What It Does
Santa’s Little Credit Helper builds card-style end credits for film, television, and web projects inside After Effects. Import credit text from Google Docs, control layout and timing from a single null object, and export final compositions that render without requiring the plugin.
Key Features
Google Docs integration. Share provided templates with your production team. They enter text and timing information. Load everything into After Effects without retyping. Reduces errors.
Single-point control. A control null adjusts layout, scale, spacing, tracking, shadows, and centering across all cards at once. Perfect alignment maintained automatically. Switch between full-screen and banner card styles within one comp.
Copy-paste styling. Copy fonts, colors, and strokes between cards to change looks quickly.
Automated timing. Set timing for the entire sequence or per card. Use absolute or weighted lengths. One click recalculates and retimes all credits.
Reformat tools. Switch between HD 720, HD 1080, UHD, and 4K instantly.
Live layout updates. Edit text, add or remove names, move names between columns. Layout stays aligned automatically. Insert or remove cards, timing adjusts on its own.
Preset system. Save approved looks for reuse. Load presets to audition styles quickly. Common network presets included.
Export and archive. Export changes back to tab-delimited text files for error checking and archival.
Self-contained output. Final compositions render without needing the plugin installed. Hand off to other artists or render farms.
Who It’s For
Post-production teams building end credits for long-form content. Editors who manage credit lists from producers and need to update names and timing without rebuilding layouts. Studios that need consistent credit formatting across multiple projects.
Pricing
$49.99 for a single-user license. Trial version available.