Bendio
For After Effects CC2018 +
$39
bend layers. parent other layers to the bend.
Bendy bodies. Finally
Bendio is perfect for chains of parented layers, like character rigs.
The puppet tool is the old way of doing this. The set up was slow, it looked rubbery, and it was almost impossible to re-adjust after you set the pins.
With Bendio you just drag attach points to wherever you want them, and move them if you need to. Null layers automatically follow those points as you bend the layer.
Bend it better
You can bend things in After Effects with CC Bend It, but as you set up your bend it often crops the layer.
Fundamentally, Bendio has the same simple bend as CC Bend It, but we made it so you can remove that cropping, and animate the entire layer bending.
Bendio also renders rigid pixels after the end of the bend, which CC Bend It can’t do. You'll find things like shoes or torsos a lot easier to animate this way.
stay sharp
We love shape layers and .ai layers, and we love them to stay sharp (it’s called continuous rasterization). But effects applied to them don't move around with the layer when you animate it.
In Bendio, we figured out a way to get the effect to work normally without having to precompose the layer or turn off it’s 🔆 switch:
Click the Convert To Mask button, and your points become mask points, and stick to the layer, whatever you do to it.
Learn
Learn pretty much everything there is to know about Bendio in under 15 minutes:
Use the detailed Bendio User Guide as reference when you’re unsure about something.
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Wow, thank you @stevekirby, #Bendio is such a handy tool. I'm currently using it in a project and it just feels super intuitive 💪
— Michael Alexander (@HelmrichMichael) November 18, 2022
Now this is handy!!!
— Devon (@DevonMoodley) November 10, 2022
After Effects標準のbend機能だと微妙に足りなかったり使いづらかったりしたところ、その上位互換になりそうなプラグイン「Bendio」。短いレイヤーはどんな感じで曲がるんだろ。特定の作業をする上で、今後定番になっていきそうなポテンシャルを感じる!https://t.co/Chv7438g68 https://t.co/bfzzffFUik
— 星子 旋風脚/Merry Men Inc./グリースペンシル全力解説 (@senpookyaku) November 11, 2022
This is going to be a game changer for me!
— Oliver Sin (@oliversin) November 14, 2022
Amazing work @animatabledotco team! https://t.co/XhRw0MoBQV
Bendio Puts After Effects CC Bend It to Shame
— lesterbanks (@lesterbanks) November 18, 2022
Animatable's new Bendio tool can bend layers in After Effects quickly and with more options that CC Bent It.https://t.co/uOMnAnONS7 pic.twitter.com/0QRMdvyNft
This looks so useful. Great work @stevekirby https://t.co/AXVM8B718L
— Ian Pinder (@ianmpinder) November 11, 2022
Bendio by @animatabledotco is amazing!
— Rickard Bengtsson (@rbvisuals) November 21, 2022
From seeing, to buying, to using it live in a real project was about 3 minutes!https://t.co/genGE9ZHCn
{ motion design } If you've ever tried to bend stuff in After Effects, you know it's not the most intuitive thing to do, esp if you're bending something on a character
— Ryan Summers (@Oddernod) November 10, 2022
Let me introduce you to BENDIO – watch this vid & wait for the ATTACH LAYERS TO THE BEND and have your https://t.co/wshacLKzrt
I got #Bendio. It was nice knowing you CC Bend it.
— shiina | aeru studio【 commission open 】 (@shiinareii) November 11, 2022
I use CC Bend it very often in my overlay designs to mimic very subtle movements but they tend to cut off and they only have a limited range.
Meanwhile, Bendio solves all my issues. https://t.co/F2D9bXKfbp pic.twitter.com/DEyHpG6M5C