X-Ray

The ultimate behind-the-scenes tool for After Effects.

In a world of AI generation, Fiverr knockoffs, and low-quality slop, the only thing that matters is your process. What you made isn't nearly as important as showing how you made it.

“This plugin's so good I'm inventing projects just to have an excuse to use it.”

Ben Marriott @ben_marriott_

“X-Ray doesn't give me time to goon anymore, it just happens instantly.”

Kiuzr @kiuzr

“Ok, X-Ray is incredible. It's so fast to generate.”

Jake Bartlett Jake In Motion

Motion path
Frame dots
Keyframe squares
Current-frame marker
Bounding box
3D axes gizmo

One click

Scan the whole comp. Every layer, every keyframe, every transform, drawn on top of your work.

Infinite precomps deep

Runs once on the main comp and walks every nested precomp. No screen recording, no rebuilding.

2D and 3D

Motion paths, bounding boxes, keyframes, and a 3D axes gizmo on every layer that has one.

Live editing

Toggle, scale, and recolor each visualization from the panel. The comp updates while you watch.

Overlay layers

Each viz lives on an overlay in the comp. Recolor, scale, and toggle from the panel — it stays in the render.

Built for big comps

Hybrid CEP and C++ renderer. Hundreds of layers in seconds, with a cancel button if you change your mind.

01 — Process

Make viral process videos.

It is a scientific fact that process videos are more fun, and get more views, than the actual work. X-Ray understands this and generates customizable overlays that represent your blood, sweat, and tears (mostly tears).

In one click.

Native AE→X-Ray

02 — Precomps

Keep your precomps.

Unlike out-dated screen recording methods, X-Ray runs once on your main composition and scans infinite precomps deep. And unlike your co-workers, it doesn't judge how you've laid out your file.

One run on the main comp
Every nested precomp, any depth
Overlays follow as you play

@kiuzr·every precomp, one pass

03 — Live

Edit it live.

Every visualization has its own toggle, scale, and color. Change it in the panel and the comp updates while you watch. Set a path range, push the global scale, and X-Ray redraws in place.

Motion path, frame dots, keyframe squares
Current-frame marker and bounding box
3D axes gizmo with per-axis colors

Panel·live

04 — Style

Turn your process into art.

The overlays are yours to dress up. Recolor every viz from the panel. Stack glow, grain, chromatic split. Whatever you want to do.

Recolor paths, dots, and gizmos
Stack effects on the overlay layers
Delete it all with one button when you're done

X-Ray overlays·glow, chromatic split, grain

05 — Anything

It works on literally anything.

Shapes, nulls, solids, text, footage, adjustment layers. Parented rigs. Cameras. Skip locked and shy layers if you want. X-Ray reads the comp you're in and draws what's there.

Yes, those are toilets. Yes, it worked.

06 — In the wild

Real work, scanned.

Ravie ran X-Ray on a finished piece. Paths, keyframes, bounding boxes, all of it drawn right over the final frame.

Animation·Ravie

HostAfter Effects 2025+

PlatformmacOS and Windows

EngineCEP panel + C++ renderer

OutputGPU overlay effect

It's always a good time to show off

Reveal what's behind your animation.

Don't be shy. Whether you're showcasing your workflow or breaking down animations for clients or content, X-Ray makes your complexity visible.

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