The pantry
120 built-in presets, sorted like a spice rack.
screenshot — category grid
Real AEP presets across 14 categories — pick one from the sidebar and the shelf rebuilds in place.
- Bright
- Glitch
- Line
- Transition
- Light Ray
- +9 more
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After Effects
MotionSpice 2
A motion shelf for After Effects: 120 built-in presets, searchable in four languages, previewed on hover, applied in one click.
New in v2.5 — Capture turns your own comps, layers, effect presets and expressions into reusable assets, and the Media Library does the same for audio, images and video.
Sprinkle some spice onto your edits.
$34.99
$34.99
Description
- 00:00 はじめに
- 01:18 クイックアクションボタン
- 03:49 スマートインポート — オートカラー
- 04:54 スマートインポート — スナップドロップ
- 06:33 スマートインポート — マルチ / バッチモード
- 07:37 スマートインポート — ランダムシャッフル
- 08:05 Alt+クリックでアセット差し替え
- 08:23 新しいアセットの追加
- 08:46 ホバープレビュー
- 08:52 FFXプリセット
- 10:05 GIF自動生成
- 11:13 カテゴリドロップ & GIFレンダリング
- 12:13 GIFレンダリングボタン
- 13:13 コレクション
- 13:53 タグ
- 14:43 使用履歴
- 14:51 コンポをアセット化
- 15:55 インポート・ドロップインしたデータについて
- 16:14 検索機能（多言語対応）
- 16:56 設定のエクスポート / インポート
00:00 Introduction
01:18 Quick Action Buttons
03:49 Smart Import — Auto Color
04:54 Smart Import — Snap Drop
06:33 Smart Import — Multi / Batch Mode
07:37 Smart Import — Random Shuffle
08:05 Alt+Click Swap
08:23 Adding New Assets
08:46 Hover Preview
08:52 FFX Presets
10:05 GIF Auto Generation
11:13 Category Drop & GIF Rendering
12:13 GIF Rendering Button
13:13 Collections
13:53 Tags
14:43 Recent History
14:51 Comp to Asset
15:55 Imported Assets & Drop-in Data
16:14 Search (Multilingual)
16:56 Export / Import Settings
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Version History
2.5.1 -
Aug 7, 2026
Fixes:
- Card playback ("Play on hover" / "Static") had no effect on assets you added
yourself, which kept animating. Those modes need a still frame next to the
GIF; one is created automatically whenever MotionSpice renders the GIF, but
an asset whose GIF came from elsewhere (added by hand, or made with an older
version) never had one, and the card silently fell back to the animation.
MotionSpice now tells you when cards are missing their still frame and
offers to generate them — when you change the setting, and as a clickable
notice after the library loads. (You can still run it any time from
Settings > "Regenerate Static Thumbnails".) Thanks to the customer who
reported this with a video.
- The preview image generated for a saved expression no longer shows up as a
card of its own in the Presets tab.
- Card playback ("Play on hover" / "Static") had no effect on assets you added
yourself, which kept animating. Those modes need a still frame next to the
GIF; one is created automatically whenever MotionSpice renders the GIF, but
an asset whose GIF came from elsewhere (added by hand, or made with an older
version) never had one, and the card silently fell back to the animation.
MotionSpice now tells you when cards are missing their still frame and
offers to generate them — when you change the setting, and as a clickable
notice after the library loads. (You can still run it any time from
Settings > "Regenerate Static Thumbnails".) Thanks to the customer who
reported this with a video.
- The preview image generated for a saved expression no longer shows up as a
card of its own in the Presets tab.
2.5.0 -
Jul 24, 2026
New Features:
- Media Library: drop or import your own audio, images and video straight into
the panel. They become first-class, searchable cards in a new "MyMedia"
library and drop into your comp like any other motion. Audio cards show a
generated waveform and play on hover; video cards show a poster and a
muted-loop hover preview; both show clip length, and video also shows
resolution and fps.
- Image sequences: a numbered frame run (render_0001.png, render_0002.png, …)
can be added as a single referenced footage item — no copying.
- Tabs: the library is organised into three tabs — Assets (your comps and
layers), Media (audio / images / video / sequences), and Presets (effect
presets and expressions) — each with quick type filters.
- PresetToAsset: save the selected layer's effects and properties as a reusable
.ffx preset in a "MyPresets" library, with no "Save Animation Preset" dialog.
Apply it to any layer in one click.
- ExpressionToAsset: freeze a property's expression and reuse it anywhere. It is
saved verbatim and applied verbatim to the property you pick.
- Capture menu: the "capture as asset" actions (Comp, Layer, Preset, File,
Expression) are gathered into one "Capture" dropdown.
- Folder import: drop a whole folder to import all the media inside it at once,
sub-folders included.
- Update in place: right-click one of your own assets and choose "Update from
current" to refresh it from the current comp or selection.
- Card playback control: choose how thumbnails play — Always, on Hover, or
Static (the animation plays only in the enlarge popup) — to keep large
libraries calm and fast.
Fixes:
- FFmpeg auto-download now fetches a working build (some systems hit a
0xC0000135 startup error with the previous package).
- Large-library rendering, text-escaping and general stability hardening.
- Media Library: drop or import your own audio, images and video straight into
the panel. They become first-class, searchable cards in a new "MyMedia"
library and drop into your comp like any other motion. Audio cards show a
generated waveform and play on hover; video cards show a poster and a
muted-loop hover preview; both show clip length, and video also shows
resolution and fps.
- Image sequences: a numbered frame run (render_0001.png, render_0002.png, …)
can be added as a single referenced footage item — no copying.
- Tabs: the library is organised into three tabs — Assets (your comps and
layers), Media (audio / images / video / sequences), and Presets (effect
presets and expressions) — each with quick type filters.
- PresetToAsset: save the selected layer's effects and properties as a reusable
.ffx preset in a "MyPresets" library, with no "Save Animation Preset" dialog.
Apply it to any layer in one click.
- ExpressionToAsset: freeze a property's expression and reuse it anywhere. It is
saved verbatim and applied verbatim to the property you pick.
- Capture menu: the "capture as asset" actions (Comp, Layer, Preset, File,
Expression) are gathered into one "Capture" dropdown.
- Folder import: drop a whole folder to import all the media inside it at once,
sub-folders included.
- Update in place: right-click one of your own assets and choose "Update from
current" to refresh it from the current comp or selection.
- Card playback control: choose how thumbnails play — Always, on Hover, or
Static (the animation plays only in the enlarge popup) — to keep large
libraries calm and fast.
Fixes:
- FFmpeg auto-download now fetches a working build (some systems hit a
0xC0000135 startup error with the previous package).
- Large-library rendering, text-escaping and general stability hardening.
2.2.0 -
Jun 18, 2026
- LayerToAsset — save the selected layers of your composition as a reusable motion asset, right from the panel. Give it a name and the layers (with their effects, keyframes and expressions) are saved into a new "MyLayers" category with an animated preview, ready to drop into any project. A single-layer asset drops in as a plain layer and keeps its on-screen position even when the destination comp is a different size; multiple layers come in as one tidy precomp. It's the layer-level companion to CompToAsset, and your open project is never modified.
- Hide motions — right-click any motion and choose "Hide from panel" to declutter your library. Hidden motions disappear from every view; nothing is deleted, and built-in motions come right back when you unhide. Toggle "Show hidden motions" in Settings to manage them.
- Hide motions — right-click any motion and choose "Hide from panel" to declutter your library. Hidden motions disappear from every view; nothing is deleted, and built-in motions come right back when you unhide. Toggle "Show hidden motions" in Settings to manage them.
2.1.1 -
Jun 10, 2026
Fixed
Large libraries: cards no longer drop out as grey empty tiles in big (100+) categories — off-screen cards now skip rendering entirely, thumbnail decoding is throttled, and thumbnails are released when scrolled away or collapsed, so the panel stays painted and memory stays flat no matter how long you browse.
Hover GIF playback no longer flickers or freezes on a still frame.
The large hover preview popup always shows the animated preview (no more empty black popup box).
Large libraries: cards no longer drop out as grey empty tiles in big (100+) categories — off-screen cards now skip rendering entirely, thumbnail decoding is throttled, and thumbnails are released when scrolled away or collapsed, so the panel stays painted and memory stays flat no matter how long you browse.
Hover GIF playback no longer flickers or freezes on a still frame.
The large hover preview popup always shows the animated preview (no more empty black popup box).
2.1.0 -
Jun 10, 2026
New
Thumbnails now load lazily — only the previews actually on screen are fetched, so large libraries stay fast and render without gaps.
Category open/closed state is now remembered across reloads and restarts, with a new Collapse All / Expand All button.
Empty categories now show in the panel, so you can set up your folder structure before adding assets.
New "New Category" button creates a folder in your personal library and opens it in Explorer/Finder.
Custom assets placed inside the extension folder (which is replaced on update) are now detected, with a one-click move to your safe personal library.
Refreshed the panel to a native After Effects dark theme.
Fixed
GIF previews now generate correctly for compositions with Japanese / non-ASCII names.
Asset and category names with non-ASCII characters now display correctly on cards.
CompToAsset now offers the composition you're currently viewing first.
Settings now shows the correct installed version.
Thumbnails now load lazily — only the previews actually on screen are fetched, so large libraries stay fast and render without gaps.
Category open/closed state is now remembered across reloads and restarts, with a new Collapse All / Expand All button.
Empty categories now show in the panel, so you can set up your folder structure before adding assets.
New "New Category" button creates a folder in your personal library and opens it in Explorer/Finder.
Custom assets placed inside the extension folder (which is replaced on update) are now detected, with a one-click move to your safe personal library.
Refreshed the panel to a native After Effects dark theme.
Fixed
GIF previews now generate correctly for compositions with Japanese / non-ASCII names.
Asset and category names with non-ASCII characters now display correctly on cards.
CompToAsset now offers the composition you're currently viewing first.
Settings now shows the correct installed version.
2.0.3 -
Apr 17, 2026
New Features:
- GIF Hover Playback: Toggle "Play GIF on hover only" in Settings to display static PNG thumbnails at rest and play the animated GIF only on hover — a calmer panel when many cards are visible at once. Static frames are auto-generated alongside new GIFs; use "Regenerate Static Thumbnails" in Settings for existing assets (skips ones that already have a static frame).
- CompToAsset: Composition picker now has a search box — finding the right comp is instant even in projects with many compositions.
Fixes:
- Update checker now reads the current version dynamically from manifest.xml. Fixes a stale "update available" banner that could persist even after installing the latest version.
- One-shot migration automatically clears dismissed-update entries written by the older buggy checker so existing users get a clean state.
- FFmpeg resolution improved on macOS (Homebrew paths and /usr/local/bin now checked).
UI:
- Settings panel now displays the installed version at the bottom.
- Tooltip added to "Regenerate Static Thumbnails" explaining its behavior.
- GIF Hover Playback: Toggle "Play GIF on hover only" in Settings to display static PNG thumbnails at rest and play the animated GIF only on hover — a calmer panel when many cards are visible at once. Static frames are auto-generated alongside new GIFs; use "Regenerate Static Thumbnails" in Settings for existing assets (skips ones that already have a static frame).
- CompToAsset: Composition picker now has a search box — finding the right comp is instant even in projects with many compositions.
Fixes:
- Update checker now reads the current version dynamically from manifest.xml. Fixes a stale "update available" banner that could persist even after installing the latest version.
- One-shot migration automatically clears dismissed-update entries written by the older buggy checker so existing users get a clean state.
- FFmpeg resolution improved on macOS (Homebrew paths and /usr/local/bin now checked).
UI:
- Settings panel now displays the installed version at the bottom.
- Tooltip added to "Regenerate Static Thumbnails" explaining its behavior.
2.0.2 -
Mar 23, 2026
New Features
Place Mode — Control where motion layers are inserted: Above, Below, or Off. Works with batch apply (Above stacks layers upward; Below places them sequentially downward)
Scale ½ button — Instantly scale selected layers to 50%
Rotate +45° button — Instantly rotate selected layers by +45°
Fill button (AutoColor integration) — When AutoColor is ON, applies a Tint effect using the current color automatically; when OFF, opens the OS color picker to choose a tint color
Context menu: Show in Explorer / Reveal in Finder — Open the asset's folder location directly from the panel
Context menu: + Create New Collection — Integrated directly into the right-click menu
Refresh button — Reloads the asset list while preserving scroll position
Help guide multilingual support — Help modal content dynamically generated in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese based on AE language settings
New Presets
LightRay (new category) — 5 presets
TextAnimator (FFX) — 2 presets
Line — 3 presets (12–14)
Bright — 2 presets (10–11)
Square — 1 preset (11)
Improvements
Finishing scripts — keyframe-safe — AnchorCenter, FlipH, FlipV, SmartFit, and Reset now use setValueAtTime on properties with existing keyframes to prevent overwriting existing animation
Batch apply timeout failsafe — Auto-timeout scales with item count (minimum 15s, +10s per item) to prevent infinite locks
Expanded search keywords — Multilingual keywords added for LightRay category (ライトレイ / 光線 / 빛줄기 / 光芒, etc.)
UI layout — Help and Refresh buttons moved to the header row for easier access
Place Mode — Control where motion layers are inserted: Above, Below, or Off. Works with batch apply (Above stacks layers upward; Below places them sequentially downward)
Scale ½ button — Instantly scale selected layers to 50%
Rotate +45° button — Instantly rotate selected layers by +45°
Fill button (AutoColor integration) — When AutoColor is ON, applies a Tint effect using the current color automatically; when OFF, opens the OS color picker to choose a tint color
Context menu: Show in Explorer / Reveal in Finder — Open the asset's folder location directly from the panel
Context menu: + Create New Collection — Integrated directly into the right-click menu
Refresh button — Reloads the asset list while preserving scroll position
Help guide multilingual support — Help modal content dynamically generated in English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese based on AE language settings
New Presets
LightRay (new category) — 5 presets
TextAnimator (FFX) — 2 presets
Line — 3 presets (12–14)
Bright — 2 presets (10–11)
Square — 1 preset (11)
Improvements
Finishing scripts — keyframe-safe — AnchorCenter, FlipH, FlipV, SmartFit, and Reset now use setValueAtTime on properties with existing keyframes to prevent overwriting existing animation
Batch apply timeout failsafe — Auto-timeout scales with item count (minimum 15s, +10s per item) to prevent infinite locks
Expanded search keywords — Multilingual keywords added for LightRay category (ライトレイ / 光線 / 빛줄기 / 光芒, etc.)
UI layout — Help and Refresh buttons moved to the header row for easier access
2.0.0 -
Mar 15, 2026
New Content:
2 new motion categories: BlockNoise (5), Transition (5)
6 additional TVnoise clips
FFX preset support with Text Animator presets
Total assets: 111+ AEPs + FFX presets
New Features:
Smart Import: Auto Color (Tint/Hue Shift), Snap Drop (Markers/Layers/Sequential), Asset Shuffle
Collections & Tags: folder-based organization, drag reorder, JSON export/import, inline tag system
GIF preview generation: auto-generate on drag & drop, background FFmpeg pipeline
FFX preset browsing and application
Save Composition as Asset: one-click comp-to-panel conversion
Multilingual keyword search: 140+ keywords in Korean, Chinese, Japanese with romaji matching
Quick Action Buttons: Fill, Invert, MBlur, Fit, Loop, Fade, Collapse, Anchor, Reset, Flip
Compact Mode: icon-only headers and toolbars
Data Export/Import: back up and restore collections, tags, and settings
Improvements:
Hover preview popup on card hover
Recent history (20 items)
Batch mode with multi-select
Right-click context menu
Full undo support
Update checker via GitHub
File naming convention updated (ms_category00.aep)
FFmpeg bundled for Windows, Homebrew install guide for macOS
2 new motion categories: BlockNoise (5), Transition (5)
6 additional TVnoise clips
FFX preset support with Text Animator presets
Total assets: 111+ AEPs + FFX presets
New Features:
Smart Import: Auto Color (Tint/Hue Shift), Snap Drop (Markers/Layers/Sequential), Asset Shuffle
Collections & Tags: folder-based organization, drag reorder, JSON export/import, inline tag system
GIF preview generation: auto-generate on drag & drop, background FFmpeg pipeline
FFX preset browsing and application
Save Composition as Asset: one-click comp-to-panel conversion
Multilingual keyword search: 140+ keywords in Korean, Chinese, Japanese with romaji matching
Quick Action Buttons: Fill, Invert, MBlur, Fit, Loop, Fade, Collapse, Anchor, Reset, Flip
Compact Mode: icon-only headers and toolbars
Data Export/Import: back up and restore collections, tags, and settings
Improvements:
Hover preview popup on card hover
Recent history (20 items)
Batch mode with multi-select
Right-click context menu
Full undo support
Update checker via GitHub
File naming convention updated (ms_category00.aep)
FFmpeg bundled for Windows, Homebrew install guide for macOS
2.0.1 -
Mar 10, 2026
Bug fixes and improvements:
Fixed Asset Shuffle returning incorrect items from wrong category
Fixed GIF generation failing with non-static FFmpeg binary
Fixed panel scrolling to top after GIF generation completes
Added recent history to data export/import
Improved FFmpeg detection with automatic validation of binary
Fixed Asset Shuffle returning incorrect items from wrong category
Fixed GIF generation failing with non-static FFmpeg binary
Fixed panel scrolling to top after GIF generation completes
Added recent history to data export/import
Improved FFmpeg detection with automatic validation of binary
1.0.0 -
Jan 25, 2026
initial release
Compatibility
After Effects
2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
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