16 Useful Expressions in After Effects - Part 1 of 2

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In this tutorial, I want to shine the light on Expressions. It's amazing how far a simple line of text can take you. Unfortunately, many of us still fear expressions. I want to change that by showing you simple expressions you can use daily. They are easy to remember and quick to execute. Give this tutorial a try and you'll be amazed by the simplicity of these expressions. I hope you enjoy it!
16 Useful Expressions in After Effects:
01. 00:14 Value
02. 02:11 Layer Index
03. 04:17 Time
04. 05:14 valueAtTime()
05. 06:59 sourceRectAtTime()
06. 09:28 loopIN() & loopOUT()
07. 11:33 ease() & linear()
08. 13:41 clamp()
09. 15:13 toComp() & toWorld()
10. 17:49 wiggle()
11. 18:22 if/else
12. 19:59 length()
13. 23:11 Math.abs()
14. 24:35 Math.round()
15. 25:22 random()
16. 26:18 Math.min() & Math.max()
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  • @Jsonn
    @Jsonn5 жыл бұрын

    as an aspiring and sort of beginner graphic designer i find these EXTREMELY useful and helpful for my career. i'm definitely going to use these in one of the promo videos i need to create for a product. thank you so much for showing us these!

  • @khabanex1
    @khabanex17 жыл бұрын

    Great Video! You make things very interesting and I feel like I have to try all of the expressions right away ^^ Looking forward to other videos, keep up the good work.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Frank!

  • @ukramedia
    @ukramedia6 жыл бұрын

    Check out how to create a Modula Lower Third at kzread.info/dash/bejne/c2yJqc-jmciTiqQ.html!

  • @BiPolar_Bear_Music
    @BiPolar_Bear_Music7 жыл бұрын

    I struck gold finding these tutorials ;) I'm not a scripter but these expressions and how you explain them so clearly really got me going. I wan't more. These expressions can be such a time saver as well as making animation more precise.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Bjom! Be sure to watch part 2 where I show 19 More Useful Expressions.

  • @WolfGodwin
    @WolfGodwin7 жыл бұрын

    Brilliant tutorial! This is what I've been waiting for. I knew about expressions but only really copy-pasted them with minimal adjustment. I can already think of a dozen ways to put these to use and make my job easier. Can't wait to see the next videos you post. Also, you mentioned that the If/Else expression had a lot of uses. A video diving deeper into that would be great.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Wolf, I'm glad you found this useful. Thank you for your kind words! Comments like this definitely motivates me to make more tutorials! Doing a tutorial on If/Else is a great idea! Again, Thank YOU!

  • @LyricsSynthesis
    @LyricsSynthesis7 жыл бұрын

    Hello and thanks for the amazing tutorial! I'd like to ask you something, how did you create the 22:50 effect with the length and the linear? Did you make the new tutorial you mentioned? Thanks in advance!

  • @justinepacia4997
    @justinepacia4997 Жыл бұрын

    The most structured and detailed tutorial i ca across until now. Thank you very much!

  • @rodrigopumaa
    @rodrigopumaa Жыл бұрын

    THANK YOU!!! TNice tutorials is such an amazing tutorial. I just got soft soft today and was playing around on it but had no clue how to really use it.

  • @RemoFiore
    @RemoFiore7 жыл бұрын

    Great Tutorial, found this really usefull, I've been trying to get my head around expressions for a few weeks now and this came just at the right time.. Thanks

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Remo! I'm glad you found it useful

  • @qmagix
    @qmagix7 жыл бұрын

    Much appreciated! One of the best KZread channels for Ae.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thanks, Qmagix!

  • @nathitappan
    @nathitappan Жыл бұрын

    So great! Thanks for the quick run down on these. On to Part 2 now.

  • @tarikvelioglu1907
    @tarikvelioglu1907 Жыл бұрын

    It's so pleasing. The setuping and mastering softs amazing.

  • @Tomary
    @Tomary7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for your tutorials, you helped me a lot on my journy to becoming an VFX-artist :)

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I'm glad you found my tutorials useful!

  • @BamisYT

    @BamisYT

    3 жыл бұрын

    absoluter ehrenmann

  • @ASimpleSample
    @ASimpleSample7 жыл бұрын

    Just found your channel. Amazing tutorial man!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, ASimpleSample!

  • @bindasinghchandel8510
    @bindasinghchandel8510 Жыл бұрын

    i've been ssing around on a friends soft soft for years, finally bought it. I found your videos and instantly subscribed and have been

  • @BarefootMediaTV
    @BarefootMediaTV7 жыл бұрын

    looking forward to a tutorial on #12!!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    :-)

  • @bryanwarman

    @bryanwarman

    5 жыл бұрын

    Is the tutorial on the comp in 12 (Length) up yet?

  • @canelamlr
    @canelamlr7 жыл бұрын

    This was great; I had no idea there were so many expressions. It was a lot to remember lol.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, MLRPhoto! You're right, there are a lot of expressions. My goal was to make it easy and fun for people. They aren't as scary as we think.

  • @raquelkiara4792
    @raquelkiara4792 Жыл бұрын

    Hey. Seriously. Thank you. I just downloaded soft and I can CLEARLY see why your vid was recomnded. You're an aweso intro into

  • @ryanruthart581
    @ryanruthart5816 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for this amazing tutorial. I appreciate the pace at which you delivered this knowledge, time to go through all your videos!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU, Ryan! Don't forget to join our free mentoring group on Facebook at ukramedia.com/community. We'd love to see you on there!

  • @farbodparyabzadegan
    @farbodparyabzadegan5 жыл бұрын

    Thank You, Sergei! In the minute 22:45 you showed a project where you told you could develop a future tutorial about it. Did you do it?

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    5 жыл бұрын

    Yes... kind of. I did something very similar. You can see it at this link: kzread.info/dash/bejne/ho6ttdCadZe-mso.html. I hope it helps!

  • @phnmnn5991
    @phnmnn59916 жыл бұрын

    This is information overload

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    Is that good or bad? :-)

  • @marwanouchah2139
    @marwanouchah2139 Жыл бұрын

    Just bought soft soft! So excited to get started!!

  • @Good_ok
    @Good_ok6 жыл бұрын

    Очень полезный урок)

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    Spasibo!!!

  • @tombartley1025
    @tombartley10257 жыл бұрын

    You are a God

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    :-) Thank you for your kind words, Tom! 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/

  • @dimasteraputrahernawan4322
    @dimasteraputrahernawan4322 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you for the Playlist. At least I have lessons being learned in order. Focus guaranteed. Thankyou. Great work Sir. Michael.

  • @PAOMEDJ
    @PAOMEDJ Жыл бұрын

    It really worked for me after I look and try some tutorials, yours is the one that worked. Owe you a lot.

  • @AutoCADimho
    @AutoCADimho6 жыл бұрын

    Серёга лучший!!!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    :-)

  • @eoussama
    @eoussama7 жыл бұрын

    omg the length is so cool

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Oussama, thanks for watching this tutorial!

  • @eoussama

    @eoussama

    7 жыл бұрын

    well, as a youtube channel owner, I can see the effort you put in every single tutorials of yours just by the look on the details and animations you provide, keep it up

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Oussama! I appreciate your kind words!

  • @MUENTERMEDIA
    @MUENTERMEDIA6 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for this useful collection of expressions Sergei! You're great: Not only your knowledge in AE is great but you can also explain very well!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thank you for your kind words!

  • @andimalik1306
    @andimalik1306 Жыл бұрын

    YOU are a live saver. i’ve been losing it trying to find one that works, and this one did. thankyou so much

  • @soranitsoran
    @soranitsoran7 жыл бұрын

    very useful.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Vera!

  • @Nerixyz
    @Nerixyz7 жыл бұрын

    How did you animate the Lower Third? (So that it animates to the Position)

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    I used expressions. :-) That's the short answer. But I'm planning on showing the steps soon.

  • @Nerixyz

    @Nerixyz

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks!

  • @dmoratoprat

    @dmoratoprat

    7 жыл бұрын

    +1

  • @AarronPina

    @AarronPina

    7 жыл бұрын

    Please, do. I need to update our lower thirds packages this month and this would be a real time saver!

  • @tuubeestar1593

    @tuubeestar1593

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yes, PLEASE PLEASE do make that lower thirds tutorial too! (: -this one is great!!

  • @noname8622
    @noname8622 Жыл бұрын

    incredible possibilities to those who master it. I am almost done with my first track, but there is so much more to discover and learn. TNice tutorials

  • @endangpasaman9587
    @endangpasaman95872 жыл бұрын

    TNice tutorials is the best tutorial. Simply explained to a newbie, great job man.

  • @WeLoveBuzzYT
    @WeLoveBuzzYT7 жыл бұрын

    I would use a calculator than using a value 😂

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    :-)

  • @ayayrun2109
    @ayayrun21097 жыл бұрын

    Thank you!! Was just trying to find the simple way to edit expressions, ALT+Click stopwatch, that's all I was looking for and this video answered it in the first 30 secs

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I'm glad it was worth your time. Thank you for watching it, Ayrun Sch!

  • @twicewu5329
    @twicewu5329 Жыл бұрын

    I am brand new to DAW and soft soft - these tutorials are excellent an very helpful to get soone like up and running. Appreciate

  • @fernandoardon3330
    @fernandoardon3330 Жыл бұрын

    firstly I would like to wish you well and to say a huge thank you for uploading these videos as they have been an invaluable resource to

  • @muhammadfarhanadriansyah2954
    @muhammadfarhanadriansyah29542 жыл бұрын

    TNice tutorials was so detailed! Great video for beginners. Thank you!

  • @vergelsapiandante1731
    @vergelsapiandante1731 Жыл бұрын

    Thank u so much, interested in starting so soft during quarintine and just need a place to get started, thx for the support

  • @alexjunior649
    @alexjunior649 Жыл бұрын

    watcNice tutorialng one or two every night, SUPER helpful, cNice tutorialll and clear. Great content, can't wait to watch them all.

  • @funeshix
    @funeshix5 жыл бұрын

    Wow, I didn't know how powerful an expression can be. Thank you for the tutorial.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    5 жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU, funeshix!

  • @jaumem.7456
    @jaumem.74566 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Sergei, expressions are the key to be a professional animator and it's so difficult to find a good tutorial about it!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU, Jaume! I'm currently working on a primium video course on expressions called Expression in Simple English. Prerelease for it will be on March 1st and it will drop on April 16th.

  • @MoonSongVideo
    @MoonSongVideo7 жыл бұрын

    Not only are these incredibly useful, powerful and practical expressions - but you explained them all in such a simple and clear way! Kudos! Glad I found your channel - subscribed.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thank you, Eli Ben Ze'ev! Your comment made my day!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Hey Eli, I created a Private Mentoring Group on Facebook. Here is a link to it if you want to join: facebook.com/groups/ukramedia/.

  • @bitbandit1678
    @bitbandit16787 жыл бұрын

    Great job, I wish all demos/tutorials on KZread were this good.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thanks, Bit Bandit!

  • @AlexCorbett
    @AlexCorbett7 жыл бұрын

    Thank You @ukramedia, for the sourceRectTime expression. I have been wanting to learn this one specificlly for a little while but have found it hard to find a good tutorial.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thank YOU, Alex!

  • @mostafayounes4950
    @mostafayounes49502 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much. I just upgraded from Making Waves, so the concepts are familiar, but tNice tutorials is a whole new world! Look forward to

  • @cosasanimeuwu116
    @cosasanimeuwu116 Жыл бұрын

    Really excited to try this feature out! Amazing work !

  • @giovannyantayhua9280
    @giovannyantayhua9280 Жыл бұрын

    i love you my man, always wanted soft like this! THANKS

  • @clebs1261
    @clebs12617 жыл бұрын

    Amazing tutorial. Useful as hell and perfectly done, many thanks !

  • @kkndesamajasari2856
    @kkndesamajasari2856 Жыл бұрын

    I’ve watched hours of videos and tNice tutorials one is the first that explains it in a way a complete beginner could understand! Great video

  • @hugorezende199
    @hugorezende1994 жыл бұрын

    i didnt was aware about that ideias of using programming logic on customized commands for creating patterns for animations. Very clever and awsome. I still dont know how to use it quite well, but sure it will help for projects with tons of objects.

  • @REAL_KAILO
    @REAL_KAILO Жыл бұрын

    basics it's encouraging to learn a little bit more! Well done!

  • @CamTooling
    @CamTooling7 жыл бұрын

    More like this please. This single video helped me improve my expressions by a lot!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Will do. I'm actually working on a video course right now on expressions. I'm planning on releasing it on my birthday (April 16th).

  • @georgizagorchev4270

    @georgizagorchev4270

    7 жыл бұрын

    thank you

  • @leemidwinter1379
    @leemidwinter13796 жыл бұрын

    Love it! Always shied away from expressions in the past. Nice tutorial. Will probably give your course a go soon. Trouble is I want to learn everything. Motion graphics is so much fun (and REALLY frustrating! Ha). Good work!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! Thank you for your kind words, Lee!

  • @denysroodriguez
    @denysroodriguez Жыл бұрын

    s and a couple EDM and Dubstep goals for myself, and I guess I better start learning sowhere. Thanks for the great vid!

  • @baldeepsingh5516
    @baldeepsingh5516 Жыл бұрын

    clicked on. Very detailed and to the point, thank you so much for tNice tutorials! I subscribed and I look forward to watcNice tutorialng and learning more about

  • @gaston.
    @gaston.4 жыл бұрын

    thank you... the value tip was what I was looking for.

  • @julioalterno
    @julioalterno Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for all these tutorials bro. So much valuable knowledge

  • @bntg_yt
    @bntg_yt Жыл бұрын

    Installed, everything works, thanks!

  • @mohdizmanmasbak1434
    @mohdizmanmasbak14342 жыл бұрын

    You've actually got so quality stuff on your channel. Keep that up man!

  • @lutenafaleono3025
    @lutenafaleono3025 Жыл бұрын

    You r just aweso....i was litterly noob in tNice tutorials...u explained it very simply...thanks i will surely go for next parts of tNice tutorials video.. thanks

  • @evelinportilla4257
    @evelinportilla4257 Жыл бұрын

    TNice tutorials is just the pick up I needed, thanks man

  • @NhatNguyen-wn4xb
    @NhatNguyen-wn4xb Жыл бұрын

    Hey man thanks a lot. I was really overwheld and confused but now it all makes sense. Thank you.

  • @AndreasZimmerman
    @AndreasZimmerman4 жыл бұрын

    this is SO GODDAMN USEFUL! I wish I could bloody remember it all.

  • @nilufa5442
    @nilufa5442 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much Sensei! You are a blessing!

  • @kingzynxxy
    @kingzynxxy Жыл бұрын

    You are a life saver! Kudos to you! You rock!!

  • @79sketches
    @79sketches4 жыл бұрын

    amazing! seeing so many uses got me an idea on how expressions grammar works

  • @colosseummedia
    @colosseummedia5 жыл бұрын

    Learning expressions have worked wonders for me! Thanks for this video!

  • @troysantos352
    @troysantos3525 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for sharing...very clear tutorial..great!

  • @H.samx1
    @H.samx14 жыл бұрын

    I just started expression class in my academy and your explanation is far better than our teacher. You deserve to be subscribe and i just did.

  • @mushafnaveed7932
    @mushafnaveed7932 Жыл бұрын

    by any ans, but I can make what I envision, and that's the greatest gift to . You are, without a doubt, an expert teacher. You may

  • @justinmacasaet1127
    @justinmacasaet1127 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the video, very helpful and well explained. Off to make so soft

  • @908Dannyboy
    @908Dannyboy7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for these! Good to see expressions in practical use.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Daniel!

  • @archananagaraj4054
    @archananagaraj4054 Жыл бұрын

    He did a very good job imo. Explaining the basics step by step. English is not my first language and I have no experience in using DAWs

  • @noque563
    @noque563 Жыл бұрын

    Worked! What an absolute genius mad lad! Was so easy

  • @12_alfianhidayat28
    @12_alfianhidayat28 Жыл бұрын

    It´s working great. Thank you so much for sharing

  • @kornp4233
    @kornp42337 жыл бұрын

    One of the best AE tutorial on KZread. Thank you

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wow! Thank YOU, Korn Poonsirivong!

  • @alpayzcc
    @alpayzcc2 жыл бұрын

    I been through loads of video's about soft . but you are the best thanks for your video's.

  • @leangrong9531
    @leangrong9531 Жыл бұрын

    The introduction was very helpful, thanks!

  • @HomAxz
    @HomAxz4 жыл бұрын

    Very awsome explanation. One of the best lessons on KZread for sure.

  • @andreasofiamezalobo8159
    @andreasofiamezalobo81592 жыл бұрын

    So simple and detailed video, it's now going to help to start working wid softsoft!!

  • @mxcguitar
    @mxcguitar5 жыл бұрын

    Really really useful, thank you for taking the time to make this!

  • @ignacionusimovich6948
    @ignacionusimovich6948 Жыл бұрын

    What a video bro! Can't thank you enough! Thank you so much you made life so much easier!

  • @huyanhnguyen787
    @huyanhnguyen7875 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for your sharing!! all of them are very useful!

  • @sherryortiz6345
    @sherryortiz6345 Жыл бұрын

    know where to start a new soft and I didn't know how to switch from soft to . You are the best THANK YOU FOR NOT

  • @jorgepradoungodevelasco8390
    @jorgepradoungodevelasco83906 жыл бұрын

    Que gran aportación a las expresiones en AE. Gracias

  • @mikkvillem
    @mikkvillem7 жыл бұрын

    Man..that lower third expression rig got me real excited:D Awesome.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Mikk Villem!

  • @tuansangtran9539
    @tuansangtran9539 Жыл бұрын

    Everything works at its best!!

  • @alizarazzaq6923
    @alizarazzaq6923 Жыл бұрын

    You're a lifesaver... Thank you so much

  • @lauraleiva4547
    @lauraleiva4547 Жыл бұрын

    well understood. Thank you you are the best teacher.

  • @tankietluu6506
    @tankietluu65064 жыл бұрын

    This video is really helpful to me. Thank you so much bro!

  • @mmusic.onceuponatime
    @mmusic.onceuponatime2 жыл бұрын

    Yesssss, thats what i was looking for. hanks for helping

  • @WoodysFx
    @WoodysFx7 жыл бұрын

    Thank you for such an informative presentation :) This content was easy to follow and easy to understand.

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    I'm glad you found it useful, Marc. Thanks for giving it a try!

  • @adjenkotoku
    @adjenkotoku Жыл бұрын

    TNice tutorials the best tutorial I've ever watched! Super informatic and love the softow in wNice tutorialch you taught everytNice tutorialng. Thanks a lot

  • @mhanutko
    @mhanutko6 жыл бұрын

    Amazing overview of these powerful expressions

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    6 жыл бұрын

    meccdesign Thank you!

  • @tankietluu6506
    @tankietluu65065 жыл бұрын

    Thank you bro! This is super helpful for me!

  • @BinhNguyen074
    @BinhNguyen0747 жыл бұрын

    Thank you so much for this tutorial. God bless you!

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Binh! And May God Bless you as well! Also, I created a Private Mentoring Group on Facebook. Here is a link to it if you want to join: facebook.com/groups/ukramedia/.

  • @andifebrianto6807
    @andifebrianto6807 Жыл бұрын

    Amazing work on the explanation, trying it definit

  • @Mographics
    @Mographics7 жыл бұрын

    this a great great video! thumbs up bro, I can't wait to see the lower third tutorial video. I've been wanting a video like this thanks for it :)

  • @ukramedia

    @ukramedia

    7 жыл бұрын

    Thanks, Mo Graphics!