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Animation and expressions

Make movement feel deliberate. These guides cover Easy Ease and the Graph Editor's speed and value graphs, then the wiggle expression, from a one-line shake to sliders on a null that start, stop and loop it. Put the wiggle values on sliders early and a later change won't mean editing code.

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  1. Animation and expressions

    How to ease keyframes in After Effects and fine-tune them in the Graph Editor

    Select Position keyframes and press F9 for default Easy Ease. Control the arrival and departure separately, then adjust speed and influence in the Graph Editor.

    · 11 min read

  2. Animation and expressions

    How to use the wiggle expression in After Effects

    Add wiggle(2, 30) to Position, control the pace and distance, limit the shake to one axis, and drive it from sliders on a null.

    · 14 min read