A collection of helpful scripts for After Effects that run natively or with a 3rd party script launcher such as kbar2, Tool Launcher, or Quick Menu 2.
To run the script natively in After Effects use File > Script > Run Script File... and choose this script.
Add a new maker to all selected layers with an optional comment
Add all selected properties to Essential Graphics Panel using effect names instead of property names for expression controls
Calculate the difference between two keyframe values
Calculate the distance between two 2D layers
Center the composition in the Composition Panel. Hold the ALT key or SHIFT key for other zoom levels
Clean out the Render Queue
Clean unused items from any selected folders. Remove empty folders unless they are top level
Copy the Work Area from the active composition. Hold the ALT key to paste the copied Work Area to the active composition.
Cycle the composition background color between black, gray, and white
Force the Composition Panel to refresh the current frame
Disable (toggle the eyeball icon) on all unselected layers
Invert selected keyframe values
Lock every layer in every conmposition in the project
Convert selected keyframes into hold keyframes
Randomly shift the start time of all selected layers within a provided range
Randomize the value for selected 1 dimensional keyframes
Rename the current composition to the same name as the project
Rename the first layer in each selected composition to match the name of the composition
Rename the source of the currently selected layer
Rename selected layers and append zero padded numbers
Rename the source of the selected layer to match
Set the Work Area to cover the entire composition
Shift all selected layers to the Current Time Indicator as a group while maintaining relative timing
Set new color based on original color, blend mode, and opacity
Force effects wih selected position properties such as CC Bend It or Gradient Ramp to stick properly to a layer
Disable or enable an expression that maintains the visual scale of a layer as its positioned in Z Space
Toggle onion skinning in the current composition
Zero out the position of all selected layers