Motion Toolkit · After Effects plugin

Motion tools for After Effects.

Animation curves, keyframe helpers, text and layout tools, colour palette, and quick frame or GIF export - a free toolkit that lives in After Effects. No Keyweaver Credits required.

Download free Browse the toolkit
Ludo by Keyweaver · After Effects 2022+

Inside After Effects, end to end

01
Ludo Animation controls panel in After Effects

Open Ludo

Install from Keyweaver Manager, then open the panel in After Effects.

02
Ludo Layout and Cloner tools

Pick a tool

Animate layers, stagger keys, split text, clone layouts, sample colours, or export a frame.

03
Native After Effects timeline keyframes from Ludo

Stay native

Everything writes to AE properties and layers - no opaque black boxes.


Built for real edit sessions

Animation & keys

Easing, strength, stagger, align, reverse, distribute, and mirror across selected keys.

Text & layout

Split characters, typewriter-style tools, stroke boxes, cloner, and effectors.

Colour palette

Save swatches, sample from the comp, and apply to text, solids, shapes, and lights.

Export helpers

Export frames or a work-area GIF without digging through the Render Queue.

Everything in the panel

Hover any tool to preview it - the same micro-animations as in the Ludo panel.

Easing curves

Apply to Start, End, or All keys - Position, Scale, Rotation, Opacity - In, Out, or All.

  • Linear
  • Bezier
  • Smooth
  • Soft
  • Natural
  • Punchy
  • Snappy
  • Whip
  • Bounce strength
  • Overshoot strength
  • Spring strength

Keyframe tools

Multi-layer selected keys - with stagger gap control (0-24f).

  • Stagger
  • Align
  • Reverse
  • Distribute
  • Mirror

Layer transitions & motion

Duration 6-60f · Amount 10-100% · Clear layer animation · Physics + Collider.

Transitions in

  • Fade
  • Slide →
  • Slide ←
  • Slide ↓
  • Slide ↑
  • Scale
  • Drop
  • Bounce
  • Roll
  • Blur

Transitions out

  • Fade
  • Slide →
  • Slide ←
  • Slide ↓
  • Slide ↑
  • Scale
  • Blur

Looping (stackable)

  • Float
  • Pulse
  • Shake
  • Drift
  • Spin
  • Wiggle

Physics

  • Physics body
  • Collider floor

Text tools

Split chars · Split + precomp · Stagger in-points (0-12f gap) · Match all text to selection.

Animate on (stackable)

  • Fade on
  • Slide up
  • Scale on
  • Drop on
  • Bounce on
  • Typewriter
  • Cascade
  • Smooth in
  • Blink cursor

Text box

  • Box on/off
  • Draw on
  • Pad
  • Stroke
  • Round
  • Stroke colour

Cloner & layout

Live driver null with Expression Controls · Open Effect Controls · Arrange selected in grid.

Patterns

  • Linear
  • Grid
  • Radial

Effectors (On · Reverse · Amount)

  • Scale
  • Spacing
  • Opacity
  • Rotation
  • Time

Colour palette

Saved swatches · Add · Apply · Sample.

  • Text fill
  • Solids
  • Shape fill
  • Shape stroke
  • Lights
  • Color Controls

Export

Still frame or animated GIF from the work area - no Render Queue dig.

Still frame

  • PNG
  • JPEG
  • TIFF
  • PSD

GIF

  • Scale %
  • Frame skip
  • Compression %
  • Live size estimate

Ludo does not use Keyweaver Credits. Open via Window → Extensions → Keyweaver - Ludo.


Common questions

Does Ludo use credits?

No. Ludo does not draw from your Keyweaver Credits balance.

What is included?

Eleven easing curves, layer transitions and loops, text animate-ons, cloner patterns and effectors, keyframe tools, colour palette, frame and GIF export.

How do I install?

Download Keyweaver Manager for Windows or macOS, then click Install on Ludo in the catalog.

Also in Keyweaver

Ready to try Ludo?

Install with Keyweaver Manager on Windows or macOS.

Download Ludo help