Convert Expression to Keyframes Shortcut in After Effects

Bakes an expression's result into standard keyframes.

Extremely useful for exporting animations to other software, for fine-tuning a procedural animation by hand, or for improving performance on very heavy expressions before rendering.

Select a property that has an expression applied. Go to Animation > Keyframe Assistant > Convert Expression to Keyframes. After Effects will analyze the expression and create a keyframe for every single frame.

Potentially hours

Estimated time saved with each use of this shortcut.