The 3 After Effects Expressions You Didn't Know You Needed

Опубликовано: 30 Май 2026
на канале: Plainly
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Summary ⤵️
This video is about 3 After Effects expressions that almost feel like cheating. Procedural line animations - zigzag and sine wave paths generated entirely with code, zero keyframes. A Matrix-style digital rain effect with numbers and random letters. And the classic DVD screensaver bounce, straight out of 2005. All built with expressions in After Effects, all available in our free expressions library.
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Chapters
0:00 Procedural Lines
1:52 Matrix-style Digital Rain
3:15 DVD Screensaver

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💻 Expressions
Procedural zigzag line - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/after-e...
Procedural sine wave line - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/after-e...
Tapered wave line - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/after-e...
Matrix-style binary numbers - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/after-e...
Matrix-style random letters - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/after-e...
DVD screensaver - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/after-e...

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⭐️ Free resources
Decoded Newsletter (weekly news for creatives) - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/decoded...
10 Responsive Text Rigs for After Effects Templates - https://www.plainlyvideos.com/rigs/10...

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