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I use Flow [link] for keyframe easing; I think it allows you to input CSS-style easings directly.
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Sure, you can find Jeff’s scripts here:
http://www.redefinery.com/ae/rd_scripts/And Kinda Sorta is also available here:
https://aescripts.com/rd-kinda-sorta/And I love that Jeff does this: he doesn’t charge for his scripts, but he’s doing #devforacause. From his site:
In lieu of thanks, consider donating to a charity important to you. If my scripts save you time, maybe pass the savings onto organizations doing good work. I’d love to hear how you’re paying it forward. #devforacause
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I would do the prep work in Illustrator, where it’s a lot easier to see what you’re doing.
When you import .AI files into Ae, you have the option of importing as a composition. Each layer in Illustrator will be a layer in After Effects, and if there are multiple shapes in the same layer in Ai, they’ll be smushed together into a single layer in Ae.
To get everything you need on its own layer in Ai, you use “Release to Layers (Sequence)” and then re-arrange a little bit:
https://www.shutterstock.com/blog/importing-illustrator-files-into-after-effectsIf you’re going to be doing a lot of Ai-to-Ae work, you might appreciate Overlord:
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Unfortunately, Ae can’t link to AEPs, and the only plugin I know of that attempted to do this was not especially reliable and has been discontinued.
If you did your final assemblies in Premiere, you could use Dynamic Link to pull the intro comp into Premiere. This would remain live, so updates to the AEP would be immediately reflected in your Pr timeline.
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3D Stroke might be a good contender, too, with a lot of post-processing.
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There are two types of graphs in the Ae graph editor. You’re probably used to the value graph, which shows the value of the property on the Y axis against time on the X axis. This is called the speed graph, and it shows the rate of change of the value of the property on the Y axis against time on the X axis.
Value graph shows you how the value itself is changing over time; the speed graph shows you how its speed is changing over time.
Here’s the official documentation:
https://helpx.adobe.com/in/after-effects/user-guide.html/in/after-effects/using/speed.ug.htmlAnd here’s a very nice explanation from School of Motion:
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Assuming you have a Fill in each group in the shape layer, I’d add an expression to each Fill so they each display a random brightness value from black [0,0,0] to white [1,1,1]. Then I’d use a Colorama effect on the layer (with Interpolate Palette set to Off!) to force the windows to your specific palette.
You can use an expression like this:
// use seedRandom to generate a "timeless" value
seedRandom(1, true);
// pick a random number between 0 and 1
var x = random();
// put that same random number into the red, blue and green channels
// to give us a brightness value. Keep alpha full!
[x,x,x,1]I’ve attached a sample project that shows how it all works together. Please ask questions if anything isn’t clear!
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If you right-click a keyframe (or a group of keyframes), you can select “Toggle hold keyframe.” This holds the property’s value constant until the next keyframe, where it will instantaneously switch instead of smoothly tweening.
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I put together a quick sample project that shows how this works.
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I think you should use an Essential Graphics workflow to build a re-useable “Weather Icon” comp. With Essential Graphics, you can make that drop-down selector a property of the comp that can be modified and keyframed independently for each instance when it’s used in other comps.
Check out the docs here:
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/user-guide.html/after-effects/using/creating-motion-graphics-templates.ug.html
