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After Effects AI Automation: How to Use ChatGPT to Speed Up Motion Design in 2026

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Kinetic typography is more than just "moving text"—it is the backbone of modern storytelling. Whether it’s the high-octane subtitle style of viral Reels or the sophisticated, minimal text reveals seen in Vox documentaries, typography is what keeps viewers glued to the screen. However, the "kinetic" part is notoriously difficult. Animating every word, syncing it to a voiceover, and ensuring the easing is "chef's kiss" perfect can take hours. In 2025, the secret isn't working h

For many motion designers, the "Expression Editor" in Adobe After Effects feels like a wall. You have a vision for a complex, physics-based animation, but you're a visual artist, not a JavaScript developer. Traditionally, this meant spending hours on forums like Creative COW or Reddit , hoping to find a snippet of code that actually works. But the landscape has changed. With the AI Assistant for After Effects , you can now bridge the gap between creative intent and technical

The life of a motion designer is often split 20/80: 20% of the time is spent on pure creativity, and 80% is spent on the "grind"—renaming layers, troubleshooting expressions, managing complex hierarchies, and performing repetitive tasks that kill your creative flow. But what if you could reclaim those lost hours? With the rise of the AI Assistant for After Effects , workflow automation is no longer a luxury for high-end studios; it is a daily reality for independent creators.

Create 24 professional text animation presets in After Effects using just one prompt. In this short tutorial, you’ll see how AI Assistant turns a clean text prompt into multiple ready-to-use text animations — instantly, inside After Effects. No setup, no complex rigs, no wasted time. Prompt: Create 24 slightly rounded corner dark grey rectangles and divide them cross the screen with a 20px margin. Create a white text layer ay the centre of each rectangle. Animate per characte

Create smooth, professional text animations in After Effects—even if you're a beginner! In this tutorial, I’ll show you how to use ChatGPT + After Effects to build clean typography animations step-by-step. No complicated expressions, no guesswork. Just describe what you want, and let AI Assistant for After Effects generate the code and help you animate faster. Whether you're new to motion graphics or looking to speed up your workflow, this video gives you practical techniques

In today’s fast-paced creative landscape, motion graphic designers are expected to deliver high-quality animations faster than ever before. Tight deadlines, increasing client demands, and complex After Effects projects often leave creatives overwhelmed with repetitive tasks, tedious setups, and time-consuming technical work. This is exactly where AI Assistant for After Effects  steps in—an innovative extension designed to bring the power of ChatGPT directly inside Adobe After