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Ae/ae-motion-design

Motion design in After Effects

Your assistant measures the brief, builds the composition from shape and text layers, animates it to the house motion numbers and checks the result frame by frame before it says done. Every layer stays editable.

The prompt

Edit it before you copy. Nothing runs until you send it in your assistant.

Host tools are free. Any paid step is quoted before it runs.

Start in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Install the plugin

    Install Draftless for After Effects and sign in once.

    Get the After Effects plugin
  2. 2

    Switch on Agent link

    In the Draftless panel, switch on Agent link so your assistant can drive After Effects.

  3. 3

    Paste the prompt

    Add the Draftless bridge to your assistant, then paste the prompt. Nothing paid runs without a quote you approve.

What it does

  1. 1Check After Effects is connected and load the build guide
  2. 2Measure the brief: size, frame rate, palette, type
  3. 3Build named shape and text layers
  4. 4Animate with eased keys and a short stagger
  5. 5Audit the motion and look at the start, middle and end frames

Tools it calls

  • get_host_status
  • get_skill
  • ae_get_project_info
  • ae_create_composition
  • ae_add_shape_layer
  • ae_add_text_layer
  • ae_set_keyframes
  • ae_apply_easy_ease
  • ae_audit_motion
  • ae_export_contact_sheet

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