AEScripts - Layer Groups v2.0

This is a simple plugin script for After Effects that ports the Layer Groups paradigm from Photoshop.

CC compatible

• Addition of Isolate script into Layer Groups ? Isolate layers you are working on.
• Isolate layers by colour also and button shows whether isolation is on/off.
• New look for closer integration into After Effects, smaller buttons.
• Stack palette lengthways or sideways.
• Secret button for default dialog position, for convenience.
• Intro screen and button guide added.
• Shift click Stacking button to turn auto-stacking on and off. (No need for restart.)
• Create group parent at average child layers centre or comp centre.
• Tag child layers with group name.
• Always trim group to child layers.
• Bake (precomp) or +Shift.
• Tag layers with group name, tag group with number of children.
• Make group parent at average center option.
• Settings etc works at small screen resolution.
• Addition of Group Mattes, +Shift = invert matte/use luminance/remove matte.
• Select Children of selected groups .
• Make all groups expression friendly .
• Move group Up.

+AND MORE

Bold = new in v2, more detail in history.

• Visually expand and collapse groups in the timeline.
• Hide and show, respecting child layer visibility.
• Delete group and/or contents.
• Duplicate entire groups (with stacking and relative parenting intact!).
• Easily add/subtract from groups.
• vOptional parenting using Shift key.

**- Group Mattes.

• Isolate function (Now included in Layer groups).

• Isolate layers in timeline / Isolate by label colour.

• Focus on the layers you are working on.

• More menu (more functions - eg. trim group to child layers).

• Bake(precomp) or unBake groups**.

• Rename groups.

• Stacking button (+auto Stacking) - keep layer stacked properly, each to their groups layers not in groups - out of groups.

**- After Effects 'look' to fit in UI, small unobtrusive buttons.

• Stack UI row or column.

• Set default dialog position**.

• Groups are color coded (turn off in settings).

:warn SUPPORT: AE CC, CS6, CS5.5, CS5, CS4.

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