What It Does
ninebysixteen is a discontinued preset tool built for designing Instagram content in After Effects. It provided composition presets, title-safe overlays, and a customizable Instagram UI mockup for previewing vertical video designs.
Note: This product was discontinued in May 2020 and is no longer available for purchase or download.
Key Features
Instagram Native UI Mockup. A fully customizable Instagram interface built entirely with native After Effects tools. Let designers preview how content would appear in the actual app without relying on external mockups from Photoshop or Figma.
Title-Safe Overlays. Specifically designed for 9:16 vertical videos. These overlays helped designers keep critical elements visible by marking areas that would be covered by the Instagram app interface, like usernames and interaction buttons.
Industry-Standard Composition Presets. Included presets for common social media aspect ratios: 9:16 (1080x1920 for Stories), 16:9 (1920x1080 for landscape), 1:1 (1080x1080 for square posts), and 4:5 (1080x1350 for portrait feed posts).
Who It Was For
Motion designers and content creators working on social media campaigns, particularly those needing to deliver client-ready Instagram previews without switching between multiple applications.
Pricing
ninebysixteen used a pay-what-you-want model (Name Your Own Price) before it was discontinued. Version 1.0 was released on May 12, 2020, and the plugin was removed from sale shortly after. It is no longer available for download or purchase.