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Enter Number of Frames to Move Playhead?

  • May 7, 2021
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In After Effects, it is super easy to "add" the number of frames you want to travel. For example, typing "+3:00" into the time marker will have you jump forward by that amount of time. However, if I type "-3:00," I literally go to that time (three seconds before the start of my composition). Is there a way to enter how many frames I want to move backwards?

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Correct answer Roland Kahlenberg

The solution is a little known AE secret – to move the Current Time Indicator back 3 seconds, you type a plus before you type the minus -
"+-300"

 

The plus tells AE you want to navigate in relative terms. It's a little awkward but the good thing is that it's so awkward that you'll likely remember it after using it once.  🙂

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Roland Kahlenberg
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May 7, 2021

The solution is a little known AE secret – to move the Current Time Indicator back 3 seconds, you type a plus before you type the minus -
"+-300"

 

The plus tells AE you want to navigate in relative terms. It's a little awkward but the good thing is that it's so awkward that you'll likely remember it after using it once.  🙂

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    ZacharyGalen
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    You're a lifesaver! Thanks so much!

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