Today, we are learning more about After Effects' default plugins. I will show you the ones that I often use in my work because they are essential to most of the tasks you want to accomplish in After Effects. Let's dive in.

**In this chapter, you've learned:**

- How to find and use plugins in the Effects & Presets panel;
- How to apply and adjust effects for layers;
- The purpose of essential plugins.

### Mentioned Plugins

- **Offset**: Shifts the position of a layer's contents without affecting the boundaries;
- **Motion Tile**: Duplicates and tiles layers while allowing you to mirror edges for seamless loops;
- **RepeTile**: Expands the layer's edges by repeating its pixels to extend coverage;
- **Gaussian Blur**: Smoothly blurs an image to soften edges or reduce detail;
- **Directional Blur**: Blurs an image along a specific angle or direction for motion effects;
- **Hue/Saturation**: Adjusts the overall hue, saturation, and lightness of an image's colors;
- **Curves**: Allows fine-tuned control of brightness and contrast using curve adjustments;
- **Lumetri Color**: A comprehensive color grading tool for adjusting color, exposure, and contrast;
- **Fill**: Fills a layer or object with a solid color;
- **Drop Shadow**: Adds a shadow effect to a layer to create depth or dimension;
- **Exposure**: Adjusts the overall exposure of an image, affecting brightness and highlights;
- **Transform**: Provides basic transformation properties like scale, rotation, position, and opacity for layers.

What does the Offset plugin do in After Effects?


Which plugin is used for adjusting color, exposure, and contrast in a comprehensive way?


This course provides a comprehensive introduction to Adobe After Effects, covering essential tools and techniques for animation, motion graphics, and visual effects. You'll engage in precise practice, learning to create full animations and advanced transitions in dedicated chapters. By the end, you'll have the skills to craft dynamic animations and high-quality video content through hands-on projects.

You'll explore the core interface and functionality of After Effects, learning how to navigate compositions, layers, and essential tools. You'll also learn how to organize your projects effectively and gain a strong understanding of basic transformations, laying the groundwork for more complex animation tasks.

This section focuses on mastering key animation principles, such as keyframing and easing, along with learning to create a complete animation on a real example in a dedicated chapter and making motion graphics transitions in another.

Now you'll explore more advanced features such as chroma keying with the Keylight effect, using masks for refining effects, Adjustment Layers for applying effects to multiple layers, and pre-composing for better project organization. Additionally, you'll practice creating professional transitions, perfecting techniques like zooms and whip pans, with an emphasis on precise execution.

Adobe After Effects Basics

Useful Plugins

Mentioned Plugins