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Ae/ae-saas

SaaS product animation in After Effects

Bring screenshots of your interface. Your assistant imports them, builds a walkthrough with gentle push-ins, highlights and callouts, keeps UI moves under 300 ms and checks every beat before handing it back.

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. 1Import the screenshots into a 16:9 composition
  2. 2Lay out each screen and its callout
  3. 3Animate push-ins, highlights and labels
  4. 4Audit timing and export check frames

Tools it calls

  • get_host_status
  • get_skill
  • ae_import_media
  • ae_create_composition
  • ae_add_to_composition
  • ae_add_shape_layer
  • ae_add_text_layer
  • ae_set_keyframes
  • ae_apply_easy_ease
  • ae_audit_motion
  • ae_audit_frame

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