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Delay Motion Pro

Build transform delays that stay stable with parenting.

Automatic chaining, fast setup, and easy adjustment.

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Description

Stable, Fast, Production-Safe Transform Delay for After Effects


▶ Overview – What is Delay Motion Pro?

Delay Motion Pro (DMP) is a production-ready tool that adds transform delay and follow motion to layers — without fragile expression setups or complex parenting chains.

It is designed for real client work, where speed, stability, and safety matter more than clever tricks.


▶ Why Delay Motion Pro instead of manual expressions?

Yes — Delay Motion Pro automatically writes expressions.

The difference is how, why, and how safe they are.

 

Manual expression setups are:

•Slow to build

•Hard to adjust later

•Easy to break when parenting changes

•Risky in client projects

 

Delay Motion Pro solves this by:

•Generating a stable structure automatically

•Keeping controls centralized and readable

•Allowing fast retiming and tweaking

•Remaining robust even when layer hierarchies change


▶ Stable Parenting & Position Safety

Normal position parenting with delay often breaks — offsets drift, transforms collapse, or timing becomes unpredictable.

Delay Motion Pro keeps positional relationships intact, even with delay applied.

You can freely parent, unparent, or reorder layers without rebuilding your setup.


▶ Practical Use Cases

Hair & Secondary Motion

Perfect for hair, cloth-like motion, and soft secondary animation — without rigs or simulations.

 

Creatures, Tails & Necks

Ideal for creatures, tails, necks, and organic follow motion.

Chain setups stay clean and controllable.

 

Wings & Repetitive Structures

Easily manage repetitive delayed motion like wings, feathers, or mechanical parts.

 

Full 3D Layer Support

Delay Motion Pro fully supports 3D layers — position, rotation, and scale — without breaking depth or orientation.


▶ Built for Real Client Work

Delay MotionPro is built for professional workflows:

• Fast setup

• Easy adjustment

• Predictable behavior

• Safe for client delivery

 

If you need transform delay that just works, DMP is the tool.


▶ Supported Software

• Adobe After Effects

• 2D & 3D Layers

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Version History

1.1.2 -

Jan 16, 2026

• Improved: More stable Position follow, especially with parent/child hierarchies
• Improved: Better anchor point handling, reducing anchor-related offsets
• Improved: Enhanced expression stability via stronger exception handling (prevents errors in specific cases)

1.1.1 -

Jan 7, 2026

•Fixed: Position offsets no longer break when the leader is parented to another layer or when the composition size changes.

1.1 -

Dec 30, 2025

•Initial public release.
• Licensing framework integration
• Trial mode support
• Minor UI and stability improvements

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022