Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Throwback to an old tutorial about blurring a shape layer without using a blur effect
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Throwback to an old tutorial about blurring a shape layer without using a blur effect
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![Dots and Lines (tell me a better name)
Help me come up with a better name. Dots and Lines? thats amateur hour. there has to be a better name to call this effect.
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on Text Source
try{
tPath=mask(Mask 1).maskPath;
T=text.sourceText+r;
T.repeat(tPath.points().length);
}catch(err){
value;
}
Expression Selector
try{
tPath=mask(Mask 1).maskPath;
tPoints = tPath.points()[textIndex-1];
[tPoints[0]/text.animator(Dot Pos).property.position[0],tPoints[1]/text.animator(Dot Pos).property.position[1],0]*100;
}catch(err){
value;
}
#aftereffects #motiongraphics #vfx #videoediting #adobeaftereffects #tutorial #aftereffectstips #aftereffectstutorials Dots and Lines (tell me a better name)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vj_7Jj2E6Pk/mqdefault.jpg)


![After Effects expression selectors for springy text
IM BACK!!! Im rusty, so go easy on me. learn to create a procedural automatic springy text, its pretty cool and youll learn a bit how the expression selectors work for text animations in After Effects.
Here is the main expression. (it wont let me put a greater than or less than sign in the description, so you will need to replace that part. its in the first if statement.
vel = effect(Layer Control)(Layer).transform.position.velocityAtTime(time);
x = Math.abs(vel[0])/10000;
if (vel[0] is less than 0){
nullPos = effect(Layer Control)(Layer).transform.position.valueAtTime(time-((textIndex-1)/24)*x);
}
else{
nullPos = effect(Layer Control)(Layer).transform.position.valueAtTime(time-((textTotal-(textIndex-1))/24)*x);
}
[nullPos[0]*(100/thisComp.width),nullPos[1]*(100/thisComp.height)]
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![How to keep the mosaic effect always square in After Effects
If youve ever used the mosaic effect in after effects, Im 99% sure youve encountered this problem. you want it square, but its not. This quick 4.5 minute tutorial will show you how to do it. using some simple expressions.
THE EXPRESSION
h=thisLayer.height*(thisLayer.scale[1]/100);
w=thisLayer.width*(thisLayer.scale[0]/100);
effect(Mosaic)(Horizontal Blocks)*(h/w)
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![Scrolling hacker text for FUI in After Effects
learn how to Create this scrolling hacker text for any FUI (fictional user interface) or for any project really, some cool tricks in this one. Also, check out these products im reviewing, and let me know if you have any questions you want me to go over.
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And here is the hacker text site I used.
http://hackertyper.net
Here is the expression.
pLine=this.sourceRectAtTime(time).height;
scaler=transform.scale[1]/100;
value-[0,pLine*scaler] For awesome tools and plugins for After Effects, go to https://elementsupply.co
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