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This is the result we'll create: footage of a lake as if recorded with a handheld camera, a gently shaking title, and flickering light, all from one expression called Wiggle. Let's get started. Hello, welcome back to the complete Adobe After Effects series from Cerdas Inovasi Digital. Wiggle is the most popular expression in After Effects. It creates smooth random movement, making it ideal for camera shake, wobble, and flicker.

Step 1: Understanding wiggle

Create a composition from the morning lake footage. Wiggle is written with two numbers inside parentheses. The first number is the frequency, how many times it wobbles per second. The second number is the amplitude, how far the value can deviate from its original value.

Step 2: Enlarge footage

Press S and increase the scale of the footage to 110%. The footage needs to be slightly larger than the composition so that when it wobbles, the black edges outside the image are not visible.

Step 3: Handheld camera

Press P, Alt-click Stop-Wap Position. Then type wiggle (1,25). The footage wobbles very slowly, once per second, up to a maximum of 25 pixels, exactly like a handheld camera.

Step 4: Wobbling title

Create a text layer for the morning lake. Press R and type the expression wiggle (2,3) on rotation. The title wobbles gently 3 degrees left and right, giving a sense of life without disturbing readability.

Step 5: Blinking light and octaves

Create a golden solid named 'cahaya' with the mode set to Add and opacity at 30. On opacity, type wiggle (8,20), so the light flickers quickly like a candle flame. The third number in wiggle is octaves, the larger it is, the more detailed the small vibrations. Rotate the preview.

Step 6: Preview

The camera wobbles naturally, the title moves gently, and the light flickers randomly. Each layer produces a different wobble even though the expression is the same, because wiggle has its own random seed for each property.

Done!

Done. We've now understood the frequency and amplitude of wiggle, created a handheld camera, wobbling text, flickering light, and learned about octaves. In the next episode, we'll create a looping animation with loop out. Need a promotional video, logo animation, motion graphics for social media, or visual effects for short films? Cerdas Inovasi Digital provides motion graphics and visual effects services, as well as After Effects courses from beginner to advanced. Want to master the entire series? 104 episodes from the interface to the final project? All episodes, complete with step-by-step PDF guides, source footage, and project scripts, are available for premium tutorial subscribers. Subscribe starting at Rp69.000 per month, save 28% with the 12-month package, or pay once Rp999.000 for lifetime access. Want just one class? Buy single classes with lifetime access. Subscribe now at the premium page cerdasinovasidigital.com Contact us via WhatsApp, or visit cerdasinovasidigital.com Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode. Thank you for watching, see you in the next episode.

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Introduction

Step 1: Understanding wiggle

Step 2: Enlarge footage

Press S and increase the scale of the footage to 110%. The footage needs to be slightly larger than the composition so that when it wobbles, the black edges outside the image are not visible.

Step 3: Handheld camera

Press P, Alt-click Stop-Wap Position. Then type wiggle (1,25). The footage wobbles very slowly, once per second, up to a maximum of 25 pixels, exactly like a handheld camera.

Step 4: Wobbling title

Step 5: Blinking light and octaves

Step 6: Preview

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0:03Introduction

0:36Step 1: Understanding wiggle

0:55Step 2: Enlarge footage

1:09Step 3: Handheld camera

1:26Step 4: Wobbling title

1:42Step 5: Blinking light and octaves

2:04Step 6: Preview

2:20Done!

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0:03Introduction

0:36Step 1: Understanding wiggle

0:55Step 2: Enlarge footage

1:09Step 3: Handheld camera

1:26Step 4: Wobbling title

1:42Step 5: Blinking light and octaves

2:04Step 6: Preview

2:20Done!

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Introduction

Step 1: Understanding wiggle

Step 2: Enlarge footage

Step 3: Handheld camera

Step 4: Wobbling title

Step 5: Blinking light and octaves

Step 6: Preview

Done!

Introduction

Step 1: Understanding wiggle

Step 2: Enlarge footage

Step 3: Handheld camera

Step 4: Wobbling title

Step 5: Blinking light and octaves

Step 6: Preview

Done!