Layer Sitter for After Effects

Layer Sitter for After Effects

Primary Keyphrase: parenting management script

Description:
Download Layer Sitter v1.3 for After Effects on Windows and Mac, a powerful parenting management script that simplifies layer linking and hierarchy management. Stop dragging pickwhips and endlessly scrolling through layer lists—Layer Sitter helps you quickly parent selected layers using a filterable list, create customizable nulls with precise positioning, and store frequently used layers as Quick Parents for instant access .

Layer Sitter is perfect for character animators, motion designers, and anyone managing compositions with many layers. The script intelligently checks and disables layers that cannot be used, preserves existing parenting chains even when reparenting, and helps you navigate complex hierarchies with Select Children and Select Parent buttons .

Version 1.3 Key Features:

• Quick Parents: Store up to 5 frequently used parent layers for instant access across unlimited compositions. Simply select any layer and save it as a Quick Parent—removing them from the panel doesn’t disrupt existing parenting chains .
• Filterable Layer List: Quickly parent selected layers to existing layers using a comprehensive filterable list. Filter by enabled, soloed, locked, shy status, or specific layer labels. Layer Sitter automatically disables incompatible layers to prevent errors .
• Custom Null Creation: Create new null layers with customizable positioning in both the composition and timeline—perfect for building rigs without manually adding and positioning nulls .
• Smart Parenting Intelligence: Layer Sitter preserves existing parenting chains even when reparenting previously parented layers. Navigate complex hierarchies easily with dedicated Select Children and Select Parent buttons .
• Broad Compatibility: Works with After Effects 2024 down through CS6 on both Windows and Mac systems .
• v1.3 Update (Sep 13, 2019): Added macOS Catalina support .

Perfect For:

• Character animators managing complex rig hierarchies
• Motion designers working with multi-layer parenting structures
• Anyone tired of manually dragging pickwhips and searching through layer lists
• Studios wanting to streamline parenting workflows for team projects

System Requirements:

• Adobe After Effects 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6
• Windows 10/11 (64-bit) or macOS (Catalina support in v1.3)
• 4GB RAM minimum (8GB+ recommended)
• 1.5MB available disk space
• Enable “Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network” in Preferences > Scripting & Expressions

Note: For optimal performance, use the English version of After Effects as Chinese versions may cause expression errors . Price: $8.00 .

Parenting layers in After Effects can be difficult, time-consuming, and frustrating but Layer Sitter helps make parenting easier. Instead of dragging your pickwhip or endlessly scrolling you can quickly parent selected layers using a filterable list. Quickly add a new null with customizable position in both the composition and the timeline. Store commonly used layers as Quick Parents for easy parenting. Layer Sitter is perfect for character animators, motion designers, and anyone else who needs help managing compositions with many layers.

Quick Parents

Quick Parents make it easy to quickly parent select layers to commonly used parent layers. Simply select any layer and store it as a Quick Parent. Layer Sitter can remember up to 5 Quick Parents in unlimited compositions.

• Parent selected layers to a Quick Parent
• Select a Quick Parent
• Add a new Quick Parent
• Remove a Quick Parent

Removing a Quick Parent from Layer Sitter does not disrupt existing parenting chains.

Parent Selected Layers

Quickly parent select layers to an existing layer. Layer Sitter provides a list of layers that can be filtered if their enabled, soloed, locked, shy, or have a specific label. Layer Sitter will also help make your life easier by checking and disabling layers that cannot be used.

Layer Sitter can also create a new null instead of using an existing layer. This new null has a variety of options for position in both the composition and the timeline.

Layer Sitter is smart. Layer Sitter will not disrupt existing parenting chains even if you have previously parented layers selected.

Layer Sitter makes managing parented layers easy. Not only can you quickly parent layers using a variety of options but you can also easily traverse up and down parent chains using the Select Children and Select Parent buttons.

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