


When you first start out with After Effects it can seem that the anchor point and the position property do the same thing, but in actual fact, they are for very different purposes, and using them as one and the same will cause you issues further down the line. Moving the anchor point and position in the Transform properties The anchor point is not just for rotation, it also controls scale, keyframe positioning, kerning, mask paths, and a whole host of attributes that you will use when working in After Effects. Moving the anchor point moves the rotation point
