Say it.On cue.
A chat panel for After Effects. Say what should move, or paste a tutorial link, and Cue builds it in your comp with real keyframes.
300 free credits, no card. For After Effects 2024 or newer on Mac and Windows.
Early access is invite-only while we polish Cue.
- Works with
- YouTube, TikTok and Instagram Reels links, or a video file
- It reads
- Every step, with the numbers shown on screen
- Costs about
- 60–120 credits, by the video’s length
Paste a tutorial. Say “do this”.
Drop the link in the panel and say what to take from it. Cue watches the video, notes every step with the settings it reads off the screen, and rebuilds it with your layers, text and colours.
youtube.com/watch?v=k1netic-type“Do this on my SPRING SALE title, but in our brand yellow.”
What it saw in the video
- Text layer, Montserrat Bold 120 px, centred0:12
- Text Animator ▸ Position, Range Selector offset 0 → 100%0:41
- Easy Ease, outgoing influence 80%1:05
- Glow: radius 24, intensity 1.21:37
- Motion blur on for the layer and the comp2:10
What it did in your comp
- Saved a restore point of Comp 1
- Set “SPRING SALE” in Montserrat Bold, 120 px
- Added a Position animator, offset 0 → 100% over 18 frames
- Eased both keyframes, 80% outgoing influence
- Added Glow, radius 24, tinted brand yellow
- Turned on motion blur, then checked frame 0:00:01:02
Only use videos you have the right to use. Tutorials are analysed by Google Gemini. How tutorial links work
Brief it in plain words.
Add a lower third that says “Jane Doe, Producer”, sliding in from the left with a smooth ease
- Reading the composition
- Adding text
- Adding a shape
- Animating
- Easing the motion
- Looking at the result
Added “Jane Doe” and “Producer” on a bar, sliding in over 14 frames from 0:00:00:10. Want it to slide out at the end too?
Make the logo pop in with a little overshoot, then bring the tagline up after it
- Looking at the layers
- Animating
- Easing the motion
- Animating
- Looking at the result
The logo scales 0 → 112% → 100% by frame 21, and the tagline fades up 12 frames later.
Stagger every layer in this comp by 3 frames, top to bottom
- Looking at the layers
- Making several changes
- Looking at the result
Offset 40 layers by 3 frames each, top to bottom. The last one now starts at 0:00:04:21.
Watch this and do it on my title: youtube.com/watch?v=k1netic-type
- Studying the motion
- Saving a restore point
- Editing text
- Animating text
- Adding an effect
- Looking at the result
Rebuilt the kinetic type from the video on “SPRING SALE”. A restore point is saved if you want the old one back.
Make the camera shake a little, and give me a slider for how much
- Inspecting a layer
- Adding a null
- Exposing a control
- Writing an expression
- Looking at the result
The camera now wiggles, driven by a Shake slider on a null. Set it to 0 to turn it off.
A lower third
Text, a bar behind it and an ease you can open in the Graph Editor. Two named layers, ready to restyle.
A logo that pops
Overshoot written as three real keyframes, not an expression you can’t read. Drag them to change the timing.
Forty layers, staggered
The tedious part in one go. It also renames, relabels, precomposes and lines things up.
A tutorial, followed
Paste a YouTube, TikTok or Reels link. It takes the technique and applies it to your own layers.
A shake you can dial
wiggle, loopOut, sliders. Written for you, and explained in plain words if you ask.
Nothing hidden.
Every step on a track
Each change is a keyframe: hollow while it works, filled when done.
It checks its own work
It looks at the frame after a change and fixes what looks wrong.
Links welcome
Paste a YouTube, TikTok or Reels link straight into the box.
Watch this and do it on my title: youtube.com/watch?v=k1netic-type
- Studying the motion
- Saving a restore point
- Editing text
- Animating text
- Adding an effect
- Looking at the result
Rebuilt the kinetic type from the video on “SPRING SALE”. A restore point is saved if you want the old one back.
Your balance, in view
The top bar shows what’s left. Each request shows what it used.
Plain words in
Say what should move, where, and how it should feel.
Undo, one step at a time
Each change is a named step in Edit ▸ History. Cmd+Z walks back.
First, run the installer.
One installer for Mac or Windows, about a minute. No scripts, no settings to change.
Then restart After Effects.
Quit it completely and open it again, so it finds the new panel.
Next, open the panel.
Choose Window ▸ Extensions ▸ Cue and dock it wherever you like.
Last, sign in and ask.
Continue with Google or an emailed code. 300 credits are yours to try, no card.
Sign in with the details from your invite, then say what you want.
- Introduction
- Destination Select
- Installation Type
- Installation
- Summary
Installing Cue…
Writing files: Cue panel for After Effects
About a minute remaining
- About After Effects
- Settings ▸
- Hide After Effects ⌘H
- Hide Others ⌥⌘H
- Quit After Effects ⌘Q
- Workspace ▸
- Extensions ▸
- Align
- Character
- Effects & Presets
- Info
- Paragraph
- Timeline
- Cue
Let’s make something
Cue works inside your open project. Everything it builds is ordinary After Effects work, so you can tweak it by hand or undo it.
Build a practice compTry it free.Plans and credits.
Sign up and you get 300 credits with no card: about 10 builds or a couple of tutorials. When you want more, choose a plan.
Early access is invite-only for now. Once you’re in, plans include a monthly allowance of credits.
| A small change | 5–10 |
|---|---|
| A build | 20–40 |
| Following a tutorial link | 60–120 |
Pro
$19
a month, in US dollars
- 2,000 credits every month
- About 60 builds a month
- Every feature, tutorial links included
- Cancel from your account in two clicks
Have an invite? Download, then sign in with the details you were sent.
Questions
- How do I get access?
- Early access is invite-only while we polish Cue. Leave your email at the top of this page and we’ll email you when your spot opens.
- Do I need a credit card to try it?
- No. You get 300 free credits when you sign up, with no card. You only pay if you choose a plan or a top-up later.
- Which versions of After Effects does it work with?
- After Effects 2024 (24.0) or newer, on macOS 14 Sonoma or newer (Apple silicon or Intel) or Windows 10 or 11 (64-bit).
- Will it mess up my project?
- It only changes what you ask for, in the comp you have open, and every change is a normal step in Edit ▸ History, so Cmd+Z (Ctrl+Z on Windows) steps back through them. Before big changes it can save a restore point of the comp and put it back when you ask.
- What is a credit?
- About one cent of AI usage. A small change takes about 5–10 credits, a build about 20–40, and following a tutorial about 60–120. The panel shows what each request used.
- Is my footage uploaded?
- No. Your project and footage stay on your computer. While it works, the panel sends your message, the layer details it reads and the frames it checks. Tutorial videos you link are analysed by Google Gemini.
- What can’t it do yet?
- Make footage, photos or illustrations from nothing, or reliably drive third-party plugins it can’t inspect. It follows a tutorial’s technique rather than copying every pixel, and it needs an internet connection. It gets you most of the way; your eye does the rest.
- Can I cancel anytime?
- Yes, from your account page in two clicks. Your plan runs to the end of the period you paid for, and top-up credits stay on your account.