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Client Review
Capture a snapshot before making changes. Compare against the original. Quick-render an MP4 and send it for approval, all without leaving After Effects.
After Effects Extension
ToolKit
Four essential productivity tools in one panel. Snapshots, Quick Render, Batch Processing, and Guide System. Everything a motion designer needs to stay in the creative flow.
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ToolKit v1.0
Snapshots
Quick Render
Batch
Guides
Snapshot 1
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Side-by-Side
Overlay
Take Snapshot
The Problem
Your creative flow shouldn't depend on five different tools.
Every time you leave After Effects for a basic utility, you lose momentum. ToolKit keeps you in the zone.
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Context Switching Between Apps
Need to compare before/after? Open Photoshop. Quick export for review? Fiddle with the render queue. Add composition guides? Use third-party scripts. Your creative flow dies a little each time.
✓ ToolKit: Four tools in one panel. Never leave AE.
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The Render Queue Kills Momentum
Every quick export means adding to the render queue, configuring output modules, waiting for it to churn. You just wanted to send a quick MP4 to a client.
✓ ToolKit: One-click render to MP4, ProRes, or GIF.
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Repetitive Manual Comp Changes
Need to resize 40 comps? Change the frame rate on 20 compositions? You're doing it one by one, comp by comp, praying you don't miss one.
✓ ToolKit: Batch process dozens of comps at once.
Features
Four tools. One panel. Zero friction.
Everything a motion designer needs to stay productive inside After Effects.
Snapshots
Take instant before/after snapshots. Compare with side-by-side, overlay, or toggle views. Save captures to disk for client review.
Quick Render
One-click export to MP4, ProRes, or GIF without touching the render queue. Background rendering keeps AE responsive.
Batch Processor
Select multiple comps and apply operations in batch. Resize, change FPS, change duration, add or remove expressions across dozens of comps.
Guide System
Add non-rendering visual guides to your comp. Rule of Thirds, Golden Ratio, Safe Zones, or custom guide lines with configurable appearance.
Background Rendering
Quick Render uses aerender in the background so you can keep working. Progress bar with ETA and toast notification on completion.
Results Tracking
Batch operations show a detailed results summary. See exactly which comps were processed, skipped, or errored.
Deep Dive
See how it works.
The features that save you the most time, shown in action.
Snapshot Comparison
Capture a frame. Compare against live. Catch every detail.
Take a snapshot of your current comp view and compare it against the live canvas. Three comparison modes let you catch every subtle change before committing.
- Side-by-side comparison
- Overlay with adjustable opacity
- Toggle view for quick A/B
- Save to PNG for client sharing
Comparison
Before
After
Quick Render
Pick a format. Hit Render. Done.
Bypass the render queue entirely. Choose your format, select a quality preset, and hit render. aerender handles the export in the background while you keep working.
- MP4, ProRes 422, ProRes 4444, GIF formats
- Draft / Standard / High quality
- Background aerender process
- Toast notification on completion
Quick Render
MP4 (H.264)
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Batch Operations
Select comps. Pick an operation. Process all at once.
Stop making changes one comp at a time. Select multiple compositions, choose an operation, and let ToolKit apply it across all of them with progress tracking.
- Multi-select comp list with filter
- Resize, FPS, duration, expressions
- Cancel support
- Results summary table
Batch Process
Main Comp
Intro Scene
Lower Third
End Card
Processing 0/4
Use Cases
Built for motion designers who move fast.
Whether you're reviewing work, restructuring projects, or composing layouts.
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Project Restructuring
Inherited a project with 60 comps at the wrong resolution? Batch resize them all in seconds. Change frame rates across the board. Add expressions to every comp at once.
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Composition & Layout
Drop a Rule of Thirds grid onto your comp. Add custom guide lines for precise alignment. Toggle guides on and off as you work. They never appear in your final render.
Setup
Up and running in under a minute.
Four steps from install to your first tool.
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Download Filmit Studio
Install the Filmit Studio desktop app on Mac or Windows.
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Open After Effects
Launch AE. ToolKit appears under Window → Extensions.
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Pick a Tool Tab
Choose Snapshots, Quick Render, Batch, or Guides.
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Get to Work
Every tool is designed for speed. Capture, render, batch, or guide, all from one panel.
FAQ
Common Questions
Everything you need to know about ToolKit.
ToolKit includes four core tools: Snapshots (visual comparison), Quick Render (fast export without the render queue), Batch Processor (apply operations to multiple compositions), and Guide System (non-rendering visual guides). More tools will be added in future updates.
No. Quick Render is designed for speed. Quick MP4s for review, GIFs for social, ProRes for handoff. For complex render setups with custom output modules, you'll still use AE's render queue. Quick Render is for the 90% of renders where you just need a fast export.
Select multiple compositions from a list, choose an operation (resize, change FPS, change duration, add expression, remove expressions), configure parameters, and click Process. ToolKit applies the operation to all selected comps sequentially with progress tracking. Results are shown in a summary table.
No. Guide lines are created on special guide layers that are visible in the comp viewer but excluded from all renders. In AE 2020+, ToolKit uses the native guideLayer property. In older versions, guide layers are disabled and marked with a distinctive name.
Yes. ToolKit is included with your Filmit Studio subscription at $20/month. You get ToolKit plus every other Filmit tool, overlay pack, and course.