Creative COW Roundtable: Introduction to the New After Effects Assistant – AEAI
On August 23, 2026 at 9am PDT/12pm EDT/5pm BST, Join the Creative COW AI in After Effects Roundtable for tips on prompting and problem-solving that…
Tag: after effects expressions
Rolling Number Counter with Expressions – After Effects Tutorial
Learn how to create a spinning odometer-style counter in Adobe After Effects using expressions and precomps. There’s an easy method and a more complicated option,…
Create Realistic Planetary Rings in After Effects | No Plugins Needed!
Tutorial showing how to take advantage of the Advanced 3D Renderer to add a ring to world. You’ll learn how to: • Build a procedural…
Lock Layer Position with Expressions – Stop Accidental Moves!
Tired of accidentally dragging your layers in After Effects when all you wanted to do was adjust an effect? Here’s a quick and easy way…
Easily Format Big Numbers and Currency in After Effects
A quick expression to automatically add separators, decimals and currency symbols when using a text layer. I have seen this problem raised a lot on…
3 Expressions to fade layers for you in After Effects
Breaking down three different ways to control the visibility of layers by adding an expression to the opacity property. All three methods provide you with…
The Text Selector Expression is arguably the most elusive Adobe After Effects Feature and yet it’s its most powerful Text Feature
This blog aims to provide insights and samples into the mystical world of Text Expression Selectors. Readers are assumed to know how to commit to…
Partial Bold Text using After Effects expressions – UPDATED
Now with an improved expression for Per Word Selection Questions asking: “Multiple Text Styles on a Single Text Layer”, “How can I bold inline words?”…
How to prevent Shape Layer anti-aliasing issues in After Effects
After Effects Shape Layer secret everyone should know. Anti-aliasing issues occur when the X and Y sizes of a parametric Shape Layer is an odd…
Ferris Wheel Rotation in After Effects
To animate a Ferris Wheel, start with the cars on separate layers from the wheel shape itself. Then, import your graphic file into After Effects…
