Tack Studio is relaunching as a creative software development studio dedicated to helping creators work smarter and faster. We’re on a mission to rid the world of slow and repetitive tasks, putting time back in your day for the most important stuff. Being creative.

Hidden Features of After Effects — Feather Masks. Create cool gradients and feathery goodness with the Mask Feather Tool. How many of you know about this one?

The secret's out! Align to Title Safe mode is here. No more eyeballing those lower thirds. Get it right every time with Align Pro.

New year, new me? Well, not quite, but I would like to reintroduce myself to all of you who found me via our latest tool, Align Pro. I'm an animator & developer based in Manchester, UK. I run @Tack_Studio — a motion design studio specialising in intelligent animation production. Put simply, we love anything that combines motion with tech — from tailor-made tools to web animation, automated solutions, motion templates & social toolkits. Go on, give us a follow. Those of you who just came here for the After Effects tools, buckle up, 'cos there's plenty more to come in 2024!

The align tool in After Effects is broken. Introducing Align Pro 👉 go.tackstudio.co/align-pro Put simply, everything you can do with Illustrator's align tool, is now possible right inside After Effects.

Who needs keyframes anyway? Our latest tool, AutoMotion, is out NOW. And it's totally, completely, 100% free.

If you don't know, then get to know. These guys are going to blow up in 2024 🔥

.@Tack_Studio — the technical animation studio, is now officially 18 months old, so it's about time we had a proper website. Well, tackstudio.co is now live. We offer a range of digital products & creative services, combining the latest tech with the best in animation.

We're Team Tabs. Reminds me of this classic from @SiliconHBO youtu.be/SsoOG6ZeyUI?si=GpfO…

StrokeStyler from @Tack_Studio brings the much-loved 'Align Dashes to Corners' functionality from Illustrator to After Effects — no more tedious guesswork or complex math! Get it here for just $19 👉 go.tackstudio.co/StrokeStyle…

If you're serious about levelling up your scripting skills inside of After Effects, here's a 🧵 of the essential resources you'll need.

The folks over at Adobe have really been showing us scripting nerds some love lately! Thanks to @FakeGreenDress & @AdobeDWaterfall for leading the charge 🫡

I love pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in After Effects. I’m working on a tutorial series exploring how to use nothing but Extendscript and ScriptUI in After Effects to take your script panels to the next level — just like @Tack_Studio’s AfterEmoji browser panel 👇🏼

Used some C trickery to add an interactive physics simulation to #AfterEffects #mograph #cpp

Have you seen the new Properties Panel in the latest version of After Effects? It's a gamechanger — but doesn't include stroke dashes, taper or wave settings. StrokeStyler fills that gap and puts these 3 essential properties within easy reach. Out now! aescripts.com/strokestyler

📢 Our new tool, QualityControl is a real time-saver. Save layer properties, effect parameters and composition switches like frame blending, motion blur and depth of field to three presets; low, medium and high, then apply them project-wide, instantly, in 1 click. Coming soon!

StrokeStyler is here! A dedicated stroke properties panel — a place to edit the dash, taper and wave settings. Also, it brings the 'Align Strokes to Corners' functionality from Illustrator to After Effects. Grab your copy now. go.tackstudio.co/StrokeStyle…

AfterEmoji uses placeholders in text layers to insert emojis right where you want them. Need to change the font size or leading? No problem — the emojis stick right onto the text layer.