Questions and answers
Answers about our tools, licenses and subscriptions.
General
Our tools run on macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Windows (x64 and arm64). Motion Studio requires After Effects 2021 or later, and Premiere Pro 2021 or later. The Motion Studio Color extension works with Illustrator 2021 or later. Boombox Studio connects to After Effects, Premiere Pro, Davinci Resolve and Audition. Wander requires After Effects 2021 or later, Premiere Pro 2021 or later, and Illustrator 2021 or later. The standalone apps work independently of Adobe software.
Download the installer from our Downloads page. Run it with your Adobe apps closed. The tool detects your Adobe installations and installs the extensions automatically.
Yes. We update our tools to support new After Effects releases shortly after they ship. Currently supports After Effects 2021 through 2025 and later.
Yes. Motion Studio includes extensions for both After Effects, Premiere Pro and Illustrator.
Yes. All tools run on macOS (Intel and Apple Silicon) and Windows (x64 and arm64). Same license works on both platforms.
No. Extensions load quickly and tools execute instantly. The tools modify properties and keyframes directly, no rendering overhead.
Motion Studio tools modify your project during editing. Results are standard After Effects keyframes and properties. Render farms don't need Motion Studio installed.
Product Questions
Motion Studio includes the animation toolkit: Motion Studio app, Motion extension (100+ tools), Color, Easing, Focus, and Mini panels for After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Illustrator, plus Resolve Ease for DaVinci Resolve. The Ultimate Bundle adds Boombox Studio (sound design + 15,000 audio library), Boombox Plugin, and Wander (media management).
Motion Studio is a 100+ tool kit covering anchor points, easing, keyframe manipulation, layer management, color palettes, and more. Animation Composer focuses on preset animations and transitions. Flow focuses on easing curves. Motion Studio includes easing tools plus additional tools for other workflow tasks.
Flow handles easing well. Motion Studio includes easing tools plus 100+ additional tools: anchor point positioning, keyframe cleanup, layer trimming, staggering, color management, and more.
Tools for anchor point positioning, keyframe easing and manipulation, layer timing and staggering, composition management, color palette creation, custom effect controls, layer grouping and isolation, snapshot presets, and more. Full list in the Motion Studio Guide or browse all tools.
Boombox Studio is the standalone app with the audio library, constellation and connections to After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition and Davinci Resolve. Boombox Plugin is the legacy After Effects and Premiere Pro extension for cue points and audio-driven animation. All Boombox Plugin actions and more are now available in Boombox Studio.
Licensing
Yes. A single license works on multiple machines you personally use. You'll need to log out on one machine before logging in on another if you have one seat on your license.
Access continues until the end of your billing period. After that, the extensions stop working, but your projects open normally in After Effects, just without the tools.
For bulk orders of 10 or more, contact us.
Contact us for educational discounts.
Yes. After initial activation, our tools work offline. Internet connection needed every 7 days to verify your license.