by Nataworkstudio·Workflow
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Advanced Mask Editor 2 earns its place in the Toolfarm library for gathering a layer's masks into one panel and adding path operations the built-in After Effects tools leave out.
Advanced Mask Editor 2 from Nataworkstudio is an After Effects tool for expanded mask editing. It provides a panel that shows all the mask sets on a selected layer, rather than twirling down menus to reach them.
Beyond the standard After Effects masking tools, it can merge mask paths together, mirror them, replicate them, and open or close paths. This release also works with animated masks: you can merge two animated masks into one, and copy, flip, or mirror an animated element. A set of 60 animated presets is included.
The current version is 4.1.02, last updated on January 7, 2025. Advanced Mask Editor 2 supports a wide range of releases, from After Effects 2025 back through the CC versions to CS6, CS5.5, and CS5. A demo video is available.
Advanced Mask Editor 2 is best for after Effects artists who work heavily with masks and want a single panel for a layer's mask sets, plus merge, mirror, replicate, and open/close path operations, including on animated masks.
Advanced Mask Editor 2 is completely free to download and use.
Advanced Mask Editor 2 supports After Effects 2025, along with 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, and 2020. Its compatibility list also reaches back through the older CC releases, including CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, and CC 2014, as well as CC, CS6, CS5.5, and CS5. The current version is 4.1.02, last updated on January 7, 2025. If you run any of those versions, the tool should fit your setup, though it's worth checking the developer's page for the latest details before installing.
Advanced Mask Editor 2 works with animated masks. You can merge two animated masks into one, and copy, flip, or mirror an animated element. This is on top of its core path operations, which let you merge mask paths together, mirror them, replicate them, and open or close paths. The tool also includes 60 animated presets. All of this is presented through a panel that displays every mask set on the selected layer, so you can reach them without twirling down menus.
Advanced Mask Editor 2 provides a panel that displays all the mask sets of a selected layer. This is handier than twirling down menus to find each mask. From there, it adds functionality beyond the standard After Effects masking tools, letting you merge mask paths together, mirror them, replicate them, and open or close paths. The panel also supports animated masks, and the tool ships with 60 animated presets you can apply to your work.
Advanced Mask Editor 2 is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any conditions that may apply, check Nataworkstudio's own page, since licensing details can change over time. The plugin has gone through several licensing framework updates in its history, so the developer's page is the most reliable place to confirm how activation works before you download and install it into After Effects.
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