Top 20 Actually Useful Effects in After Effects

[@aim__freakz8499]

and for all super simple movements in animation: puppet tool

[@BenMarriott]

Especially for puppets :)

[@OmniPeasant]

Holy thing

[@gordo.motion]

Oooh i didn't know about grow bounds, that's so helpful - thank you!

[@MrJoeFuego]

For when you need “mask expansion” but you’re not working on a mask

[@bartmegens]

Me neither… this probably could’ve saved like 3 hours all total in my 10+ years of using After Effects. Thanks Ben!

[@BoogerDad]

Ya this is huge for me. So sick of comping shape layers with alpha

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[@wasistdustin]

I thought so too, especially in combo with bend it, but for some reason it is not working in my projects, although I exactly recreated what Ben showed. Any suggestions?

[@StefanMilo]

this was ridiculously useful

[@vladbogachov0201]

The grow bounds effect is a lifesaver. Thanks a lot, Ben!

[@JamesLee]

Your channel is a gold mine, Ben. I wish I knew about grow bounds much sooner

[@chaocolide]

Imagine commenting on James Lee. You are beautiful.

[@GuyInc0gnit0]

That was the single most informative and useful After Effects video I've ever watched! So many things to improve my workflow stuffed in such short time! THANK YOU!!!

[@Ani]

This video is really really good - great work!

[@CyberedCake]

whoa Animagician! I love your Dream SMP Videos!!!

[@Wesley-pk5de]

The tip on linking the parameters on the Mosaic effect was just....... perfect.

[@adriansemones]

Really appreciate the effort you put into teaching others. You don't have to, but you do. That sharing doesn't go unnoticed.

[@evilman5696]

GROW BOUNDS??? Where has this been my whole life. Thanks for growing my knowledge Ben!

[@thedailyhappening416]

Hi, You sir is a goldmine, I've been motion designing for 3 years now, but, up until last year, I wasn't trying to improve my work. I gotta admit, I have been learning now for a few months and in the process, I've found your channel, Well I found it a while ago but, didn't know you did motion tutorials because that fiver video got me here then, and I thought you were one of those clickbait guys. Anyway, For some effects I've found your videos then I clicked on your name and what did I find? A goldmine of things nobody wants to share, Here is thing, people share knowledge on youtube but, skilled people don't have time to do that so we don't get advanced effects or tutorials that much just basic ones. But, One thing is for certain you are a genuine helper, you shared something that a great motion designer or design studio wants to keep secret. Simple things that without great minds ordinary people like me wouldn't be able to do. So for that, I thank you. Another way I can tell you are a genuine helper is that you refer to good resources like the School of motion or anything that has great value even though you have your own course. Thank you again and keep sharing the knowledge and keep your skills sharp as always.

[@mimasweets]

I literally gasped with Transform. I've pre composed so many times for that!

[@MLGaeming]

If you wanna do 5:36 for other aspect ratios or resolutions, just replace the *0.56 part with /(width/height). For example, 1920x1080 would be /(1920/1080).

[@H3Vtux]

"Grow bounds" does not work for some effects especially plugins. Another solution to achieve the same result is to add repetile above the effect in question, and then set the tiling mode to NONE, then increse the edges as needed.

[@JakeInMotion]

It's like Effects of After Effects at 100x speed. ⏩

[@chaardewar]

Thanks ben. One of the most informative video on KZbin

[@BenMarriott]

Thanks so much! That's high praise indeed :)

[@houssamalucad753]

Already know almost half of these but the ones I didn't know seem extremely useful! Thank you

[@minninova9811]

My God this is an incredible video. I just discovered it today but I can tell I'm gonna refer back to it a lot. Thanks so much.

[@yangqi]

i’ve been looking for cc ball action for so long!

[@kikon78]

I'm in love with how easy and understandable you all make Ben!

[@imran7TW]

that echo effect is so cool, i should try it on some footage for sure

[@busnut33]

Aw man! Thanks for that Grow Bounds tip! I always wondered if there was a way to fix that Bend it pixel problem.

[@hesperishere]

u r severely underrated.

[@Gothorella]

thank you!!!

[@austinswain]

Favoriting simply for Grow Bounds. Amazing Ben, you have taught me so much. Thanks for everything!

[@KesAgnew]

Super useful! Learn a lot of tips I never even heard of, really appreciate it!

[@sandyleung3402]

This is ridiculous how useful it is holy

[@oldtimesong]

You are an angel, thank you!!

[@DragunnitumGaming]

basically EVERYTHING i wanted to learn! all packed in one neat video! thank you!

[@ryanrockers]

You can't give this stuff away for free Ben, now everyone knows. Thanks bud

[@yameenkhattak523]

That echo was Awesome!

[@bananabike279]

So many good and useful effects, thank you for sharing these!! The mesh ones and Bend It effect look perfect for some cartoony rubberhose antics

[@MehdiH1976]

Graet tips for better work flow!! I enjoy all your videos...

[@YoIomaster]

By far the best after effects guru on YT! good job my man!

[@JUSTINBUISSON]

Thank you so much!

[@DaConly]

Such a great video! Thank you for sharing all the great tips💯

[@jinkim96]

Wow this video was SO GOOD! Thank you so much

[@the_videomatic]

Great speedy tutorials!

[@bobbihansel]

You are such a legend Ben

[@MrJoegebel]

thanks Ben for sharing all this tips to the community. This teach a lot: learning something new and don’t keep anything from yourself...ALWAYS SHARE AND GROW TOGETHER!

[@PFINNEY]

Super helpful thank you! I didn't realize making a timecode was so easy

[@BrownZak]

I was really needing that perspective guide, thank you

[@yangqi]

grow bounds is so useful. thanks!

[@DarkSpaceStudios]

Grow bounds changes....everything. lol I was just complaining about this to myself a few days ago.

[@purplelight2947]

Great list! thank you

[@elbudeishon]

great "back to basics" to create maaaany things about this content :D

[@rouszdel]

Superb as always, thank you!!

[@RickySway]

you blew my mind! 7 years into after effects and this info is going to make me rethink layering all over again! thanks :)

[@SoundItOutFilms]

So so so great, thank you!

[@AxelOil]

So much useful information! thanks

[@ramlipad]

Literally I’m gonna need this for my Instagram edits

[@Miizumelon]

there was soo much i didnt even know! this video helped me alot

[@Kn1ghtvalorantfurlife]

thank you so much dude! it really helps me out!!

[@poptivist]

"just have a lot of fun animating the album covers for your ska band" got me

[@ZaphiraXC]

i know i'm late for this video, but thank you for this, now i can become an even better animator!

[@alexplaysplaysplays]

LEGEND! Thanks Ben

[@GATMachine]

GROW BOUNDS! Damn, wish I knew that sooner

[@GATMachine]

Transform! Damn, Wish I knew that sooner

This was great! Happy New Year!

[@ahmedsuleiman1130]

Ben, after a year, this is still a gem that every motion designer must know. You did a great job here and for many of us out there trying to master After Effects like you, Jake, Eran Stern etc. God bless, buddy.

[@Danidoodle]

I always love your videos so much. Keep the great content comin and thanks so much for all your hard work!

[@muhammadubair5305]

Most informative video about after effects that I have seen till now.

[@TheLightningPirate]

just what I needed right now

[@OmniPeasant]

Thank you!

[@BenMarriott]

oh thank you!

[@shaan5357]

This is amazing video video really helpful.... I want more like this. Please

[@dirty47]

Mr. Marriott, you are an asset to mankind.

[@shilstone_arts]

These are some of the more helpful videos on KZbin. Creating generalist videos is a great way to just get a quick snippet of the capabilities of the program. Been working in AE for 8 years and still learned a lot. Thanks Ben and happy new year!

[@PratikParija]

Surprisingly I didn't know some of these. Thanks for another great video!

[@RickyMartinVideos]

I wish I could hit the like button multiple times for this one 👌

[@ldeming]

Power Pin is so much better than the normal AE Corner Pin that I don't even know why they keep the inferior effect. In addition to being able to selectively grow or shrink the individual edges of the pinned layer, a huge advantage of Power Pin is that it can actually be affected by motion blur... so you're better off linking the corner pin export from Mocha to a Power Pin rather than using Mocha's weird attempt at cheating in motion blur where it adds transforms to a regular corner pin. Power Pin also works with continuous rasterization better than Corner Pin, allowing you to precomp something that goes outside the bounds of a composition and properly pin it. Very useful for a lot of stuff. My other favorite effect not mentioned here is Light Sweep. It's a bit more versatile than the typical gradient and great for everything from creating and "airbrushed metallic" effect on text to reflections on screens to selectively applying on edges to "re-light" things in comps. It's also great for plugging into a Lens Blur to get a tilt-shift focus effect.

[@treffensaintjohnllc2913]

Awesome tutorial!

[@cupofbeer]

this is amazingly very useful

[@mrCetus]

Adobe might have a ton of issues but at the end of the day I really enjoy using AE. It's a great piece of software

[@EthanFilms]

Are you also the chitus above this comment? Lol

[@yorkshi2945]

Thanks For compiling these tips Ben! Always good to refresh our AE muscle memory

[@sunaclaire]

these are the effects that i've been looking for, thank you!

[@chrispysaid]

You're the only person I can think of whose logo has a butt and this automatically makes you better than anyone else.

[@Ali02Berry]

This was soooo helpful! I was wondering what effect can be useful for my project. And now I know that it is Bezier Warp🙏🏻

[@JeremyTuberVideo]

Thank you for the CC Power Pin tip! I've never mapped a computer screen on an existing clip, but it was easy (just had to add keyframes as the perspective changed).

[@RaoniLima43]

What a bloody useful video, I'm gonna have this on loop while I work tomorrow haha!! Thanks Ben you legend!

[@mohammedgadi8716]

Alternate title “ let me tell you about the Grow bounds effect amongst some other effects”,, thank youuuuu

[@bhavana01123]

Ben, well Happy New Year to You Too!!! This was an all killa' no filla' tut. Useful, terrific and timely. Thanks.

[@labrow]

Really good stuff in here

[@17thirty72]

The most useful after effects tutorial channel ever

[@passion_proh-jects]

Thank you for these

[@samdixon3291]

I love you Ben Marriott

[@theoristlabs]

Ben, you are an absolute champion.

[@ElEustis]

So concise and valuable! Kudos to you, sir!

[@styxx576]

absolutely useful, thank you so much! 👏

[@robowiks747]

you are my hero

[@rumputpng]

this video is what i looking for

[@thevonmunchies9213]

Wow that was so informative! Thank you!

[@AlegreFranz]

great video Ben, thanks and happy holidays!

[@arturor5205]

So cool. thank you.

[@dorotheory]

That was great, thank You Ben!!!✨

[@ben_grubb]

Great video. I use a lot of these already (especially Roughen Edges but the little tip of adding to instances was very helpful!) but definitely picked up a few new ideas. Thanks!

[@Guus]

This video was amazing!! Please make more parts

[@just.do.something]

Brilliant! Thanks, Ben!

[@victormartin2534]

thanks Ben, always the best quality!

[@karinkaras4380]

Such a great video Ben, thank you!!

[@brandonkalyan]

Amazing and super helpful

[@Big_buyz_trading]

Really Awesome 😍❣️😍❣️