Then when I search up “bright” it will quickly apply Brightness & Contrast to the selected layer. I can make a shortcut with the label “bright” and assign it with that effect. Let’s just say for example I want to quickly apply a Brightness & Contrast effect. You can set shorthand keywords for your favorite effects. It’s a little search bar pop-up that lets you quickly lookup effects and presets and quickly applies it to the selected layer by hitting the enter key. It’s pretty much like a macOS Spotlight search but for After Effects. FX ConsoleįX Console is a plugin I can’t imagine working without. It even adjusts the curve depending on how far apart your keyframes are. This is a very simple plugin that lets you copy ease curves without having to go to the graph editor and re-do everything. EaseCopyĭon’t you wish you can just copy the ease of keyframes without messing up the property values? Well, now you can with EaseCopy! This plugin is very powerful and it saves a lot of time compared to shifting layers by hand. You can even randomize how the layers are sequenced! It gives you the option to shift the whole layer or just the keyframes. It lets you do things like choosing how many frames or seconds to shift the layers.
Rift is a godsend for when you need to sequence a bunch of layers at certain intervals with one click. There’s a new version called “Motion 3” that came out recently that adds even more features and a brand new look! 3. It also has a naming tool that gives you the ability to quickly rename an assortment of layers. It has a bunch of useful tools like an anchor point tool, which lets you quickly center the anchor point to any corner in the object. Allowing you to fine-tune a keyframe animation in a pinch. You can quickly change the velocity and easing of keyframes with just three sliders. Instead of fumbling around the Graph Editor. Mograph, Motion 2 is an essential toolbox for motion designers. But it’s one of those plugins that I can’t go without mentioning. I know this plugin is mentioned in pretty much every article ever. It even has a “Randomize” button that lets you create a fancy-looking animation in a pinch. It’s so easy that I pretty much use it anytime I’m animating text. Think of it like Range Selectors turned up to 11. Textifyĭeveloped by motion design artist GeekyBrackets, Textify is my favorite tool for when I need to make a quick text animation. So in order to help out, here is my list of 8 super handy plugins I use for After Effects! 1. All artists sometimes need helping hands in order to save time and efficiency in their workflow.
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