub 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My jaw dropped three times in the first minute alone. How did I not know these?

  • @SeongPD
    @SeongPD 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    You're a real ' Old hands of ae!!!'
    Great!!!

  • @FleaMarketSocialist
    @FleaMarketSocialist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    My favorite shortcut has to be hitting ~ while mousing over a panel I want to maximize. Especially useful for long expressions in the timeline window 👨‍💻

    • @deadneck13
      @deadneck13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      This has saved me hours and hours of frustration when dealing with expressions. I also use it occasionally for previewing in a larger window. I would say this is the most useful thing I've learned so far.

  • @bananabike279
    @bananabike279 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Once again, thank you for sharing your vast knowledge of this cryptic program!

  • @DravekMusic
    @DravekMusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Nice and really useful tricks!👌

  • @gustavosaliola
    @gustavosaliola 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    For this 15 Tricks i just knew 5! So i'm 300% Grateful! Thanks Ben!

  • @rogansayson
    @rogansayson 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    2:53 You can also use the letter U to close. Selected layers then press 'U'.

  • @jmoralesh
    @jmoralesh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The duration between keyframes tip it's so simple and so useful. Black magic.

  • @KhaledSh78
    @KhaledSh78 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    😍🤩😮 After 18 years, most of them are brand new to me.
    Thanks a lot 💙💙💙

  • @GamingSpaceboy
    @GamingSpaceboy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    To hide all properties for all layers I just unselect all layers, done by a quick leftclick on my mouse on anywhere in the layerview or viewport. The doublepress S. This opens and closes all layers scaleproperties.
    I've also mapped the PageUp and PageDown to the "thumbbuttons" on my mouse. This way I can navigate time with ease 😁 no need to take my right hand of the mouse or my left hand out of position. Maybe my best timesaving trick ✌️

  • @mkozlinski
    @mkozlinski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    May gods of animation bless your workstation! Thank! You've just provide me few more years of life and less gray hair!

  • @BenjaminLozano-bs7qj
    @BenjaminLozano-bs7qj 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    0:14 - 1 - Invert layer selection.
    0:23 - 2 -Mask Layer switch.
    0:51 - 3 - Moving shapes with space bar.
    0:56 - 4 - Hold Control + Scroll to enlarge text.
    1:07 - 5 - AE Time stone (Tool reset)
    1:20 - 6 - No commitment mode (Soft tool switcher)
    1:28 - 7 - Children selection.
    2:00 - 8 - Child inherits Parent property
    2:20 - 9 - Effect Detox (Remove all effects)
    2:32 - 10 - Show and hide all properties. First Select all by pressing Control + A, then Control + `
    2:57 - 11 - Advanced marker (Pro Marker Labelling)
    3:12 - 12 - Expression duplication (Duplicates selected expressions text)
    3:25 - 13 - Mr Robot Tab (tabs expression text)
    3:35 - 14 - Project: Crab_Claw (New folder shortcut)
    3:45 - 15 - DBZ duration scanner (Duration between 2 key frames)

  • @sabandija119
    @sabandija119 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Someone has been reading the Ae manual.😉 Great video btw, new shortcuts added to my list, thanks!

  • @m.a8735
    @m.a8735 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I gasped at the Alt+* to add marker with opened dialog box, you have noooo idea how much I use this feature and double clicking it every time was really starting to annoy me 😄
    Also pressing letters to switch between mask modes is a true gem because I use them a lot too! Thank you!

  • @OmniPeasant
    @OmniPeasant 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite Ben tip is still "name layers" :)

    • @deadneck13
      @deadneck13 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      BECAUSEWEALWAYSLABELOURLAYERS is something that runs through my head when working a lot. Though not always as often as I'd like it to.

  • @raphaelmelo
    @raphaelmelo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I liked so much this video, then I came and saw all this coments with tricks & tips, WOW, this was absolutelly GREAT!

  • @majkCZplay
    @majkCZplay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    More and more tips and still not enough of what AE can do. Ben you are the master. Your videos always help me learn something new.

  • @ChemAAdams
    @ChemAAdams 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    ten year of working with after effects and I knew none of these. you sir, are something else! cheers

  • @momolovic3909
    @momolovic3909 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Select a keyframe, Alt and press arrow ← or → on the keyboard to displace it 1 step on the left or right
    Shift + Alt + ← or → to displace by 10 steps

  • @MagodosFrames
    @MagodosFrames 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This ''shortcut'' to create folders can be summarized by clicking on the folder icon on the bottom of the pannel. Always worked for me and feels faster once I have to click there anyways.

  • @bobbihansel
    @bobbihansel 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I worship the ground you walk on, once again you have made my day-to-day life so much easier! Thank you Ben!

  • @ugoskates
    @ugoskates 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Never knew you could add comments to an AE layer. Niceee!

  • @MartinNeyru
    @MartinNeyru 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I watch almost all of your videos, even if I don't do motion graphic nor use Ae, the editing is good and your thumbnails are beautiful :)

  • @EmanDeMoan
    @EmanDeMoan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some of these are game changers! Thank you!

  • @jerendraws
    @jerendraws 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Your new style of videos is really spectacular! Keep it up!

  • @studiomiguel
    @studiomiguel 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I really love how you don't have ads in your videos. X-D Also: Nice use of speed lines.

  • @IdleDaydreamer
    @IdleDaydreamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Re tip 5, you can also double-click the 🖐Hand Tool with the Composition window active to reset it's size and position to fit in the window if you've zoomed-in and/or moved it off-centre

    • @AndrewMarston
      @AndrewMarston 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      🧠🧠🧠

    • @SvntHoly
      @SvntHoly 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I recently found a shortcut for that in the keyboard shortcut menu.. but I changed mine to control + 0.. yunno, like photoshop, cuz I somehow couldn’t stop clicking that anytime I wanted the ae window to fit 😂😅... muscle memory

  • @ashleyreid5935
    @ashleyreid5935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Your videos are really kicking it up a notch! I cant see the effort Ben, very nice bud!
    Keep up the fantastic work!

  • @_P3_
    @_P3_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    This 4 minutes are so packed!so, 15th was under my nose all this time? What a shame.

  • @chaardewar
    @chaardewar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Awesome 😎😎😎😎😎 as always ben.

  • @annazbagasrivaldi2825
    @annazbagasrivaldi2825 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    very talented teacher - cheers

  • @EdaliaDayCreative
    @EdaliaDayCreative 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    These tips are amazing! The mask one especially. I think that's just saved me half a year of my life

  • @DarqueSyde66
    @DarqueSyde66 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    #15 was by far the best of them to me!
    This was very well done. Thank you.

  • @simonschu
    @simonschu 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    CMD D for expressions?! Crazy! So useful!

  • @MrLinvis
    @MrLinvis 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    ALT/OPTION + P creates Position keyframe. Same goes to Scale (S), Rotation (R), Opacity (T) and etc.
    Use Cmd/Ctrl + F to search for properties in the selected layer.

  • @xxokata
    @xxokata ปีที่แล้ว

    HOLY SHIT the move shapes with the spacebar is a literal game changer, thankyou. So little but so good

  • @wjakok
    @wjakok ปีที่แล้ว

    Ctrl/Cmd - Double click on pan behind tool: set anchor point in the middle of the layer
    Ctrl/Cmd - Shift - Toggle mask and shape path visibility. (for windows users hard one to use with one hand but there is a way :P: pinky on Ctrl - ring finger on shift - thumb on H)

  • @JGAbstract
    @JGAbstract 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Just started your motion practice course two days ago!

  • @trashbenny
    @trashbenny 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    My favourite most used shortcut, although custom, is "1" to "Toggle Switches/Modes" in the layer panel.
    Or the tilde key to fit comp to screen.

    • @bendixtrinity
      @bendixtrinity ปีที่แล้ว

      are you using windows? because I also use tilde for fit (option/alt + ` specifically) on windows but it doesnt work on m2max.
      actually fit and fit100 doesnt work on mac if you rebind them.

    • @trashbenny
      @trashbenny ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bendixtrinity I'm on windows, yeah.

  • @TimKurkoski
    @TimKurkoski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Clicking and dragging on a color swatch in the Timeline panel will change the color without using the eyedropper or opening the color picker dialog. Holding Cmd/CTRL or Shift will increase or decrease the drag speed. (Victoria and I just rediscovered this yesterday.)

    • @AndrewMarston
      @AndrewMarston 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      For those that don't know, Tim is on the After Effects team. There are few people who know more about the program than him.

    • @TimKurkoski
      @TimKurkoski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndrewMarston There are a few, and I work with most of them. 😉

  • @VentureAddicts
    @VentureAddicts 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ooo that last one got me

  • @zitroooz
    @zitroooz ปีที่แล้ว

    Neat thing about holding space when working with shapes, you can do it with path points too, even when you're draging the bezier points!

  • @citrustrail
    @citrustrail 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Great tips, thank you. And thank you for allowing these techniques to know what it's like to feel joy.

  • @FTFEOfficial
    @FTFEOfficial 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Amazing
    Could you do a general shortcut video?

  • @andreas_triant
    @andreas_triant 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love how this program never ends

  • @bencz
    @bencz ปีที่แล้ว

    - When you're writing down an expressions, If you hold down ALT while pickwhipwing the property you want, it'll reference it's Index instead of the name as string, saving you 0.01ms of processing (not really tested it) , as strings are heavier than integer values to process, that's a fact :)
    - With the mouse on the Effect Controls, hold down ALT and press the property to automatically add a Keyframe on the timeline, it's very useful if you want to add an additional key without having to dig into the timeline

  • @TimKurkoski
    @TimKurkoski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Double-clicking on the Shape tools in the toolbar will create a new shape layer with that shape, same size as the comp.
    NEW in recent versions: holding Shift + double-click will constrain the size to 1:1. You get a circle, square, etc. at max possible size instead of an ellipse or rectangle.

  • @asplashofbloodmedia
    @asplashofbloodmedia 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    i will def be training my brain with these. super useful. TY!!!

  • @dacugna567
    @dacugna567 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    What an absolute legend! Been working on after effects every day for the past 3 years and didn't know any of this ahahah
    Thank you Ben ❤❤❤

  • @dxdelvin
    @dxdelvin 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    WOW MAN, thanks for the lovely information which was needed

  • @Andrian_az
    @Andrian_az ปีที่แล้ว +1

    click the audio layer + click L 2 times in the keyboard
    to show the audio waveform

  • @Totorus
    @Totorus 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Awesome, great tips!!!... Thanks for sharing!!!

  • @simoneblax
    @simoneblax ปีที่แล้ว

    You think you know every dirty secret, till Ben speaks. Great job man!

  • @shreddator5636
    @shreddator5636 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Double clicking any Effect from the Effects control panel with instantly reveal that effect in you timeline. You can also alt click on any property from the Effects control panel to add keyframes.

  • @camerastooge
    @camerastooge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I'm actually pleased with myself, being fairly n00b, for knowing one of these shortcuts! (Shft+Ctrl+Alt+N for creating a new folder in the project panel.) Another one that I use all the time (probably not a secret one tho) is Alt+\ to create a new comp from an element. The great thing is that it keeps the properties of the clip, including the starting timecode!

    • @AndrewMarston
      @AndrewMarston 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Whaaaaat!? I never knew about Alt+\ until now . Thanks for sharing!

    • @camerastooge
      @camerastooge 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@AndrewMarston You're welcome!

  • @ranza91
    @ranza91 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Holy Damn! These are some nice tricks you got here!

  • @obv_design9310
    @obv_design9310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Insane! Thank you, Ben!!!

  • @dirkbarrozo
    @dirkbarrozo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    This is a life saver!

  • @DaleBoyce2012
    @DaleBoyce2012 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Shift Pickwhip is gold!!!

  • @GerryRufman1
    @GerryRufman1 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mindblowed emoji just wouldn’t describe it. Thanks so Ben.

  • @Necrossauro
    @Necrossauro 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    You know how when you need to replace a layer in the timeline with something in your project panel, you need to hold ALT and drag it to the layer?
    Forget that! Use CTRL + ALT + / and say goodbye to the dragging days

    • @blanquitito
      @blanquitito 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      so useful, thanks a lot. i hated the dragging..

    • @furyzenblade3558
      @furyzenblade3558 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      wait what does it do exactly?

    • @JoseSanchezPepin
      @JoseSanchezPepin 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Necrossauro you are a legend!!! I do replace comps a lot, this is so good.

  • @banggogh2301
    @banggogh2301 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    keep up the great job. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge and expertise with us.

  • @tonytrandesignYT
    @tonytrandesignYT 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Get Ye' Tip timestamp 'ere (non-official name)
    ---
    0:14 - 1 - Psych! Selection (invert method)
    0:23 - 2 - N-A-S-I-L-D-F-Switch-a-roo (Mask Layer switch)
    0:51 - 3 - New Shape here - wait, little to the right (Position change)
    0:56 - 4 - Easy mode for the eyes (Temporary Expression text increase)
    1:07 - 5 - AE Time stone (Tool reset)
    1:20 - 6 - No commitment mode (Soft tool switcher)
    1:28 - 7 - Where are my children? (Children selection)
    1:37 - ? - Not a promotion about a very good course... or is it? who knows?
    2:00 - 8 - Found my children (Child inherits Parent property)
    2:20 - 9 - Effect Detox (Remove all effects)
    2:32 - 10 - "Now you see me, Now you don't 5" (Show and hide all properties)
    2:57 - 11 - Advanced marker (Pro Marker Labelling)
    3:12 - 12 - Expression duplication (Duplicates selected expressions text)
    3:25 - 13 - Mr Robot Tab (tabs expression text)
    3:35 - 14 - Project: Crab_Claw (New folder shortcut)
    3:45 - 15 - DBZ duration scanner (Duration between 2 key frames)
    ---
    Okay Byeeeeeeee~

  • @reabo
    @reabo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Some tips i actually didn't know! Thanks!

  • @Jupaerian
    @Jupaerian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    omg #15 its such a timesaver!!

  • @MAGreN25potter
    @MAGreN25potter 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    double s for solo selected properties, and shift+esc fo return to previously comp

  • @mrcego1309
    @mrcego1309 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Very useful!! thanks ben

  • @FactorTrace
    @FactorTrace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    And I thought I have been using after effects efficiently...
    PS. To collapse all layer properties I just hit F5 + U. F5 to deselect all layers, and U to collapse them, other than that, supreme tips Ben!

    • @MegaSparksss
      @MegaSparksss 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Is it okay if i add a lil extra to ur tip?? The U hotkey will only display properties with keyframes attached to them

    • @FactorTrace
      @FactorTrace 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MegaSparksss Oh I didn't know about that, thanks for the addition

  • @fernandobearly4497
    @fernandobearly4497 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been working using AE for over 5 years, and this just blew my f*ckn' mind

  • @jeroendonker
    @jeroendonker 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    16 Holding SHIFT when double clicking on a shape tool like ellipse or rectangle, a circle or square is drawn, saving the step of twirling open the path in the contents of the shape layer to adjust height of width for the same result.