You should be using Essential Properties | Ae Genius

Essential Properties in After Effects are for so much more than just making MOGRTs. They allow you to create intelligent precomps with customizable access to specific properties that you want to be able to modify without having to jump into the precomp or modify other instances of the same precomp. It's a superpower that not enough motion designers realize is at their disposal and will transform you into an AE Genius!

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:54 Building a Reusable Element
03:23 Adding Essential Properties
04:46 Regaining Control
06:40 Randomizing the Texture
08:19 Textured Edges
08:55 Adding Animation
10:40 Adding More Control
11:19 Organizing the Controls