Motion Studio
gold-standardmotion design toolkit
Trusted worldwide in production workflows
Gold-standard Suite
Core interactions used in every session: one-click anchor point snapping, inline speed graph editing, fill/stroke color controls, and layer isolation via Focus groups. Used by professionals worldwide since 2013.
Pinned Tools
Tools and workflows can be pinned, re-ordered and removed in two special groups.
Anchor
Snap layer Anchor Points to bounding box margins in one-click.
Ease
Adjust keyframe speed by dragging your cursor in the graph, or using mirrored slider controls.
Anchor
Snap layer Anchor Points to bounding box margins in one-click.
Ease
Adjust keyframe speed by dragging your cursor in the graph, or using mirrored slider controls.
Color
Preview and manipulate color space with sliders and expanded controls.
Focus
Visually isolate selected layers in your timeline and composition.
Pinned Tools
Tools and workflows can be pinned, re-ordered and removed in two special groups.
Pages of Motion
Five dedicated pages inside the extension: advanced easing with cubic, speed, and influence graphs; Color for fill, stroke, hue, saturation, and vibrance controls; Focus for layer isolation and group management; a full Tools library browser; and a search page to find and launch any tool, setting, or recent action.
Search
Find and launch tools, settings, preferences and browse your recent tool runs.
Advanced Easing
Edit and manipulate keyframe speed, influence and value without visiting the Graph Editor.
Focus
Isolate and control layers and groups.
Advanced Easing
Edit and manipulate keyframe speed, influence and value without visiting the Graph Editor.
Focus
Isolate and control layers and groups.
Tools
The libary of all the tools and workflows in the Motion Studio extension.
Search
Find and launch tools, settings, preferences and browse your recent tool runs.
Deep Workflows
Full-page tools with their own sub-menus for tasks you repeat daily. Edit composition settings, scrub the timeline with custom frame snapping, generate and record particle simulations via Emitter, and save/re-apply keyframe sets with Re-Key.
Re-Key
Save, re-apply, re-time and share keyframes.
Composition
Preview and change composition settings with modern controls.
Timeline
Manage your work area and preview animation in a new scrub method.
Composition
Preview and change composition settings with modern controls.
Timeline
Manage your work area and preview animation in a new scrub method.
Emitter
Generate and record simulation assets, no rendering and instant playback.
Re-Key
Save, re-apply, re-time and share keyframes.
Everything Toolbox
Single-click tools that automate common actions: Delay for expression-based stagger, Falloff for distance-driven attenuation, Null for instant control rigs, Shapes for geometric primitives, and Sort to organize your project panel automatically.
Tools
The tools library is always getting new releases, like Re-Key, Grids and Key Assist — new methods to explore animation.
Delay
Universally control and stagger values across multiple layers with expression-based timing.
Falloff
Manipulate properties with spatial attenuation — animate values based on distance from a source.
Delay
Universally control and stagger values across multiple layers with expression-based timing.
Falloff
Manipulate properties with spatial attenuation — animate values based on distance from a source.
Null
Create invisible control objects and parent selected layers for cleaner rigs.
Shapes
Collection of geometric primitives — create pre-built shape layers with a single click.
Sort
Automatically sort and organize the project panel and all media content and folders.
Tools
The tools library is always getting new releases, like Re-Key, Grids and Key Assist — new methods to explore animation.
Studio Experience
The standalone desktop app manages your entire setup: install and update extensions, organize color palettes and easing libraries, build custom Mini panels, browse open-source vector assets, and configure Re-Key presets. Also includes Resolve Ease for DaVinci Resolve users.
Settings
As usual with Mt. Mograph software, there are complete Preferences and Settings to customize.
Extensions
Motion Studio can be installed as a single panel, or opened as multiple extension panels.
Color
Organize, sort and manage all your color palettes.
Extensions
Motion Studio can be installed as a single panel, or opened as multiple extension panels.
Color
Organize, sort and manage all your color palettes.
Easing
Manage and re-order all your ease palettes and create folders.
Vector
Use a massive library of royalty free and open source vectors in any program.
Re-Keys
Manage and re-order all your Re-Key, rename and add custom icons.
Mini
Create and customize minimal companion panels for Motion Studio tool, swatches, palettes, system commands and more.
Resolve Easing
For DaVinci Resolve + Fusion users, enjoy an enhanced graph editor and easing toolset.
Create
Motion Studio is expanding to an entire suite of interactive simulation tools with instant renders and complete library.
Settings
As usual with Mt. Mograph software, there are complete Preferences and Settings to customize.
Animation Assistant
Studio-exclusive tools for advanced workflows: Re-Key saves and recalls keyframe libraries, Mini panels give you lightweight custom toolbars, and Key Assist auto-sets bulk keyframes with a property listener.
Key-Assist
Auto-set bulk keyframes with a "property listener assistant."
Re-Key
Save and re-apply keyframes in a custom library.
Minis
Customize a lightweight companion extension of your favorite tools, libraries and After Effects system commands.
Re-Key
Save and re-apply keyframes in a custom library.
Minis
Customize a lightweight companion extension of your favorite tools, libraries and After Effects system commands.
Key-Assist
Auto-set bulk keyframes with a "property listener assistant."
Users say
“I use it daily and I can't work without it. Fastest way to get perfectly smooth movements with keyframes.”
Marcus
@artis_film
“I use motion tool for every single project, I feels like with a limb missing when I have to work without it”
Luca Carrara
“Been working in animation and motion graphics for over 20 years. After Effects and Cinema 4D are my weapons of choice. Motion is one of my most essential add-ons for After Effects. I use it in every project. If you need a tool to help streamline your workflow this is about as essential as it gets.”
Adam
3AM Design
“I've been using Motion since v2 and it has been an important tool in my everyday workflow. It's the only paid-plug-in I would choose, if I could buy only one!”
Cenk
Shapeworx
“I run a 2D animation channel on YouTube, mostly using AE for compositing, 2D VFX, etc. And I absolutely cannot imagine my daily work without M4. In fact, Adobe should have bought and made Motion native a long time ago.”
mickeyw
“A must-have for anyone looking to speed up their workflow.”
Tim
“Motion has been my first plugin and has really help me along my motion design path.”
Colwin
colwinmotion
“Essential for anyone using After Effects. Essential.”
iSiXiSi
“It's a total time saver! No longer do I have to hunt around for scripts or setup sliders.”
Jon
Wolde TV
“I produce tens of videos every week and I really do use Motion in every single project; the ease of access to easing tools, and anchor point adjustments, would make it worth every penny by themselves - let alone all the other amazing tools that are packaged up with the plugin!”
Max A
Team LEWIS
“The number of tools in Motion are astounding, and range from the why-isn't-this-already-part-of-After-Effects to the more esoteric. Every so often I will go back over some of the startup tutorials and inevitably a newly (re)discovered tool will suddenly become an indispensable part of my work flow.”
Mark R
Freelance CG Generalist
“I honestly use motion every time I open after effects. The Null and Reposition anchor point alone are two of my most used features. Each of the Mt Mograph products has saved me so much time. I love it!”
Sam H
Hello Studios
“Motion has become an essential part of my workflow. It speeds up annoying tasks, has a ton of advanced features, and get better with every update.”
Jeff
www.Jefferyrussell.com
“I got Motion way back when Motion 2 came out and its genuinely restructured so much of what I do, its crazy. It's so hard to ever try and use a fresh install were I don't have it.”
Nik J
freelance
“I've been using Motion since it first came out... and it's become the preeminent AE tool in my toolbox. It would be hard to go back to pre-Motion days and still get things done as quickly and enjoyably. It brings so much functionality to the table. In my opinion, it's truly one of the most essential plugins for After Effects, and I can't recommend it enough.”
Ted H.
Hoehne Design
“I have Motion docked into my basic AE interface at all times to keep my flow going. After Effects wouldn't feel complete without it.”
Thom
Studio Rewind
“Motion is at the literal top of my palette pane. I use it consistently and constantly and I'm sure I'm just scratching the surface of what it actually offers.”
Vinney
“I'm an everyday user of Motion 4. I'm so used to having it as part of my workflow that without it, I feel naked. Great product, highly recommend!!”
Jamie Muntean
“Motion helps me get through more work in less time. Since everything is urgent it's become a lifesaver and a necessity.”
Jon
Deep Sea Creative
“Motion 4 has been an essential tool in my creative workflow. I've saved days of work by not having to do processes that were designed in dinosaur times. In the future, where I now reside, Motion continues to help me impress stakeholders with my magic-like turnaround times.”
Steve F
Quantum Metric
“I was having trouble learning After Effects. I had purchased Motion maybe a year earlier and I decided to just watch some tutorials on how to use Motion. Through the Mt. Mograph tutorials and playing with the tools, it was a path to get my foot in the door to understanding how to create things more playfully in After Effects. Really very helpful!”
Thomas K
Sand Improv
“Motion is an absolutely essential tool if you're looking to do motion design in AE without going completely insane.”
Rafael L.
“Motion is such an obvious part of my workflow that I forget it's not a built-in part of After Effects.”
Dez
Gota Media
“I've been using Motion for years and it's the one plug in that i first install anytime im on a new machine or update my AE. I use so many parts of it but honestly i probably use the more of the simplest features and it just make my workflow so much faster.”
Tagori M V
“it makes after effects feel old without it”
james
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