- Open the layer
- Open the "audio" property
- Set keys to "audio levels" using the stopwatch symbol
- Note: 0 is the original level of your audio. Negative numbers will lower the volume while positive numbers will make it louder.
- A shortcut to preview audio only is "." (period) on the numeric pad
- Audio at a level higher or lower than 0 does not play back correctly in After Effects (it will sound louder or quieter than it actually is). To get a sense of how your keyframes are working out, render it outl
- To render audio only, go to Composition > Add to Render Que > Output Module > Format ... and choose AIFF or WAV format.
Layer > Transform > Auto-orient
Motion theory
- Ease in/out of keyframes
- Overlapping motion
- Anticipation
- Follow-through
linear, ease in-out/easy ease, auto bezier, hold, rove