Motion Curves

✨ Features

Motion Curves is a full-featured After Effects CEP extension giving you professional-grade animation controls directly in the panel.

Easing Curve Preview

📦 Installation

📁 MotionCurves_INSTALLER_v1/
├── INSTALL.bat
├── UNINSTALL.bat
├── README.txt
└── 📁 MotionCurves/
    ├── index.html
    ├── main.js
    ├── host.jsx
    └── CSXS/manifest.xml

Installing to:
  C:\Users\YourName\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\MotionCurves

[INFO] Copying extension files...
[INFO] Enabling unsigned extension support...
============================================
  INSTALLATION COMPLETE!

🔑 Activation

License Badge States

✅ Licensed      — Active paid license. Full access, no limits.
⏱ Trial (14d)   — Trial running. Days remaining shown in badge.
⚠ Trial Expired — Trial ended. Purchase a license to continue.
🔑 Activate     — No license detected. Click to activate or start trial.

∿ Easing Curves

Motion Curves includes 30 professional easing curves across 10 families, each available as In, Out, and InOut variants.

⊙ Anchor Point Tools

The 9-position anchor grid lets you instantly move a layer's pivot/anchor point to any of 9 positions — with automatic position compensation so the layer doesn't visually jump.

• Click any of the 9 grid positions: Top Left, Top Center, Top Right, Middle Left, Center, Middle Right, Bottom Left, Bottom Center, Bottom Right
• Works on the first selected layer in the active composition
• Position compensation is on by default — the layer stays exactly where it is visually
• Hold a modifier key to move anchor without compensation (raw pivot move)

◆ Keyframe Tools

Clone Keyframes

Copy selected keyframes (with easing data intact) and paste them at the current playhead position. Select a property row + keyframes, set playhead, click Clone.

Reverse Keyframes

Flips keyframe values in-place — the first keyframe value becomes the last, and vice versa. Timing stays the same; only values swap.

Mirror in Time

Mirrors the selected keyframes around their midpoint in time, creating a perfect reverse loop. Useful for ping-pong animations.

Clean Expressions

Removes all Motion Curves expressions from selected properties. Use this if you want to switch from expression-based curves (Back/Elastic/Bounce) to standard easing.

🔌 License API Reference

For developers integrating with the Covlor license system. Base URL: https://app.covlor.uk/api/ae/

POST /validate — Activate License

{
  "license_key":    "CVLR-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX",
  "machine_id":     "UNIQUE-MACHINE-ID",
  "plugin_slug":    "motion-curves",
  "plugin_version": "1.0.0"
}

// Success response:
{
  "success": true,
  "status":  "valid",
  "message": "License activated successfully"
}

POST /deactivate — Remove License

{
  "license_key": "CVLR-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX",
  "machine_id":  "UNIQUE-MACHINE-ID"
}

Machine ID Generation (host.jsx)

// Persistent ID stored via app.settings — survives AE restarts
function getMachineId() {
  var id = app.settings.getSetting("MotionCurves", "machine_id", ...);
  if (id && id.length > 8) return id;
  // Generate new random ID
  var newId = Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,10)
            + Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,10)
            + Date.now().toString(36);
  app.settings.saveSetting("MotionCurves", "machine_id", newId, ...);
  return newId;
}

🔧 Troubleshooting

💳 Pricing & Billing

📞 Support

• 📧 Email: hello@covlor.uk — we respond within 24 hours
• 🌐 Website: covlor.uk
• 🐛 Bug reports: include your AE version, Windows version, and steps to reproduce