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Motion

Wiggle Expression

Adds randomness (e.g., jitter) to a property. The first number is frequency, second is amplitude.

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wiggle(2, 50)

Wiggle Expression

Practical use case

Creating a subtle shake in a text layer to simulate a hand-held camera effect.

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