MotionLab Documentation

Everything you need to install, understand, and get the most out of MotionLab — the After Effects CEP panel that bundles transitions, shakes, flashes, speed ramping, effect presets, and the everyday tasks you'd otherwise dig through menus for.

New here?

Start with these three pages, in order:

1. Install — drop the extension into After Effects and enable it.
2. First Look — tour the panel layout and how interactions work.
3. License & Tiers — start the free 14-day demo or activate a paid plan.

The Panel — Feature Reference

One page per sidebar tab. Each covers every button in the tab plus the settings that affect it.

• Main — general actions (Pre-Compose, adjustment, solid, null, text), speed controls, effects, transitions.
• Library — saved AE effect presets and the sound library.
• Shakes — 10 built-in camera shakes plus your own saved shakes.
• Flashes — white, black, strobe, pulse, color flashes with custom colors.
• Curves — interactive bezier editor for speed ramps and keyframe easing.
• Styling Workflows — multi-step guided edits (Kinetic, etc.).
• Audio — beat detection and marker placement.
• AI Assistant — chat with MotionLab to pace edits, add shakes, suggest a style.
• Settings — appearance, layer label colors, license, account.

How-Tos

Task-oriented recipes that show you the result, not just the buttons.

• Pre-Compose with Attributes
• Save a Custom Shake
• Cut to the Beat

Stay current

The product ships often. See Releases for the latest version, changelog, and download.