One-Click Parent Chain | Free After Effects Script

One-Click Parent Chain | Free After Effects Script

Jake In Motion 273K subscribers
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Building a parent chain in After Effects one by one is tedious, especially when you're dealing with dozens of layers. Daisy Chain creates sequential parent chains from layers, path points, or puppet pins with a single click, and I'm giving it to you for free!

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— What it does —
- Chain layers together in selectred order instantly
- Works on layers, paths, and puppet pins
- Path mode includes angle offset and scale controls for tangent adjustments

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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:13 Daisy Chain for Layers
1:05 Daisy Chain for Paths
1:56 Rounding Paths
3:00 Animating with Daisy Chain
3:24 Looping Keyframes
4:06 Overlapping Motion
4:53 Bezier Paths
6:44 Daisy Chain with Puppet Pins
8:15 Installation