Display Active Layer Name – After Effects Expression

Use this script on a Text Layer to show the active layer name. txt = “”; for (j = 1; j <= thisComp.numLayers; j++){ if (j == index) continue; L = thisComp.layer(j); if (! (L.hasVideo && L.active)) continue; if (time >= L.inPoint && time < L.outPoint){ try{ txt = L.source.name; }catch(err1){ txt = L.name }
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Inertial Bounce Expression For After Effects

Inertial Bounce Expression This inertial bounce expression for Adobe After Effects will help your animations, like text, to bounce more organically, with will take out the robotic look of your motion graphics. Just copy this text and paste the expression on the stopwatch icon on any parameter you want to apply. I usually use it
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Pseudo 3d Motion Tracking in After eEffects

Quick guide for motion tracking in 2.5D 3d space and apply it to a 3D camera in after effects This is one of the most common things in post, and here you have a quick guide. You will track it as a 2d shot, but all the objects in you add will follow the camera
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