What It Does
This bundle combines three distortion plugins: BAO Boa for distorting layers along mask paths, BAO Joint for rigging layers to two parents, and BAO Layer Sculptor for precise mask-based warping. Useful for character rigging, organic shape animation, and situations where standard parenting or mesh warp tools feel limiting.
Key Features
BAO Boa. Distorts layers along mask paths with 3D controls. Rotate, scale, or move splines in 3D space. Stretch with vertex matching, undistort specific sections, control path start/end points and Z-depth. Includes mesh quality settings and fast rendering.
BAO Joint. Rigs a layer to two parents, creating a joint between them. Handles squash and stretch, Bezier tension controls, midpoint adjustment, and self-intersection avoidance. Motion blur tracks the distortion accurately. Helpful for limbs, tentacles, or any deforming element connecting two moving points.
BAO Layer Sculptor. Warps layers using multiple masks. Draw masks where you need control and warp with precision. Includes an in-betweener for smooth morphs, time selection for moving effects through the timeline, and reference masks for tracked or video-driven distortion. High-quality mesh rendering.
All three render quickly and integrate as native After Effects plugins. Compatible from CS6 through 2023.
Who It’s For
Character animators who need flexible rigging without expressions. Motion designers working with organic or kinetic shapes. Anyone doing mask-based deformations who finds Puppet Pin too automatic or Mesh Warp too rigid.
Pricing
Bundle costs $157 (25% off the $209.97 individual total). Each plugin sold separately at $69.99. One-time purchase, no subscription. Free trials available for each plugin. Only Single User Licenses are bundled, floating or render-only licenses must be purchased individually.