Animation Composer: The Best Helper for After Effects
Animation Composer 3 is one of the most useful plugins for After Effects. Even the free version saves a huge amount of time: ready-made fade-in and fade-out animations, icon and text effects, and convenient tools for working with anchor points and curves. I'll cover everything in detail, from installation to advanced tools.
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Timecodes:
00:00 — Introduction. What is Animation Composer and why it's a must-have plugin for After Effects
00:31 — Download Animation Composer 3, install MrHorse Product Manager
01:08 — Where is the plugin located in After Effects. Panel Overview
01:42 — First Use. Icon Animation — Bounce In via Starter Presets
02:29 — Adding a Fade-In. Selecting an Out Animation, Understanding Browser and Edit Modes
03:14 — How to Edit Animation Timing Using Markers and Expression
04:27 — A Quick Way to Speed Up Animation: Simply Trim the End of a Layer
04:52 — Animation Composer Control Panel: Shift Transition, Position, Angle, Bounce Amount
05:54 — Preset Library Overview: Transitions, Text Animations, Effects, Icons
06:35 — Effects — Looping Animations for Layers. Applying and Adjusting the Frequency
07:14 — Start In / End Out for Effects via Add Marker — Animation Appears and Disappears Based on Markers
07:57 — Time Saving: Animation in 15 Seconds Instead of 15 Minutes
08:44 — Animating Text Layers — From Start and From End, letter and line fading
09:07 — Text Effects. Changing Text via Source Text and Markers
10:45 — Anchor Point Mover — Quickly move the anchor point to any corner or center
11:18 — Keyframe Wingman — Conveniently manage the keyframe speed graph
13:19 — Transition Shifter — Fading in multiple layers sequentially, in ascending order, or randomly
16:03 — Layer Selection in the Animation Composer panel — Stagger and Stagger Randomly directly from the plugin
16:18 — Summary and Conclusion. Why Animation Composer is an Indispensable Tool
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