Timeline Showing Frames? Switch to Seconds in After Effects
In this After Effects basics tutorial, you’ll learn how to slow down, speed up, extend, and loop video using Time Remapping — explained simply and clearly for beginners.
If your clip is too short, plays too fast, or stops before your composition ends, this video shows you the correct way to fix it, without plugins or complicated techniques.
This tutorial focuses on fundamentals, so you understand what’s actually happening — not just where to click.
In this video, you’ll learn:
How Time Remapping works in After Effects
How to slow down and speed up video correctly
How to extend a clip when your composition is longer
How to loop video using a simple expression
How to freeze the first or last frame with Time Remapping
Common beginner mistakes and how to avoid them
This video is perfect if you:
are new to After Effects
feel confused by video speed and duration
want clean loops without plugins
want After Effects to feel predictable, not frustrating
🎯 Next step: Keyframes
One of the most important things in After Effects is keyframes.
If you want to understand animation properly and stop guessing,
watch the After Effects Keyframes tutorial for beginners next:
👉 • After Effects Keyframes for Beginners in 4...
👉 Project files: https://drive.google.com/drive/folder...
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