This tutorial is on how to copy and paste an effect and property from one layer to another in After Effects.
You can view it by clicking the Effect Controls tab or selecting Window Effect Controls from the main menu. Like the Effects window, you can create a new window for effect controls by dragging the tab to an empty space in the workspace. The Effect Controls window shows the effects for the currently selected clip in the timeline. Oct 06, 2017 Finally, to bring the effect to life, you'll add keyframes to your Slider Control. With the slider at 0, the expression will essentially be turned off. To create a glitch effect, you can add three keyframes to rapidly change the amplitude from zero to 100, and then back down to zero, all within 3-5 frames.
Copy and Paste an Effect Via the Effect Controls Panel
To begin, apply an effect to a layer. In the video above I go into the Effects & Presets Panel and apply a Fast Box Blur. In the Effect Controls Panel select the effect by clicking it’s title — Fast Box Blur in my case.
- Have you ever added effects or expression controls to a layer, and then realized that you no longer have access to them when you click away to another layer?.
- The Effect Controls window shows the effects for the currently selected clip in the timeline. As you select different timeline clips, the Effect Controls window changes to show the applicable range of effects. Fixed Effects are effects which are applied automatically to every clip. Fixed effects for video clips are Motion and Opacity.
Then use the keyboard shortcut Command+C if you’re on a Mac or Control+C if you’re on a PC to copy the effect. Now select the layer in the Timeline Panel that you want to copy the effect onto. Then use Command+V if you’re on a Mac or Control+V if you’re on a PC to paste it onto that layer. Select the layer and in the Effect Controls Panel you’ll see that it’s been applied to that layer.
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Using the Timeline Panel to Copy and Paste Effects and Properties
Another way to copy and paste effects is in the Timeline. And here we can also do this with properties like scale, position, opacity, rotation, and anchor point.
First, select the layer with the effect applied to it or the property (scale, position, etc.) that’s been modified. Hit “UU” — the U key twice rapidly. This will bring up any modified properties on the layer.
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Select the effect or property in the Timeline Panel beneath the layer and to copy it use Command+C if you’re on a Mac or Control+C if you’re on a PC. Then select the layer you want to paste it to and use Command+V if you’re on a Mac or Control+C if you’re on a PC.
And boom! You now know how to copy and paste an effect or property from one layer to another in After Effects.
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Effect Control After Effects Projects
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By default, the Effect Controls window is found next to the preview monitor in the monitor window. You can view it by clicking the Effect Controls tab or selecting Window > Effect Controls from the main menu. Like the Effects window, you can create a new window for effect controls by dragging the tab to an empty space in the workspace.
The Effect Controls window shows the effects for the currently selected clip in the timeline. As you select different timeline clips, the Effect Controls window changes to show the applicable range of effects.
Fixed Effects are effects which are applied automatically to every clip. Fixed effects for video clips are Motion and Opacity. The fixed effect for audio is Volume.
Other effects are known as Standard Effects and will appear below the fixed effects when applied to a clip.
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Adjusting Effects
Note: Effects can be the same throughout the clip or they can be set to change over time. To learn how to change an effect over time, see Premiere Keyframes.
To make changes to an effect, click the triangular button to expand it. You will see various controls which look something like this example:
Effect Control After Effects Program
- Effect Button: Toggles the effect on and off (without adjusting any of the values).
- Toggle Animation Button: Turns keyframes on and off. Any existing keyframes will be deleted.
- Expand: Expand/collapse controls for this effect.
- Effect Name: The name of this effect.
- Reset Effect Button: Resets the effect to it's default value at the Current Time Indicator (CTI). If the effect has keyframes and the CTI is not on a keyframe, a new keyframe will be created.
- Keyframe Navigation: The arrows jump between keyframes. The middle button creates (or removes) keyframes at the CTI.
- Effect Value: The value(s) of the effect. Some effects will have multiple values. Adjust the values by dragging the slider, dragging the numerical value, or entering a numerical value.