BAO Boa v1.6
Download BAO Boa v1.6, a powerful After Effects plugin built to distort and warp layers along mask paths with precision and speed . Often described as the spline deformer that After Effects was missing, Boa provides intuitive control for bending, twisting, stretching, and animating graphics, shapes, and textures along any custom path .
Boa is a plugin for After Effects built to distort layers along mask paths.
Key Features of BAO Boa v1.6:
- Precise Path Warping: Distort any layer (shapes, text, images, solids) along any mask path—perfect for creating curves, bends, and complex organic deformations .
- Full 3D Control: v1.6 includes enhanced 3D controls, allowing you to rotate, scale, and move splines in 3D space. Each vertex along the path offers control over Z position and scale, with the final result reacting to your comp’s camera and lights .
- Stretch with Verts Match: Use mask vertices just like Puppet Pins to achieve predictable, per-segment distortion for more accurate and controllable bending, ideal for character limbs or flowing shapes .
- Undistort Texture Areas: A powerful feature that lets you “undistort” parts of your texture—for example, bending an arm while keeping the hand perfectly rigid and un-deformed .
- Complete Path Control: Adjust start and end points, rotation, twist, and scale along the entire length of the path for ultimate creative flexibility .
- Extrude & Contour: Add depth and dimension by extruding and contouring your distorted layers in 3D space .
- Mesh Quality Control: Adjust mesh definition and sub-sampling to balance render speed with visual smoothness .
- Fast Native Performance: A fully native plugin that renders quickly and integrates seamlessly into the After Effects pipeline .
- v1.6 Update (Apr 20, 2025): Specifically fixes an OpenGL context issue, ensuring stable performance on modern systems .
Perfect For:
- Motion designers creating flowing ribbons, banners, and organic shape animations
- Character animators rigging limbs and body parts for 2D animation
- Title and logo designers bending text or graphics along custom curves
- VFX artists needing precise control over warping and distortion effects
- Anyone wishing to deform layers along a path with more control than native tools provide
System Requirements:
- Adobe After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6
- Windows (64-bit) or macOS
- 4GB RAM minimum (8GB+ recommended)
- 50MB available disk space
The easiest, most precise and fastest way to warp layers along a path.
Have ever wished After Effects has a “Spline Deformer”? Then say hello to Boa!
Features
- NEW: 3D controls let you rotate, scale, and move splines in 3D space.
- Use ‘Stretch with verts match’ to use mask vertices just like Puppet Pins and get per segment distortion.
- Undistort part of the texture. For example when bending an arm but you want to leave the hand undistorted. See feature video below.
- Warp any source along any mask path
- Rotate and twist along the path
- Full control over start, end, scale and z position along the path
- Mesh definition and sub-sampling for complete quality control
- Extrude and contour in 3D!
- Reacts to comp camera and lights
- Super fast rendering
- Fully native plugin
BAO Boa Overview Tutorial
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