Uploaded March 2021 | Updated September 2026, 3 minutes ago

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Here are 21 little morsels of truth that will make you a better motion designer.
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0:00 - Intro
0:44 - Optimize After Effects
1:37 - Faster Previews
2:12 - Pre Render
4:00 - Learn dem shortcuts
4:55 - Switch/modes toggle
5:45 - Asset Management
6:00 - Select Shapes with CTRL (CMD)
6:42 - Finer CTRL
7:10 - Sample Audio with CTRL
8:37 - Ease Copy
9:18 - Flow
9:52 - Mister Horse's Anchor Point Mover
11:04 - Universal Audio
11:34 - Boxcam
12:57 - Video descriptions damnit!
13:38 - Envato Elements
14:22 - Free Project file downloads
15:33 - Template EXTENSIONS ( I know I spelt it wrong)
16:46 - Move motion Path
18:04 - Take Shape

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