AFTER EFFECTS PLUGIN · TRANSITIONS

ASheng
FlowTransition

Apply it,
and it transitions by itself.

Text or a single layer dissolves or appears along a turbulent texture. No keyframes: “⏩ Auto Transition” starts at the layer’s in point or finishes exactly at its out point. 16 built-in presets — burn, water, erosion, energy, tech, soft, reveal — pick one and apply.

Apple Silicon · M seriesmacOS 14 or laterAfter Effects 2026Apple-notarized installer

10 USD · 365-day license · 1 Mac

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Burn“ASheng” with Burn · Smoked Paper, rendered halfway through the transition
Click a preset above · each is the transition at the halfway point, rendered by the plugin

Point one · ⏩ Auto transition

No keyframes —
apply it and it transitions.

Add the effect to a layer, choose a mode under “⏩ Auto Transition”, set the seconds, done. The transition follows the layer’s own in and out points: move it, trim it or split it into pieces on the timeline and every piece transitions on its own, with no keyframes to revisit.

  • Start at in pointTransitions as soon as the layer appears — good for exits.
  • End at out pointFinishes exactly before the layer ends — easiest when subtitles change line by line.
  • ReverseTick it to run backwards: from nothing to full, for entrances.
  • StillTo control the timing yourself, keyframe “Transition Amount” instead.
After Effects effect panel: ⏩ Auto Transition set to Start at In Point, duration 1 s
Actual AE effect panel screenshot: ⏩ Auto Transition sits at the top
Start at in point · Smoked PaperStarts burning as the layer appears, done in 1.5 s
Burn · Smoked Paper at 0.0 s
0.0 s
Burn · Smoked Paper at 0.3 s
0.3 s
Burn · Smoked Paper at 0.6 s
0.6 s
Burn · Smoked Paper at 0.9 s
0.9 s
Burn · Smoked Paper at 1.2 s
1.2 s
Burn · Smoked Paper at 1.5 s
1.5 s
Reverse · Light EmergeThe same auto transition run backwards: the word emerges from light
Reveal · Light Emerge at 0.0 s
0.0 s
Reveal · Light Emerge at 0.3 s
0.3 s
Reveal · Light Emerge at 0.6 s
0.6 s
Reveal · Light Emerge at 0.9 s
0.9 s
Reveal · Light Emerge at 1.2 s
1.2 s
Reveal · Light Emerge at 1.5 s
1.5 s

Every frame above was rendered by the plugin at that time, with no keyframes anywhere.

Point two · 16 built-in presets

Not just burn.

Seven types, 16 presets, added to the preset library at install, all with ⏩ Auto Transition preset so they move the moment you apply them. The three frames under each preset show the same word at 20%, 50% and 80% of the transition.

Burn

Charred paper edges, ember fire line
Burn · Smoked Paper at 20%Burn · Smoked Paper at 50%Burn · Smoked Paper at 80%
Smoked Paper1.5 s · Burn
Burn · Ember Line at 20%Burn · Ember Line at 50%Burn · Ember Line at 80%
Ember Line1.5 s · Burn

Water

Wash, ink bleed, watercolor soak
Water · Wash at 20%Water · Wash at 50%Water · Wash at 80%
Wash2 s · Water
Water · Ink Bleed at 20%Water · Ink Bleed at 50%Water · Ink Bleed at 80%
Ink Bleed2 s · Water
Water · Watercolor Soak at 20%Water · Watercolor Soak at 50%Water · Watercolor Soak at 80%
Watercolor Soak2 s · Water

Erosion

Rust flake, sand weathering, cracked stone
Erosion · Rust Flake at 20%Erosion · Rust Flake at 50%Erosion · Rust Flake at 80%
Rust Flake2 s · Erosion
Erosion · Sand Weathering at 20%Erosion · Sand Weathering at 50%Erosion · Sand Weathering at 80%
Sand Weathering2 s · Erosion
Erosion · Cracked Stone at 20%Erosion · Cracked Stone at 50%Erosion · Cracked Stone at 80%
Cracked Stone1.5 s · Erosion

Energy

Electric and gold, dissolving with a glowing edge
Energy · Electric Dissolve at 20%Energy · Electric Dissolve at 50%Energy · Electric Dissolve at 80%
Electric Dissolve1.5 s · Energy
Energy · Gold Dissolve at 20%Energy · Gold Dissolve at 50%Energy · Gold Dissolve at 80%
Gold Dissolve1.5 s · Energy

Tech

Digital blocks vanishing cell by cell
Tech · Digital Blocks at 20%Tech · Digital Blocks at 50%Tech · Digital Blocks at 80%
Digital Blocks1 s · Tech

Soft

Mist and faded-photo looks for quiet passages
Soft · Mist Fade at 20%Soft · Mist Fade at 50%Soft · Mist Fade at 80%
Mist Fade1.5 s · Soft
Soft · Faded Photo at 20%Soft · Faded Photo at 50%Soft · Faded Photo at 80%
Faded Photo2 s · Soft

Reveal

Reverse transitions: from nothing to full, for entrances
Reveal · Ink Emerge at 20%Reveal · Ink Emerge at 50%Reveal · Ink Emerge at 80%
Ink Emerge2 s · Reveal
Reveal · Light Emerge at 20%Reveal · Light Emerge at 50%Reveal · Light Emerge at 80%
Light Emerge1.5 s · Reveal
Reveal · Frost at 20%Reveal · Frost at 50%Reveal · Frost at 80%
Frost2 s · Reveal

Getting started

Three steps
to get started.

Requires an Apple Silicon (M-series) Mac, macOS 14 or later and After Effects 2026. No Intel Mac or Windows version yet.

  1. Download the installer

    Click “Download for Mac”, get the latest version from the download page and unzip it. The installer is Apple-notarized.

  2. Quit AE, then install

    Save your project, quit After Effects fully with Cmd+Q, then run the installer. The 16 built-in presets are added to the preset library at the same time.

  3. Add it to a layer

    Reopen AE, find ASheng_FlowTransition under “Effect → ASheng - Elements”, add it to text or a layer, pick a preset from the library or set up ⏩ Auto Transition directly.

Good to know

Can I try it without a license?

Yes. Once installed you can apply it and experiment; output is watermarked until a license is activated.

Which layers can I use it on?

A text layer, or the content of a single layer (a cut-out image, a shape, a precomp). The transition happens only where the layer has content and never eats the whole frame.

If the subtitle moves or scales, does the transition drift?

No. Since 0.2.2 the transition texture sticks to the text; when the text moves, scales or rotates, the texture travels with it instead of staying put.

Does it work with Chinese characters?

Yes. The transition is computed from the layer’s content shape, so Chinese, English and numerals all behave the same.

Can I adjust a preset after applying it?

Yes. Softness, turbulence noise (32 textures), transition band, leading-edge highlight, body fill and texture flow direction are all adjustable, and the result can be saved back to the library.

How do I update later?

Come back to this page and click “Download for Mac” for the latest version, or click “Check for Updates” in the plugin’s license helper.

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