How to start or stop wiggle at specific time in After Effects?

Use time or frames to start i.e.:

frameToStart = 39;
if (timeToFrames() > frameToStart)
{ wiggle(2, 500);
} else {
value;
}

That starts at frame 39.

 

or

 

timeToStart = 1;
if (time > timeToStart)
{ wiggle(2, 500);
} else {
value;
}

 

that after 1st second.

Reference:

How To Start And Stop Wiggle In After Effects At Specific Time

 

How to pickwhip and position bulge center in After Effects to skinny legs?

  1. create a null layer
  2. then use motion tracker track 1 point
  3. apply X and Y to null layer
  4. Create new BULGE effect in a new Adjustment Layer
  5. alt+click the Bulge Center timer icon
  6. in the expression area, select the pickwhip icon, and select the Null’s position, that’s it!

Reference:

Help getting distort->bulge to follow motion tracking? from AfterEffects

How to fix or make a perspective image flat in Adobe Photoshop? And how to do a screen replacement in After Effects?

  1. Edit > Perspective Warp.
  2. Draw the plane/corners
  3. Switch to Warp
  4. Redraw a flat plane to map the image correctly.

Reference:

https://helpx.adobe.com/photoshop/using/perspective-warp.html

 

Screen replacement video:

How to show track points for selection for 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects 2020?

How to show track points for selection for 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects 2020?

 

View > Show Layer Controls

 

Reference:

https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/after-effects-3d-camera-track-can-t-select-track-points/td-p/5959152

What is a list of useful shortcuts for After Effects workflow?

How to set Work Area to a selected Layer? Ctrl+Alt+B

How to quick playback a Layer? Shift+0 on numpad

i o

i – to go to Start of Layer

o – to go to End of Layer

 

References:

How to Set Work Area to Selected Layers in After Effects from AfterEffects

https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/30-essential-keyboard-shortcuts-in-after-effects

 

How to fix Motion Factory Classic not working and showing up in Window Extensions in After Effects?

  1. Follow the steps below

 

Mac in Terminal

defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.8.plist PlayerDebugMode 1 && killall u `whoami` cfprefsd 

Windows in CMD (Command Prompt)

reg add HKEY_CURRENT_USER\SOFTWARE\Adobe\CSXS.8/tREG_SZ/vPlayerDebugMode/d1/f 

Repeat the above lines replacing the 8 with 9.
To get it working for the next CC version use 10 and then 11 etc.
2. Keep doing for 12, 13, 14 all the way to 17.
Reference: https://community.adobe.com/t5/exchange/motion-factory-extension-not-working/td-p/10152547?page=2