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I'd like to learn more about javascript and ae expressions. Does anyone know of a good resource that teaches this together or do I just need to go learn java first?
Thanks all
J.
I picked a book recently called simply "After Effects Expressions" by a guy called Marcus Geduld. It starts with very basic examples and gets increasingly complex, but he never lets the writing get too dry so it's very easy to follow. I came at it as more or less a complete novice and it's definitely improved my abilities with expressions.
If you’re altogether new to programming, I’d pick up a book on Javascript. O’Reilly makes great ones: https://www.amazon.com/JavaScript-Definitive-Guide-David-Flanagan/dp/0596000480
http://www.w3schools.com/js/ is another great quick reference for the language. They also have tutorials you can go through and tinker with.
Specific to After Effects, I’d start with http://www.motionscript.com/. Dan is brilliant and breaks down complex expressions into easily digestible pieces.
There’s also AE's Expression Reference.
https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/expression-language-reference.html
Start simple. Think of a basic problem and search for ways to solve it. Find and deconstruct other expressions and re-work them for what you need.