Hazard 01Active
Cursed comps
Projects with 247 layers, 19 nulls, hidden precomps, missing fonts, and one layer named “DO NOT TOUCH.”
Treated by → Layer Therapist
New/Client Change Survival Kit
After Effects tools for the exact moment everything becomes your problem.
Scripts, templates, and presets for client changes, cursed comps, and last-minute social cutdowns.
panic_tools / kit-01.aepspec sheet
Inbound feedback · 14:02Vague
“Hey! Loving it so far — can we just make the logo bigger and the whole thing pop before EOD? Thx!”
Timeline · 6 layers00:00 — 00:14
logo / final_v9
title / kerning
bg / gradient
callout / pop
Render queue
No drama
Deadline
2h 14m
01Featured tools
Tools for very specific creative disasters.
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AE Script$19
Layer Therapist
Clean up cursed After Effects comps before they clean up your will to live.
SKU PT-1001After Effects 2024+
AE Script Bundle$49
Client Change Survival Kit
Batch-replace text, logos, colors, and common client changes across multiple comps.
SKU PT-1002After Effects 2024+
Preset Pack$29
Make It Pop Pack
Tasteful glows, camera drift, shadows, grain, and kinetic type polish for vague client feedback.
SKU PT-1003After Effects 2024+
Template / Script Kit$39
Social Cutdown Machine
Turn 16:9 animations into 9:16, 1:1, and platform-safe versions faster.
SKU PT-1004After Effects 2024+
02Known production hazards
Motion design is beautiful.
Production is a haunted house.
We catalog the recurring disasters that turn weekends into rendering sessions — then quietly ship a tool for each one.
Hazard 02Active
Client changes
Logo swaps, color updates, text edits, version 12, version 13, and the classic “can we see one more option?”
Treated by → Client Change Survival Kit
Hazard 03Active
Social cutdowns
One beautiful 16:9 animation. Six platform versions. Three safe zones. Zero emotional safety.
Treated by → Social Cutdown Machine
03Operating procedure
Buy. Download. Panic slightly less.
Five steps. Two of them are actual work.
- Step 01Choose your tool
Browse by disaster, not by category.
- Step 02Checkout securely
One price. No subscriptions. No drip.
- Step 03Download instantly
Files appear before your dread does.
- Step 04Open in After Effects
Drop in, run, exhale slowly.
- Step 05Pretend you were always this organized
Take the rest of the afternoon.
04Diagnostic · 5 questions · ~90 seconds
What kind of production disaster are you?
A short, deeply unnecessary, surprisingly accurate diagnosis — followed by the exact tool we'd hand you in the hallway.
Begin diagnosis- T-01The Last-Minute Rebrander
- T-02The Social Cutdown GoblinMost common
- T-03The Missing Font Victim
- T-04The Logo Replacement Prisoner
- T-05The Render Queue Optimist
05Free forensic tool
Translate client feedback into what it actually means.
Paste a vague note. Receive an unreasonably accurate translation, plus the tool we'd quietly reach for next.
Open the decoder ringfeedback_decoder.v3Confidence 96%
Input · Slack, 16:48
“Can we make it feel a little more premium and a bit more fun? Otherwise it's perfect!”
Translation
Reduce saturation 15%. Add film grain. Increase letter spacing on the headline. Slow the hero animation by 120ms. Invoice with quiet confidence.
Suggested kit · Make It Pop PackOpen →
06Field reports · verbatim
Mostly relieved emails from real motion designers.
Report №884-293Verified
“Layer Therapist saved me 40 minutes and one tiny identity crisis.”
Report №112-902Verified
“I used to fear client feedback. Now I fear it slightly less.”
Report №443-109Verified
“The Social Cutdown Machine did what I thought I hired an intern for.”
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