After Effects: Lock The Effect Controls Panel

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Adobe After Effects CC 2023: How To Lock The Effect Controls Panel

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to lock the Effects Control Panel in Adobe After Effects CC 2023 so you can make any layer’s effects always visible even when clicking on another layer.

**Keyboard Shortcuts:
**EE: Reveal All Expressions

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**Chapters:
**00:00 Intro: About This Tutorial
00:29 The Problem To Be Solved
00:54 The Solution (Locking Effect Controls)
01:11 Lock Effect Controls Panel
01:30 Add Expression Controls (PosterizeTime)
01:57 Add Expression Controls (Wiggle)
02:37 New Effect Controls Viewer
03:27 How To Unlock Effect Controls

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2023 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Lock The Effect Controls Panel in Adobe After Effects CC 2023:

1. Create a new Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
2. Add Layers
3. Add Effects such as Expression Controls
4. Select Layer to Lock
5. Go to Effects Control Panel
6. Click on the Padlock to Lock
7. Click on the Padlock to Unlock

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How To Add Additional Effect Control Viewers:**

1. Go to Effects Control Panel
2. Clink on the link next to ‘Effects Control’
3. Click on ‘New Effects Viewer’

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