Rename items project wide in After Effects with as much ease or power as you want.

Instantly turn layered Photoshop or Illustrator files into 3D multiplanes. It adds expressions that let you freely move layers on the z axis without changing the look of the shot from the original camera position, making it easy to experiment with depth in your scene.

Loops any layers, footage or comps with one click™

Creates a 3D box, a 3D sphere, a 3D cylinder, a 3D pyramid, a 3D menger sponge, a 3D Platonic Solid and even 3D falling dominoes with user-defined layers.

Provides a tool box for visualizing positional data. This script is indispensable if you do any kind of serious tracking in After Effects

Creates a parented null for each of the selected layers. The new null can have a custom name defined in the User Variables section and also has the option of including the name of the layer that is parented to it.

Uh, it creates reflections!

Evenly divide selected layers time by current composition time, you can choose whether starting from the in-point of the layer or the out-point.

Shift selected layers based on a sine curve

This is a bundle of three pixel bender plugins that will upgrade your current compositing workflow. The plugins included are: bs_SmartSetMatte, bs_MixColor and bs_MixLayer

Exports layer markers to a XML file which can then be reimported and applied to an existing layer, a new layer or even a new comp.

Randomly shifts the selected layers in time within user defined range.

Smart Precomposer allows you to do a “precompose and leave all attributes” on text and shape layers, which After Effects otherwise doesn’t allow. What’s more, Smart Precomposer allows you to precompose any type of layer and selectively move some attributes into the new precomp, while leaving the rest in the original comp.

Automatically fade, scale and rotate layers in and out

Apply a 3D bevel to any layer and have it react to comp lights.

Allows you to distribute the selected layers in 3D space.

Split selected layers at their layer markers, or add markers at the cut points of any layers in a comp.

Duplicates the selected layers and if any of the layers have expressions referencing any of the layers being duplicated it will update the expressions to point to the newly duplicated layers. Might make more sense if you watch the demo :-)

Allows you to copy a marker and paste it on any other layer. After Effects does not allow copy/pasting markers in their UI for now, so this script is here to help.

This script aligns the selected layers along the x, y or z axis.

Creates a new camera and sets point of interest, position and orientation keyframes so that the camera successively faces each comp layer.

Allows you to reposition the anchor point of the selected layers around the layer edges while keeping the layers at the same position in the comp window.

Breaks up text by character, word or line into separate layers.

Sequences the selected layers from the current composition time, by offsetting their inpoint.

Places the masks of the selected layer on individual layers.

Helps speeding up the workflow and lets you work more intuitively with Adobe AfterEffects. The basic idea is to compress a sequence of frequently performed steps into one single step.

Takes a layer in your comp and breaks it into pieces. You choose the size of the pieces, whether to animate in order or random, and how long you want the transition to take.

Zorro makes selection and isolation sets easy and possible in after effects by adding tags to layers. Similar to the way you would tag photos in Flickr, you can tag layers in your comps and then select or isolate those layers in groups by using the tags.

Automatically detects edits in footage. Like Magic. Crazy, we know.

Batch edit all layer marker attributes on selected layers.

AE Global Renamer New version Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on January 9th, 2012

Rename items project wide in After Effects with as much ease or power as you want.

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pt_Multiplane New version Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5Compatible with Photoshop

in Paul Tuersley Scripts on January 4th, 2012
pt_Multiplane Demo Video This script has a dockable UI, click for an installation video tutorial Download

Instantly turn layered Photoshop or Illustrator files into 3D multiplanes. It adds expressions that let you freely move layers on the z axis without changing the look of the shot from the original camera position, making it easy to experiment with depth in your scene.

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The LoopMaker Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on October 21st, 2011

Loops any layers, footage or comps with one click™

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Create3DShapes Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on October 1st, 2011

Creates a 3D box, a 3D sphere, a 3D cylinder, a 3D pyramid, a 3D menger sponge, a 3D Platonic Solid and even 3D falling dominoes with user-defined layers.

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TrackerViz Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on October 1st, 2011

Provides a tool box for visualizing positional data. This script is indispensable if you do any kind of serious tracking in After Effects

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Add Parented Null to Selected Layers Compatible with After Effects 7Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on September 14th, 2011

Creates a parented null for each of the selected layers. The new null can have a custom name defined in the User Variables section and also has the option of including the name of the layer that is parented to it.

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Reflect Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Vurb Scripts on August 2nd, 2011

Uh, it creates reflections!

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DivideLayers Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Salahuddin Taha Scripts on August 2nd, 2011

Evenly divide selected layers time by current composition time, you can choose whether starting from the in-point of the layer or the out-point.

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LayerCurveShifter Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on May 5th, 2011

Shift selected layers based on a sine curve

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BS_CompositingBundle Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5This is a Pixel Bender Plugin, install it in the plugins folder

in Bartek Skorupa Plugins on April 11th, 2011

This is a bundle of three pixel bender plugins that will upgrade your current compositing workflow. The plugins included are: bs_SmartSetMatte, bs_MixColor and bs_MixLayer

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ft-MarkerExporter Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in François Tarlier Scripts on March 28th, 2011

Exports layer markers to a XML file which can then be reimported and applied to an existing layer, a new layer or even a new comp.

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Layer Random Shifter Compatible with After Effects 7Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on March 24th, 2011

Randomly shifts the selected layers in time within user defined range.

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Smart Precomposer Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Ben Rollason Scripts on March 7th, 2011

Smart Precomposer allows you to do a “precompose and leave all attributes” on text and shape layers, which After Effects otherwise doesn’t allow. What’s more, Smart Precomposer allows you to precompose any type of layer and selectively move some attributes into the new precomp, while leaving the rest in the original comp.

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kd_AutoFade Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Takumi Kashima Scripts on February 23rd, 2011

Automatically fade, scale and rotate layers in and out

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3D Bevel Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Ben Rollason Scripts on January 17th, 2011

Apply a 3D bevel to any layer and have it react to comp lights.

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DistributeLayers Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on January 14th, 2011

Allows you to distribute the selected layers in 3D space.

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pt_LayerMarkers Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Paul Tuersley Scripts on December 15th, 2010

Split selected layers at their layer markers, or add markers at the cut points of any layers in a comp.

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DuplicateLayers-n-UpdateExpressions Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on November 22nd, 2010

Duplicates the selected layers and if any of the layers have expressions referencing any of the layers being duplicated it will update the expressions to point to the newly duplicated layers. Might make more sense if you watch the demo :-)

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Copy Paste Markers Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Sébastien Perier Scripts on September 27th, 2010

Allows you to copy a marker and paste it on any other layer. After Effects does not allow copy/pasting markers in their UI for now, so this script is here to help.

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AlignLayers Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on August 25th, 2010

This script aligns the selected layers along the x, y or z axis.

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AutoOrientCamera Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on August 25th, 2010

Creates a new camera and sets point of interest, position and orientation keyframes so that the camera successively faces each comp layer.

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RepositionAnchorPoint Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on August 25th, 2010

Allows you to reposition the anchor point of the selected layers around the layer edges while keeping the layers at the same position in the comp window.

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DecomposeText Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on August 25th, 2010

Breaks up text by character, word or line into separate layers.

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SequenceLayers Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on August 25th, 2010

Sequences the selected layers from the current composition time, by offsetting their inpoint.

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MasksToLayers Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in nab Scripts on August 25th, 2010

Places the masks of the selected layer on individual layers.

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Get-Sh*t-Done Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Markus Feder Scripts on August 10th, 2010

Helps speeding up the workflow and lets you work more intuitively with Adobe AfterEffects. The basic idea is to compress a sequence of frequently performed steps into one single step.

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Matrix Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Michael Cardeiro Scripts on August 3rd, 2010
Matrix Demo Video This script has a dockable UI, click for an installation video tutorial Download

Takes a layer in your comp and breaks it into pieces. You choose the size of the pieces, whether to animate in order or random, and how long you want the transition to take.

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Zorro-The Layer Tagger Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on July 6th, 2010

Zorro makes selection and isolation sets easy and possible in after effects by adding tags to layers. Similar to the way you would tag photos in Flickr, you can tag layers in your comps and then select or isolate those layers in groups by using the tags.

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Magnum – The Edit Detector Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on June 21st, 2010

Automatically detects edits in footage. Like Magic. Crazy, we know.

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Layer Marker Batch Editor Compatible with After Effects CS3Compatible with After Effects CS4Compatible with After Effects CS5Compatible with After Effects CS5.5

in Lloyd Alvarez Scripts on May 28th, 2010

Batch edit all layer marker attributes on selected layers.

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