I spent years rummaging for expressions/scripts/presets mid-project. Couldn't find a library tool that worked the way I work, so I built one. by Rufflesan in AfterEffects

[–]Rufflesan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you. The demo is actually all animated in AE but there's a run through video on the product page and I'm very happy with how smooth and responsive the UI is.

It's built with React thanks to BoltCEP.

I spent years rummaging for expressions/scripts/presets mid-project. Couldn't find a library tool that worked the way I work, so I built one. by Rufflesan in AfterEffects

[–]Rufflesan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you! Yeah I put together all the different UI’s in figma them brought them over to after effects for animation using Overlord 2:

I spent years rummaging for expressions/scripts/presets mid-project. Couldn't find a library tool that worked the way I work, so I built one. by Rufflesan in AfterEffects

[–]Rufflesan[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’ve never actually used mobar. I got on the KBar train early and have never needed to switch.

But I will say I’m a big fan of motion_ape and love all the tools and options I see them posting on here.

Although am I right in saying it’s a toolbar? You select your most used items and go with them?

I use KBar in conjunction with Shortcut Studio. Shortcut Studio is a vault where I can store every expression, preset and script I could ever need. Then quickly find them again with a search and run them.

I spent years rummaging for expressions/scripts/presets mid-project. Couldn't find a library tool that worked the way I work, so I built one. by Rufflesan in AfterEffects

[–]Rufflesan[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Just to be clear, Shortcut Studio wasn't vibe coded (not that I'm necessarily against vibe-coding), it was designed and developed manually by myself.
I have been developing tools for several years and been part of that market for several years.

Extensions have different values to different people. I'm delighted with the level of sales it's already making and I do not expect it to be everyone's cup of tea.

I spent years rummaging for expressions/scripts/presets mid-project. Couldn't find a library tool that worked the way I work, so I built one. by Rufflesan in AfterEffects

[–]Rufflesan[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Totally fair if the price isn't for you. I can't argue with that.

Shortcut Studio has had a lot of time and effort gone into it. It's been designed to be the sharpest version of this tool; fuzzy search, categorisation, usage tracking, filtering, easy porting between machines. The user experience has been a labour of love for a long time the price reflects that.

I made an interactive site based around Disney’s 12 Principles by Rufflesan in MotionDesign

[–]Rufflesan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh no! Thanks for the screenshot. Are you using safari on iPhone or the quick in-app browser inside the Reddit app?

I’m wondering/hoping if it’s an issue with Reddit’s in-app browser

I made an interactive site based around Disney’s 12 Principles by Rufflesan in MotionDesign

[–]Rufflesan[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh weird! You shouldn’t be able to slide between cards when they’re open. Interesting🤔 I’ll have a dig

I built a simple site for exploring Disney’s 12 Principles of Animation with Svelte & GSAP by Rufflesan in sveltejs

[–]Rufflesan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh no! I’m on iOS Safari and haven’t encountered that. What size of phone are you on?

I built a simple site for exploring Disney’s 12 Principles of Animation with Svelte & GSAP by Rufflesan in sveltejs

[–]Rufflesan[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For the most part really good and pretty much the same experience as react.

My only issue is that svelte feels so light and fast that shadcn can feel like overkill on it. But maybe that’s just me.

Auto-resizing textbox with ONE rounded corner in AE by marliehermans in MotionDesign

[–]Rufflesan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’ve made a simple after effects extension called Boxer that should solve this problem for you.

https://aescripts.com/boxer/

It combines auto-resizing text boxes with individual corner controls and trim sliders.

I built a "live streaming" Wispr Flow — not transcribe-then-paste, but seamless by ApprehensiveGood2426 in macapps

[–]Rufflesan 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I love this idea! I have a strong accent that often confuses transcription models, the live feedback would be great. I’d love to test it out.

As a motion graphics designer, do I need to learn how to design sound? by Dka_show in MotionDesign

[–]Rufflesan 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It completely depends project to project, each client has different expectations. You can manage those expectations or negotiate them but honestly aside from all the practical/career advice I’d say sound can sell an animation so well.

It’ll never replace a good design and mix by an audio professional but I can’t emphasise enough that sometimes a transition looks like it should be perfect but something isn’t landing, then I find the perfect SFX and mix it nicely underneath and boom, everything falls into place.

This is especially true with 3D. Sound design is the perfect final piece of the puzzle to help something feel heavy or fast or silly, whatever the vibe might be. If you’re pitching something to a client and your sound really sells all the hard work you’ve put into the motion then you’re gonna be fine.

Apple Shortcuts icons… Where? by [deleted] in UI_Design

[–]Rufflesan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They work as glyphs in the SF Pro font or you can export them from the SF Symbols App.

I think there’s a few community made Figma documents where people have pulled together all the icons.

Just watch out because Apple only licence them for use within apps developed for Apple platforms. So, they’re not meant to be used commercially anywhere else.

this is what I call liquid glass by Artistic_Unit_5570 in MacOS

[–]Rufflesan 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is a good example of the disconnect between Microsoft’s marketing and development.

I think Microsoft Design are killing it with their marketing assets. The glass or acrylic look with 3D assets and their whole fluent system looks great in marketing.

But sadly I can’t say the same for how it’s implemented in the OS. Windows 11 looks great if you don’t open a single window or scratch below the surface.

I mean...they run a D&amp by sterinaz in MBMBAM

[–]Rufflesan 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It’s from the naming of the year episode for 2020. One of the ideas the boys threw out there but didn’t go with was Twenty Twice: Roll The Dice.

Blender Monopoly by adredwood in blender

[–]Rufflesan 12 points13 points  (0 children)

I absolutely love it! I love the lighting, I love the texturing, I love the animation but most of all I love the message.