What It Does
FoxRetimer applies After Effects’ time remapping to entire compositions instead of requiring manual layer adjustments. Instead of repositioning layers, shifting keyframes, and retiming nested comps by hand, the plugin handles all these tasks automatically. It works with nested comps, footage layers, and complete animation sequences, preserving timing relationships while letting you retime, reverse, or loop animations with a few clicks.
Key Features
Adjust In and Out modifies layer start times, in points, and out points automatically. When you loop or mirror animations using retiming curves, the plugin duplicates layers as needed to maintain continuity.
Adjust Keyframes moves existing keyframes and preserves curve shapes when applying new timing. For looped or mirrored animations, it duplicates or mirrors portions of your keyframe curves automatically.
Retime Nested Layers handles precomps and footage layers by generating custom retiming curves for each layer. This maintains accurate timing relationships when retiming complex compositions with multiple nested elements.
Add In-Between Keys inserts additional keyframes at retiming points to better recreate the original curve shape. Without this option, the plugin only moves existing keyframes, which may not perfectly match complex curves. Note that minor differences can appear due to bezier math limitations, but the plugin generally produces close approximations.
Reverse Animations flips entire compositions, including all layers, keyframes, and curve shapes. This creates mirrored out animations or reverses complete sequences while maintaining proper timing relationships.
Loop Support automatically duplicates layers and keyframes when creating looped animations. Useful for extending animations to specific durations or creating seamless loops from timed sequences.
Who It’s For
Motion designers working with complex compositions that need timing adjustments after animation is complete. Particularly useful when client feedback requires speeding up, slowing down, or reversing finished animations without rebuilding layer hierarchies. Also valuable for creating multiple timing variations of the same animation for different project needs.
Pricing
$39.99 for a single user license. Floating server licenses available for multi-seat studios. Trial version available for testing before purchase.