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Use the graph editor: Speed

Use the graph editor: Speed - After Effects Tutorial

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Use the graph editor: Speed

- The way a property changes value over time, can have a huge influence on an animations personality. This is known as interpolation or the easing between key frames. And that transition can be slow, fast, or anywhere in between. In this movie, we'll take a look at the speed graph inside the graph editor to adjust our easing. In this example, I've got two versions of the same animation. The only difference between these two is the interpolation between the key frames. And when I play this back, you can see it's almost like she's gliding in the place, there's not really much there is acceleration, you can see the scooter move forward, but it also looks like it's hitting this invisible wall when it does. So let's contrast that with the second version. And if I turn off this from visibility, we can see this. And here the second version seems to have a bit more powerful kick, there's a sudden explosion in speed right…

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