{"id":55335,"date":"2017-05-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-10T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/tutorial-how-to-connect-effects-with-expressions-in-after-effects\/"},"modified":"2025-05-04T11:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T09:46:52","slug":"tutorial-how-to-connect-effects-with-expressions-in-after-effects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/en\/tutorial-how-to-connect-effects-with-expressions-in-after-effects\/","title":{"rendered":"Tutorial: How to connect effects with expressions in After Effects"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/after-effects-2017-e1494492225396.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-16562\" src=\"http:\/\/709mediaroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/after-effects-2017-e1494492225396.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"286\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In this tutorial you will learn how to connect effects and parameters in <a href=\"http:\/\/www.adobe.com\/es\/products\/aftereffects.html\">After Effects<\/a> using expressions.<\/p>\n<p>Sean Frangella will guide you through the correct steps, showing you how to easily update various animation layers and effects by linking expressions and explaining other expression techniques.<\/p>\n<p>The version used is After Effects CC 2017.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EVFYJlcfJIA https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=EVFYJlcfJIA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial you will learn how to connect effects and parameters in After Effects using expressions. 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