


It’s a simple two-step process of roughly keyframing the motion path and then clicking on the Easy Bounce button. Motion V2 is compatible with recent editions of After Effects (CS5 – CC 2014).Easy Bounce is an extension for Adobe After Effects that makes key-framing bouncing animations incredibly easy. The license allows use on commercial projects and access to all future updates free-of-charge.” The update is free if you already have the original Motion V1 release. You can purchase the tool for $35, which, according to the website, “comes with a non-expiring lifetime license. I highly encourage anyone involved with motion graphics development to check out this very helpful plug-in.

It requires about 5-10 minutes to create that’s 5-10 minutes longer than it takes to click the “burst” function on the Motion V2 tool, which instantly generates all of the assets and performs all of the tasks previously mentioned … in a burst. It’s a monotonous process of resizing, transforming and fiddling around with shapes and their behaviors. Then, the strokes are multiplied and rotated around the middle. To create the burst animation, individual strokes are created, styled and animated to appear as if being ejected from a center circle. To demonstrate the difference in efficiency, take the “burst” function for example. As a result, it takes less time to complete the menial tasks (necessary, though tedious).

workflow assist (asset naming, auto-null object)Īfter using the tool extensively, I have come to realize that my dependence on the action presets has increased tenfold.controls the way shapes interact (orbit, stare, clone).frequently used shape animations (burst, jump, warp, spin).these control the “easing” of any selected animation or behavior.Motion V2 is a robust After Effects plug-in that is capable of more than 20 different actions, such as: Mograph released a second version of the “Motion” tool. Mograph is an online motion graphics exploratory, operated by a single graphics developer, in which various techniques and tools are built, tested, explained and shared. Mograph, for putting in hours and hours of time creating these necessary shortcuts. The motion graphics masses are fortunate for the services of practicing developers and code pioneers, such as Mt. Plug-ins, usually from a third-party, can automate these actions within a friendly user interface. Whether it’s a lengthy sequence or a quick animation, there are a collection of frequently used “actions” that require repetitious setup tasks. The same is true when developing motion graphics plug-ins greatly assist with the animation process. In beginning the discussion on useful tools to help maximize the efficiency of your design workflow, I touched on the concept of utilizing plug-ins to do most of the heavy lifting.
