Alpha Auto-Trim Batch Processor Automatically Crop Transparent Video Edges with Python and FFmpeg Modern motion-graphics workflows often involve rendering animations with transparency. Formats like ProRes 4444, WebM with alpha, or PNG sequences are commonly used to export elements such as titles, particles, logos, and effects from tools like After Effects, Blender, or Cinema 4D. However,…
Import your FBX, OBJ, USDZ, GLTF 3d model to Cinema 4DMaterials will be converted automatically to Redshift.Turn your objects (if there are multiple objects) into a single object by putting them under the Connect object. (Weld should be disabled)Click Redshift – Tools – Texture Baking – Create Bakeset from SelectionPut width and height values. (2048×2048)Make…
If you’re a motion designer, you know the feeling. You’ve got a killer animation idea and the perfect track to go with it. You import the music into After Effects, start dropping keyframes on the beat, and then… you hit the wall. Your keyframes land on frame 12.5, 16.67, or some other sub-frame nightmare. Your once-perfect rhythm now feels sloppy, and your workflow grinds to a halt as you fight against the timeline. Syncing frame-based animation to time-based audio is one of the most common, yet frustrating, challenges in motion graphics. But what if you could eliminate the guesswork? What if you had a tool that did all the math for you, telling you exactly how to make your music and your animation dance together in perfect harmony?
Supercharge Your After Effects Workflow: The Ultimate Marker Script If you work in After Effects, you know that markers are your best friend. They are the unsung heroes of complex timelines, helping you sync animations to audio, note key moments, or simply keep your project organized. But let’s be honest: placing them manually, one by one, is tedious and time-consuming. What if you could add dozens of precisely-timed, color-coded markers to your composition or layers with just a few clicks?
Creating Realistic Water Fill Effects in After Effects with Expressions Introduction Creating realistic liquid animations can be challenging, especially when you need dynamic, adjustable water filling effects. While there are plugins available for this purpose, you can actually achieve a professional-looking water fill effect using expressions directly in After Effects. In this tutorial, I’ll share…
Creating Dynamic Auto-Resizing Text Boxes in After Effects The Problem: Static Text Boxes Are Limiting If you’ve worked with text in After Effects, you’ve likely encountered this common challenge: you create a beautiful text box with a background shape, but when you update the text content, your carefully positioned background shape no longer fits. This…
Mastering Anchor Points in After Effects with Expression Controls Adobe After Effects is a powerful tool for motion graphics and visual effects. One of its many strengths is the ability to control layer properties with expressions. In this post, we’ll explore an anchor point expression that leverages a Dropdown Menu Expression Control to dynamically set…
Script Launcher is a fully responsive and customizable ScriptUI panel for Adobe After Effects, designed to streamline your workflow by letting you launch your favorite scripts with a single click. Whether you’re a motion designer, VFX artist, or AE power user, this panel automatically detects .js, .jsx, and .jsxbin files in its dedicated Scripts folder…
This After Effects script thoroughly cleans your project by automatically removing all expressions from every layer and property within your compositions. It recursively scans through property groups, ensuring that even nested expressions are eliminated. With built-in error handling and detailed logging, the script not only reports the total number of expressions removed but also provides…
This script sorts all layers in a composition by their Z position, moving them into order based on their depth in 3D space. It does the following: