When you separate dimension in After Effects, instead of a single position property, a layer has two separate properties for x and y position. Most people assume that this is just a cosmetic difference in the user interface, but it is much more than that!

In this tutorial we use the Pie Slice iExpression to create shape layers with the shape of a pie slice. This is very useful for creating charts and info graphics, for example. You can animate the radius and angles easily by linking the expression parameters to sliders.

Linking Colors in After Effects can be done very easily with the pick-whip and expressions. But what if you do not need exactly the same color, but a brighter or darker variant of it?

With the extension Easy Bounce you can create bouncing animation in Adobe After Effects as easy as never before. Just roughly keyframe the motion path you want to have and with a single click Easy Bounce fixes all the details for you to create a realistic and naturally looking motion.

In this tutorial Mathias compares the free and the pro version of Easy Bounce for Adobe After Effects.

Our extension iExpressions contains a very easy to use swinging expression that you can use to swing in text or other layers (both 2d and 3d layers): The Pendulum expression.