Use this script to trim all selected layers with the duration you specified, you can also specify the gab you want between the layers ( in frames ).

Jumps and plays from a random point in your footage every half second.

Film Burn is an Animation Preset that automatically creates the overexposed "roll-out" effect, where the tail (and the head if you want) of a clip flickers into overexposure. By Stu Maschwitz

This script sequences the selected layers from the current composition time, by offsetting their inpoint.

Richard Harrington has an article up at ProVideo Coalition for After Effects that allows you to move projects from Final Cut Pro to AE.(from Popcorn Island)

This script will execute the "Time-Reverse Keyframes" Keyframe Assistant found under the Animation menu.

So, where exactly is the secret menu? It is right in front of you, in the main Radio Waves Effects Panel, but it is hidden in the form of Frequency, Opacity, Fade-in and Fade-outs.

A simple trick for animating clouds in a realistic fashion, without creating masks.

This script aligns the selected layers along the x, y or z axis.