Pinna

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Quick Overview

Tool that adds nulls to selected path points in After Effects with many options. Go beyond the built-in Create Nulls From Paths!

 

What is Pinna?

You can freely select the path points and add nulls!
You can create nulls for the controller, nulls that follow the path points, and nulls that trace the path.

 

What is the difference between Pinna and Create Nulls From Paths?

"The things that Pinna can do but Create Nulls From Paths cannot”

You can choose your favorite path points and convert only those.

Nulls can be added and deleted freely.

Pinna has the function to eliminate the misalignment between nulls and path points.

You can resize the null size while maintaining the parent-child relationship (limited to 100 or less).

 

"About Points Follow Nulls”

You can bake null animation to a path. (Only animation that can be achieved with a path is possible).

You can control handles. No extra layer will be added for the handle.

(For this reason, please note that Pinna places null anchor points in the center).

An anchor point-based alignment function is included. This is useful for null alignment.

Path points also follow null angles.

"About Nulls Follow Points”

Nulls also follow path point angles.

 

"About Trace Path”

You can create a new path point at a null location.

Nulls also follow path point angles.

 

Extra script "Path Alinger"

This product comes with Path Aligner in addition to the Pinna!
It is possible to align the selected path points.

 

 

Features

"Nulls for the controller”

Create Nulls to control the path points.

Since the handles are masks, no extra layers other than null will be added.

The handle will follow the rotation value of the null.

PNCtrl

 

It is possible to bake null animations to paths.
(Only if the animation can be reproduced with paths)

PNBake

 

It comes with an anchor point-based alignment tool.

PNAlign

 

"Nulls that follow the path points”

The angle of null follows the angle of the path point.

PNFollowPath

 

"Nulls that trace the path”

The angle of null follows the angle of the path.

You can create a new path point at this null position.

PNTrace

 

"Other features”

Nulls can be created and deleted as needed.

You can apply an expression to fix the misalignment caused by group transforms.

You can reset the group transform, which can cause misalignment, to its default value.

You can change the size of null without affecting the animation.

With the push of a button, path points will be ready for selection.

You can choose the color of the mask and the handle.

 

 

Path Alinger

Using the Path Aligner, an additional script, you can align the path points in various ways.

PA01
 
PA02
 
 

Trial

There are no restrictions on functions in trial mode.

 

Upgrade Notice

If you purchased PathAligner on Gumroad, you can upgrade for $12.50 (50% Discount). Click here for details on how to transfer your data and upgrade your license.

If you need assistance please open a support ticket.

 

Manual

Pinna

English version

Japanese version

Path Alinger

English version

Japanese version

 

Tutorials

After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020
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