After Effects expressions library
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All expressions
Last update 30. June 2025.
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Value Relative to Time Expression
Gradually changing the scale of an object from 0 to 100% over 5 seconds.
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Strobe Light Expression
Making a text layer's opacity blink between 100% and 0% every second.
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Oscillate Expression
Creating a simple sine wave motion for a bouncing object or pendulum effect.
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Loop Path
Use this to have an object (like a car or airplane) continuously follow a looping path, such as driving around a track or flying in a circular route, without needing to manually repeat keyframes.
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Distance-Based Scale Expression
Scales the layer based on its distance from the point [500, 500]
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Overshoot Expression
Adding an overshoot effect to the scale property, causing it to bounce back slightly after reaching its final value.
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Random Color Expression
Randomly generating a color within the RGB range for a flashing light effect.
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Parent Rotation Expression
Adding 45 degrees to the parent layer’s rotation to ensure the child rotates at an offset angle.
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Sine Wave Motion Expression
Animating the opacity of an object to pulse over time using a sine wave.
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Delay Expression
Delaying the rotation of a gear object so it follows the rotation of a larger parent gear.
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PosterizeTime Expression
Forcing a layer to update at 12 frames per second to create a stop-motion effect.
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ToComp Expression
Use when you want the 2D element to track the position of the 3D layer but stay flat and readable without 3D distortions.
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SeedRandom Expression
Ensuring random values for each layer stay consistent over time based on their index.
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ConvertToWorld Expression
Aligning a spotlight’s position to the world space anchor point of another 3D object.
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Smooth Expression
Smoothing out the jittery motion of a handheld camera by averaging out its position over time.
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LookAt Expression in 3D space
You want a layer (such as a 3D object or camera) to always face another moving object (the target layer)
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Clamp Expression
Ensuring that a layer's scale never goes below 50% or above 150%, no matter what animations or adjustments you apply.
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Number Counter With Separators
Neatly formats large financial figures (e.g., "1.500.000") from a slider for on-screen display.
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Index Expression
Placing each layer 50 pixels apart for a grid layout.
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LoopOut PingPong Expression
Animating the position of an object in a cosine wave pattern, creating a back-and-forth motion.
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Bounce Expression
A ball bounces to a stop after falling, using this expression to animate its bounce motion.
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Random Expression
Setting the opacity of multiple objects to random values between 0 and 100.
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Ease Expression
Smoothly increasing opacity from 0 to 100 over 1 second for a fade effect.
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ValueAtTime Expression
Delaying the position animation of a layer so it follows another layer with a slight lag.
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LoopOut Cycle Expression
Looping the position of a bouncing ball to repeat its motion indefinitely without adding more keyframes.
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Wiggle Expression
Creating a subtle shake in a text layer to simulate a hand-held camera effect.
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Time Expression
Rotating an object at a steady rate over time by applying it to the Rotation property.
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