Retro 3D look is made from Drop Shadows. It's pretty fun and comes with some expression controls for color and angle of the 3D.

Do you need to create a custom control for your preset? Instead of doing the tedious coding, let the Expression Controls Creator write it for you.

The CountdownTimer preset uses expressions to make it easier for you to create countdowns.

In this After Effects tutorial Quba HQ will show you how to create your own highly customizable LED screen effect, ready to convert any text or image into pixelated goodness.

A few simple expressions to convert from dB to volume-Percentages, this way sound will respond more like opacity...

SplatterType is a preset that will allow you to create amazing ink and paint splatter animations with just a few clicks. Based on a special font type.

The script will set up a simple camera rig in your composition with rotation and position controls located in one Control Null. The camera rig also works really well with Videocopilot's Sure Target.

A great time-saving preset to "duck"(fade in/out) a music layer based on a voice over.
"Ducking - Audio Terms Explained - Process of automatic compression, eg when the announcer's voice signal causes the level of music to be attenuated."(from lp2cd.com)

Creating a target with crosshairs isn’t a big challenge. But doing it on only one layer is actually quite difficult. This project is really an effects preset (an ffx) as the trick was to fit all the effects onto one layer so they could be saved as a preset and applied to a single solid.

Have you ever looked in the Adobe After Effects Effects menu and wondered what some effects are used for?
This time: Angle Control