A Minimal ScriptUI Panel for Simple After Effects Workflows
I built a small ScriptUI panel for the repetitive parts of simple After Effects edits: titles, callouts, zooms, and quick checks before export.
I built this panel for the repetitive parts of simple After Effects work: titles, callouts, zooms, and quick cleanup before export.
Nothing fancy. Just a small dockable ScriptUI tool that saves a bit of time every time I need the same moves again.
Tutorial video
What the panel does
- Builds standardized titles and text layouts
- Applies callout and circle FX presets quickly
- Creates zoom moves with cleaner timing and positioning
- Runs a lightweight audit before delivery
The point of it is not to automate everything. It is just there to remove the boring setup work and keep simple edits consistent.
It ended up being most useful on small, repeatable videos where the structure stays pretty similar from one edit to the next.
ScriptUI and ExtendScript are old, but still good enough for this kind of utility work.
If you're building something similar, the full source and preset files are on GitHub.