26 Useful Tricks in After Effects You May Not Know About - Part 4 of 5

[@WolfGodwin]

This is the best series! I started learning AE six months ago in order to apply for a job as a video editor. I had never used it prior and the first video in this series was a huge advantage to watch as a beginner. Needless to say, I landed the job, and I will certainly keep watching. Thanks!

[@ukramedia]

WOW!! You just made my day. I stayed up till like 4 am to record this tutorial and I still had to get up to go to work. Comments like yours motivate me to create more tutorials. Thanks for your kind words and I'm so excited that I was able to help you.

[@Senya4P]

Awesome! Setting keyframes and controlling properties with the shortcuts - i wonder why no one metntioned about this brilliant ability before. Thank you!

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Dadya! Keyboard shortcuts are amazing!

[@newtonbeats1212]

Rad stuff as always. Learn something new every time mate! Cheers!

[@ukramedia]

I'm always glad to hear comments like yours! It adds fuel to my fire! Thanks!

[@CTSCAPER]

So I've figured out how to crop to a region of interest. Besides Ctrl + Z how to I remove the region of interest?

[@NLENinjaEffects]

Awesome job as always, Sergei!

[@ukramedia]

As always, THANK YOU!

[@nikolaiarchie5958]

Pro trick: you can watch series at kaldroStream. Been using it for watching lots of of movies during the lockdown.

[@reignmicah1119]

@Nikolai Archie definitely, I have been using kaldrostream for since december myself =)

[@raivojutans]

All videos are very useful and truly helpful! Without undue (лишних) words! I’m exited! : ) Great stuff for beginners and advanced! It’s находка!

[@mrpixelbot498]

29:00 one thing about reusing a Null - is that a null when created from the menu is a peculiar solid, while it is set to 0% transparency, you can't make it visible, even if you change the opacity it won't be visible - however if you duplicate the null in a comp or drag it from the Solids folder it looses this feature. It's something I wish the After Effects Engineers could figure out, I love if Nulls retained their properties inside the Solids folder, or when you duplicated a Null.

[@mrpixelbot498]

thank - I've joined up and look forward to sharing thanks

[@rhendir]

Sergei is back ! You are awesome man, I love your tuts

[@ukramedia]

Thanks! Made my day!

[@HaloUnion]

Love these tips. So many useful tricks. More than I can probably remember haha.

[@ukramedia]

:-) Thanks, HaloUnion!

[@CrazyDaisyDublin]

Hi Sergei. Really love your channel, especially your AE tutorials. Is there any chance you could do a tutorial on the camera in After Effects please ? It's an area that really gets me frustrated, but is something that's used all the time and would love to perfect. Thanks !

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Alan! I agree, Camera in AE can be a bit frustrating. I'll keep it in mind next time I'm looking for an idea to do tutorial on.

[@Tekgila]

Superman good tuts!

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Tekgila!

[@Evliveoyuncu]

Hi Sergei! Thanks for the useful tuts. May i ask you something? Whats the easiest way to copy a comp without linking the properties of the main comp. So i can change, lets say text of both comps individually?

[@ukramedia]

I apologize for the late response. There is a plugin that can do that for you. You can find it here: aescripts.com/true-comp-duplicator/.

[@Evliveoyuncu]

ukramedia no worries :) thnks for the reply :)

[@CondePablo]

Nice pro tips! have you any idea how i can make that any keyframe be automatically as a hold key? when i animate a character, first i create the key draws, and the automatic interpolation is disturbing. and have to change it manually every time is a waste of time

[@ukramedia]

Tanks, CondePable! I'm not sure if I know of a way right of the top of my head. I'd have to look into it.

[@CondePablo]

Thanks! the most close is to create a first hold key, the rest would be on hold. but is not the most comfortable way. is there any hotkey to move a keyframe (or selected keys) forward or backward in the timeline? (im animating a character in after for first time, and i cant bealive the complication that i have with the timeline and keyframes. soft like toom boom, tvpaint or flash has shorcuts to add a frame inbetween keys, after not). btw; did you know that if you move on the timeline with control (CMD) you can ear the sound by frame?

[@DIsraelP]

Thanks for this series! I see some black lines appear on top of your timeline, I had the same problem on my laptop. How did you fix it? Thanks!

[@ukramedia]

Actually... I use a laptop as well and I haven't tried fixing it yet. Were you able to fix it?

[@DIsraelP]

It was the Nvidia driver in my case, I had to revert to the driver that came with the system. I was very frustrating though and I still have to check wich newer version of the Nvidia driver doesn't have that problem.

[@ukramedia]

I updated my Nvidia driver last night and it looks like it's fixed. That was annoying and I'm glad to see those lines gone.

[@DIsraelP]

Awesome! Updating Nvidia drivers feels always as a risk for me :/

[@ukramedia]

I agree!

[@RideTravelFun]

Watched all 4 Parts of these videos, thanks! I have a question.. not sure if its possible.. You know how there are AE compositions that take hours to render.. after viewing the output you see a single spelling error, edit the section and render again for hours.. Is there a quicker way to just render that section with the error or something?

[@ahmedashraf9716]

From your friend ..you are awesome man.. i love your tuts and your work keep us up to date with everything .. keep it up the amazing work ...

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Ahmed! I always enjoy hearing from you!

[@markiluc]

how can I do "Control+]" if I do "]" with "Control"?? Thanks

[@ukramedia]

Hold down the Control key on your keyboard and at the same time press ] key.

[@MsCurufinwe]

Thank you so much for these tutorials. I am a total noob when it comes to editing software, so I really appreciate how you use simple terms. You put a lot of effort in these, I can tell because you make it seem effortless! You've made an intimidating monster like AE look more manageable, so, again, THANK YOU. :D

[@ukramedia]

This is probably the best comment I have ever received! Thank you for the kind words! You're the reason why I do what I do!

[@MsCurufinwe]

You are very welcome! And thank you again. :D

[@SnoopTheDog]

So helpful man. Cheers.

[@ukramedia]

Thanks!

[@bobbyponge9919]

Your tutorials are so Awsome thanks for sharing them

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, TopTroll!

[@ppractical]

Loved this episode. FYI - if you wanted to have more precise keyframes from audio, the audio markers exported in BWF (wav) from Audition CC show up as layer markers in AfterEffects.

[@ukramedia]

Oh wow, that's cool! I didn't know that one. Thanks for sharing! You're the best!

[@SCPVIDEOPRODUCTION]

I love these. Thank you. One suggestion can you do these in smaller parts like 5 or 10 tips at a time. Hard to watch 30 minutes of tips and when I have to go back to find them it is a long video to look through.

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Jay! I thought about doing shorter versions, but I feel like more loaded videos get more views. That's how my channel was discovered.

[@Dima_PJ]

This is great! Thanks

[@ukramedia]

Thank YOU!

[@XtremeVisionLtd]

Hi great stuff... Do you have any video tips on smooth ticker tape

[@ukramedia]

This might be a stupid question, but what is ticker tape?

[@zinmarkhaing4881]

Thank you so much for your good job it is useful very much.

[@ukramedia]

Thanks for the kind words! You rock!

[@colorgradingmaster]

Большое спасибо, отличное видео!

[@ukramedia]

Thank you, Alexander!

[@raunar.7036]

Awsome tricks!!! thanks maaaan!

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Rauna!

[@PascalNocquet]

All these videos are so useful and easy to reference, thank you very much! I do have couple of questions .. - I use trick #21 often, but I invariably end up with keys that are BETWEEN frames, is there a way to make sure that doesn't happen? - When the project window is full, how do you extract a file from a folder, without any empty space to drag it to?... Thanks again, keep'em coming!

[@ACA322]

Hi Ukramedia ! *Sorry in advance for my no-native english language* I saw some of your vidoes, your channel is a great goldmine of amazing tools! May I ask you a resquest, I tried some weeks ago to bend a picture of a long palm tree by using his speed information. I used the pins fomr the puppet tool but I can't find the right fonction to apply on those. If you find some ways, it will be great too see it on your next video. Let a comment if you think it's conceivable.

[@lorenzobanfi7910]

Thanks a lot for the tips, they are amazing! For tip n°2 I had problems since I'm on an iMac with a Magic Keyboard (no num pad) and alt+] is not working for me (maybe it's just me). I realized that cmd+shift+d then delete does the same and it's pretty fast.

[@belalarar448]

Thanks Man :)

[@ukramedia]

Thank YOU! I hope you found it useful.

[@moizasif8416]

thank you so much dear

[@Cartterr.]

Really thanks! I use long tima for make videos! but this video help me, Thanks a lot!

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Jose!

your super cool bro! Thanks from Venezuela.

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Kil! I think you're even more super cool!

[@Mr2loveSoul]

Hi there mr. Sergei ! Ultra fantastic tutorials you make ! I have a problem I don't to find any solution for the #2 sequence layer exercices ! i cannot apply that square bracket option for reducing and extending the layers ! I've search as much as I could to enable something so it could work, but nothing so far ! So I'm asking you, cause you look to be computer wizz and/or have deep knowledge in computer in general ! Maybe it doesn't work because of french canadian settings, but I have an english keyboard, so it should work... No ? Anyway peace sir and again your tutorial are WOW ! Seb ;^) ♪

[@901D]

Your my Bible! thank you!!

[@ukramedia]

:-) Thanks, YOUNSUP!

[@maskkottube]

Thanx from Moscow!

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Tim!

[@kloakovalimonada]

Treasure trove as always! Quick question : what's the difference between Pixel Motion Blur and CC Force Motion Blue?

[@maskkottube]

Do you have any tips on how to actually remember all this stuff?) the obvious answer would be to use those every day , but i've been into editing for quite a lot of years and thats my day job but the reality is that any kind of project never involves all the cool tricks every day, usually i'm keying for two weeks in a row, then tracking for weeks, then doing roto or smth else, to the point that i can do it with my eyes closed, but every now and then its a different thing in addition to just editing. So when it comes to doing something again after a month or two, my mind goes completely blank and it takes some time to recall the shortcuts and workarounds, and until i do i'm doing the stuff manually again like in the part when you moved the layers by 4 frames one by one, haha) i tried writing all your tips down, but it ended up in a lot of pages and i couldnt find the ones i needed at the moment anyway) just cant find the way to utilize the knowledge you are kindly sharing with us)

[@ukramedia]

Apply them as you go. Before you start a project, think about the things you'll be doing and see what kind of shortcuts you can use to speed up your workflow. There is also something about teaching others that helps you to remember things better. That's one of the reasons I started this channel. Good luck! Thanks again for watching this tutorial!

[@MichelSatoer]

Nice tips, I knew most things but some of the small things like the alt / shift / ctrl + +/- (scale / rotate by keyboard) makes the video total worth it (for me)! To remove unused solids, instead of selecting al the unused items and delete them, you can also use File => Dependencies => Remove Unused footage. (But it will remove all unused footage)

[@ukramedia]

Thanks, Michel! I knew about the remove unused footage. I just wanted to make a point on how to remove duplicated solids. Thanks again for watching and for your useful feedback!

[@how2ae]

21:41 didn't know that, I use null instead

[@ukramedia]

We all learn something everyday,. Learning is fun! :-)

[@SkeTz100]

Hey Sergei remember me? I was your 10,000th subscriber, dude your 2x as big now, keep it up!

[@ukramedia]

I don't think I'll ever forget you. :-) Thanks for watching my tutorials!!!

[@SkeTz100]

Can't believe you really remembered lmao, I even redesigned my channel. It'd mean so much to me if you'd sub man :)

[@ukramedia]

Subscribed!

[@SkeTz100]

It's been a while since I've talked to you man!

[@ukramedia]

Yes it has. How is life treating you these days?

[@AeBlues]

thank you! this is nerd goodness! BTW at 22:20 you didn't use the shorcut from part 3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/in-1q41miqeibM0 :) guess sometimes one works the way he feels like and not in the fastest way. if you need ideas for part 5 - I got some. thanks again for making this.

[@EnglishRain]

Detail preserving upscale! \m/

[@ukramedia]

:-)

[@wrnrt]

11:05 Kids, remember to turn off your system sounds when recording your screen.

[@simoneblax]

I have a problem with this shortcut> kzbin.info/www/bejne/e4nclKeLbZ5mqtUm37s "Ctrl+Shift+x" to trim the comp to work area. It doesn't work either with the Italian keyboard or with US one. Anyone can solve this hell of a problem? I know I can do "right click" and delete then...but I don't want to give it won!

[@ukramedia]

Hey, Simone! My twin brother Vladimir and I have started a mentoring group on Facebook where you can give and get help. Here is a link to it if you want to join: facebook.com/groups/ukramedia/

[@simoneblax]

I've just sent the request ;)

[@РусланМусин-й5з]

Нихера у него произношение,да?)

[@Aragaki202]

English :) i don't understand ! 😂😂😂

[@ukramedia]

I'm sorry :-(. What language do you speak?

[@Aragaki202]

+ukramedia I'm from Vietnamese :)

[@ukramedia]

Cool! I speak 3 languages, but Vietnamese isn't one of them.

[@Aragaki202]

+ukramedia Do not worry about it , I will try to understand that :)

[@ukramedia]

:-)