- Randomly Animate Grid Items.
- Shift Rows/Columns Progressively.
- Z-Position Controls for Grid Items.
- Custom Grid Items Transformation.
- Option to Bulk Edit the Current Composition.
- Set Target Layers by Selection in Bulk Editing.
- Update Specific Precomp Settings.
- Adjust Layers Fitting Inside Precomps.
- Add Frame Features 4x Faster.
- Crop Precomps with Negative Margin Values.
- And many other imporovements...
- Watch New Features in v1.2 video.
Slides & Grids
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Compatibility After Effects Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below
Version 1.2 - New Features Outlines
3 in 1 Toolkit
Features Introduction
Creating
Grids
Easily create dynamic grids or slideshows using different type of layers.
There are a lot of controls available to animate or adjust the grid.
You can easily add or remove items from a grid or modify using additional utilities.
Precomping
Items
Create individual precomps for multiple selected layer.
Set how these should get its sizes and other settings.
Update existing comps / precomps and can add background layers.
Bulk Editing
Comps
Edit Templates or Compositions in bulk. You can fill placeholders compositions easily.
Add / Remove / Replace / Change Visibility of Items in the selected comps.
Target Layers inside all compositions based on name or index.
Key Features
Create & Manage Grids
- Grid Distribution & Fitting
- Items Fitting Options
- Offset Grid Items (Rows/Columns Alternatively)
- Progressive Shift for Rows/Columns
- Adjust Items Margins
- Zoom Specific Item to Comp
- Adjust Items Frame Sizes
- Add Masks to Clip Items
- Frames & Features Roundness
- Stroke (Dashes, Gap, Offset)
- Items Backgrounds
- Animate with Delays for Transform Properties
- Random Animate Grid Items
- Grid Management Utilities
Precomp Items
- Precomp Multiple Layers
Video / Image / Shape / Text etc - Different Sizes Options
- Add or Remove Margins
- Fitting to Comp Options
- Duration / Frame Rate / Pixel Aspect Ratio
- Add Background Layer
- Update Existing Comps
(By Using Selective Properties)
Bulk Edit Comps
- Add / Replace / Remove / Change Visibility in All Selected Compositions
(Based On Set Target Layers) - Distribution Methods
(For New Items To Be Added) - Repeat Items
(If Both Selections Aren't Equal) - Fitting Options and Placement
- Target Layers by Selection / Index / Name
Some Features Outlines
Panels & Controls
Multiple Panels
Grid Preset Controls
Control the grid and frame features properties. Or animate these easily.
Tutorials
FAQs
Slow Grid Performance Issue
In the latest version of After Effects, changing properties from grid preset controls may cause lagging if you have the Properties panel open. This happens because the Properties panel tries to fetch all updated values from the grid layers, slowing down the process significantly.
To resolve this issue, it is recommended to temporarily disable the Properties panel by using any one of these:
- Close it by clicking the menu button (three lines) at the top right of the Properties panel.
- Click the Properties panel toggle button in the toolbar at the top.
- Disable it by selecting it from the Window menu.
Supported Item Types
You can use any kind of layer with a valid video source including shape layers, text layers, footage, images, compositions, etc.
Different Item Sizes & Ratios
You can use items with different sizes and ratios. These will be distributed inside equal-sized invisible frames. (Similar to cells in excel)
Then you can choose any fitting option from the controller layer to fit those inside their frames.
You can also add the mask frame feature to clip the exceeding pixels of these items from their frames based on the selected fitting option.
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1.2.4 (Current version) - Aug 26, 2024
- Grid Fitting to Comp .......... (Fitting Options)
- - Fit by Width .......... (Fit Rows)
- - Fit by Height .......... (Fit Columns)
- - Fit by Width & Height .......... (Fit Rows & Columns)
- - No Fitting .......... (Scale Manually)
- Frame Size & Fitting
- - Items Fitting .......... (If Size Differs)
1.2.2 - Aug 12, 2024
- Added options to update layers fitting inside precomps via the precomp dialog.
- Update mode now allows selective settings updates in the precomp dialog.
- The precomp dialog now supports negative margin values to crop compositions.
- Random influence is now set to 100% by default.
- Fixed an issue where releasing/reverting a grid didn't remove all presets.
- Updated the licensing framework and implemented other bug fixes and improvements.
1.2.0 - Jan 5, 2024
- Manually transform individual grid items with the new "#SG-Transform" preset.
- Added controls to adjust Z-Position of grid items.
- Added option to bulk edit active composition.
- Set target layers by selection to bulk edit them.
- New grid utilities in the "Additional Utilities" dialog.
- Able to detect and update old grids inside the "Update Expressions" function.
- Automatically updates the expression engine if needed with your consent.
- Bug fixes and code structure improvements.