Quick Tips and Shortcuts for After Effects - Vol 1
I wanted to share some tips and shortcuts that have improved my workflow over the years.
I would love to hear your tips on how to work faster and be more productive in After Effects.
Hope you find this useful. Any comments and feedback are appreciated.
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SHORTCUTS
Keyframe velocity: Ctrl + Shift + k
Snap layer to start: Alt + Home
Snap layer to end: Alt + End
Offset layer forward: Alt + Page Up
Offset layer back: Alt + Page Down
Snap to layer start: I
Snap to layer end: O
Shift layer up: Ctrl + Alt + Up
Shift layer down: Ctrl + Alt + Down
Select layers up: Ctrl + Shift + Up
Select layers down: Ctrl + Shift + Down
Zoom in: , (Comma)
Zoom out: . (Dot)
Half resolution: Ctrl + Shift + j
Quarter resolution: Ctrl + Shift + Alt +j
Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:10 Pan around
00:48 Quick select mask
01:13 Full screen panels
01:45 Select label group
02:24 Alternate time display
02:58 Shortcut - Quick easings
05:00 Shortcut - Quick select layers
05:31 Shortcut - Snap to beginning/end
06:04 Shortcut - Offset layers in time
06:26 Shortcut - Go to layer In/out point
06:40 Shortcut - Change layer order
07:18 Custom Shortcuts
08:25 Zoom in/out and Change resolution
09:16 End-ish
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