AB Motion Tools

A collection of Motion Graphics Scripts for Adobe After Effects

Icons

You can find corresponding icons for all scripts in the icons subfolder as PNG (1x) or SVG (best for adjusting colors).

Contained Scripts

ab-applyTextname.jsx

Sometimes it's quiet handy when the text of a textlayer is linked to its name, so you can rename the layer and the text changes accordingly. This script helps to build the setup by applying the corresponding expression to the text source property of all selected textlayers.

ab-changeLoop.jsx

Change the loops of any selected source in the project panel without touching other settings like alpha mode or framerate. Helpful for looping imported gifs in After Effects.

ab-changeRenderVersion.jsx

If you are (like me) using versioning in the filename of your active project (which I highly recommend in combination with the "save incremental" button) the script will append the current version to the filenames of all queued items in the render queue.

ab-createControlLayer.jsx

Select one or more layers in the timeline and run the script. It will create a native shape layer for each selected item, linked and working as a control null. If no layer is selected, it will create a null (but not one of this dirty old solids).

ab-deselectChilds.jsx

Deselects all currently selected layers in your composition that already have a parent. Works very similar to selectAllUnParented.jsx but does not completely destroy your previous selection (e.g. via label selection).

ab-keepStrokeWidth.jsx

Applies to all strokes* of selected shape layers the maintain stroke width expression and asks for a new stroke width. *only on first level

ab-makeGrid.jsx

Automatically split up a layer into a grid. More infos: https://tmblr.co/ZJNKTy2kPplpZ

ab-maskToLastSelected.jsx

Apply the Set Matte effect to all selected layers and set the last selected layer as mask.

ab-parentToLastSelected.jsx

Easily select your layers in the viewport and link them with this script to the last selected layer. No need to pick whip or scroll long layer dropdown lists.

ab-selectAllChilds.jsx

Just select your parent layer, run the script and get all layers selected, which are linked (parented) to your first selected layer. Useful if you want to unlink or relink to a different layer.

ab-selectAllUnParented.jsx

This script helps you to select all layers in your current composition that have no parent. Useful for linking all layers to a new master null without loosing your parent child chain.

ab-toggleGuideLayers.jsx

Run the script and all guide layers of your active compositing will be made invisible. Hold down the Alt/Option-Key and they will all show up again.

ab-zeroOutPosition.jsx

Resets only the position to 0 in all axises.