Uploaded September 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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In this tutorial I show you my 5 fave after effects tricks to make yourself a better editor! We learn how to animate marching ants, customizable light flares, light sweeps, Plugin Mixing, and making image and text layers customizable. Also if you need a website, do it through my amazing sponsor Squarespace!! squarespace.com/willcarmack

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00:00 intro
00:21 Gaussian blur Light Flare
02:40 Animated marching Ants
05:10 Plugin Dividing With Masks
07:21 Light Sweeps
08:26 Turn Text & Images into Shape Layers