Slides and Grids for After Effects

slides and grids script

Download Slides and Grids v1.2 for After Effects on Windows and Mac, a powerful script that effortlessly creates dynamic slideshows and professional grid layouts. Perfect for photo montages, video walls, portfolio presentations, and multi-screen compositions—all with complete control over spacing, timing, and animation.

Version 1.2 Key Features:

• Smart Cell Spacing: Automatically calculates and applies consistent spacing between cells with custom gap controls
• Flexible Media Arrangement: Choose from multiple ordering options including by rows, columns, or custom patterns
• Intelligent Aspect Ratio Handling: Automatically scales and crops media to fit cells while maintaining visual integrity
• Animation-Ready Output: All generated layouts include built-in controls for creating staggered reveals and smooth transitions
• Optimized Performance: Efficiently handles large numbers of素材 without workflow slowdown
• Cross-Platform Support: Works on both Windows and Mac systems

Perfect For:

• Motion graphics artists creating photo arrays and video walls
• Editors building multi-screen presentations and comparison grids
• Portfolio designers showcasing work in organized layouts
• Content producers assembling slideshows for events and presentations
• Anyone needing quick, professional grid layouts without manual positioning

System Requirements:

• Adobe After Effects 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022
• Windows 10/11 (64-bit) or macOS
• 4GB RAM minimum (8GB+ recommended)
• 25MB available disk space
• Enable “Allow Scripts to Write Files and Access Network” in Preferences > Scripting & Expressions

Installation:
Copy the script file to your After Effects ScriptUI Panels folder:

• Windows: C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects [version]\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels\
• Mac: /Applications/Adobe After Effects [version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/

Access via Window menu > Slides and Grids

Note: Version 1.2 includes performance improvements and enhanced grid controls over the initial release

Effortlessly create dynamic grids and slideshow animations with unmatched flexibility. Discover 3 Powerful Tools for seamless grid creation and management, creating or updating precomps, and bulk editing of compositions for your projects and templates.

Version 1.3 – New Features Highlights

• 4x Faster Grid Creation Processes.
  (Creating Grids, Adding Frame Features, and Some Other Grid Utilities.)
• Set the number of items to fit within the comp.
• Convert to Static Grid for manual editing.
• Linking of width & height in the precomp dialog.
• Calculation support in size input fields.
• Rearranged/Renamed controls for clarification.
• Option to hide released layers from the grid.
• And many other improvements…

3 in 1 Toolkit

Features Overview

Creating
Grids

Easily create dynamic grids or slideshows using different type of layers.
There are a lot of controls available to animate or adjust the grid.
You can easily add or remove items from a grid or modify using additional utilities.

Precomping
Items

Create individual precomps for multiple selected layer.
Set how these should get its sizes and other settings.
Update existing comps / precomps and can add background layers.

Bulk Editing
Comps

Edit Templates or Compositions in bulk. You can fill placeholders compositions easily.
Add / Remove / Replace / Change Visibility of Items in the selected comps.
Target Layers inside all compositions based on name or index.

Key Features

Create & Manage Grids

• Grid Distribution & Fitting
• Items Fitting Options
• Offset Grid Items (Rows/Columns Alternatively)
• Progressive Shift for Rows/Columns
• Adjust Items Margins
• Zoom Specific Item to Comp
• Adjust Items Frame Sizes
• Add Masks to Clip Items
• Frames & Features Roundness
• Stroke (Dashes, Gap, Offset)
• Items Backgrounds
• Animate with Delays for Transform Properties
• Random Animate Grid Items
• Grid Management Utilities

Precomp Items

• Precomp Multiple Layers
  Video / Image / Shape / Text etc
• Different Sizes Options
• Add or Remove Margins
• Fitting to Comp Options
• Duration / Frame Rate / Pixel Aspect Ratio
• Add Background Layer
• Update Existing Comps
  (By Using Selective Properties)

Bulk Edit Comps

• Add / Replace / Remove / Change Visibility in All Selected Compositions
  (Based On Set Target Layers)
• Distribution Methods
  (For New Items To Be Added)
• Repeat Items
  (If Both Selections Aren’t Equal)
• Fitting Options and Placement
• Target Layers by Selection / Index / Name

Grid Features Outlines

Panels & Controls

Multiple Panels

Grid Preset Controls

Control the grid and frame features properties. Or animate these easily.

Tutorials

Quick Tutorial

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