Hylian

Overview

Docs

1.1.0 and end of life

At the time of this release (Nov 2023) we do not have plans for updates to Hylian. Because of recent updates to After Effects, there doesn’t seem to be much reason for Hylian anymore.

It is now possible to set a Track Matte without it needing to be directly above another layer.

It is also possible to use Essential Graphics to reuse precomps with changes to specific properties.

This is what Hylian set out to do, and it seems like Ae now does it better.

If you have any specific uses for Hylian, please let us know!

Specs

Price

FREE

Download here

Compatible host app

Adobe After Effects
CC 2014 and newer (including the latest)

Install type

ScriptUI/KBar (how to install)

OS support

Windows 7 SP1 and newer
Mac 10.8.5 and newer

Licensing

Free to use for personal and commercial work

Note: A paid license of KBar (not included) is required to utilize the headless button features.

Languages

English

Network connection

No internet connection required

Support

None provided but connect with the community on Discord for more ideas

Specs

Price

FREE

Download here

Compatible host app

Adobe After Effects
CC 2014 and newer (including the latest)

Install type

ScriptUI/KBar (how to install)

OS support

Windows 7 SP1 and newer
Mac 10.8.5 and newer

Licensing

Free to use for personal and commercial work

Note: A paid license of KBar (not included) is required to utilize the headless button features.

Languages

English

Network connection

No internet connection required

Support

None provided but connect with the community on Discord for more ideas

Specs

Price

FREE

Download here

Compatible host app

Adobe After Effects
CC 2014 and newer (including the latest)

Install type

ScriptUI/KBar (how to install)

OS support

Windows 7 SP1 and newer
Mac 10.8.5 and newer

Licensing

Free to use for personal and commercial work

Note: A paid license of KBar (not included) is required to utilize the headless button features.

Languages

English

Network connection

No internet connection required

Support

None provided but connect with the community on Discord for more ideas

The bravest of warriors

Seal the darkness and save the land from a timeless evil

Rubberhose

Duplicated Rubberhose character elements with linked keyframes to make matting and overlaps way easier.

Learn more →

Overlord

Transfer layers from Illustrator with a click, then link properties between layers for the ultimate connected comp.

Learn more →

KBar buttons

Run Hylian from inside a customized KBar toolbar, and skip setup by downloading the preconfigured toolbar of everything we make.

Learn more →

The bravest of warriors

Seal the darkness and save the land from a timeless evil

Rubberhose

Duplicated Rubberhose character elements with linked keyframes to make matting and overlaps way easier.

Learn more →

Overlord

Transfer layers from Illustrator with a click, then link properties between layers for the ultimate connected comp.

Learn more →

KBar buttons

Run Hylian from inside a customized KBar toolbar, and skip setup by downloading the preconfigured toolbar of everything we make.

Learn more →

The bravest of warriors

Seal the darkness and save the land from a timeless evil

Rubberhose

Duplicated Rubberhose character elements with linked keyframes to make matting and overlaps way easier.

Learn more →

Overlord

Transfer layers from Illustrator with a click, then link properties between layers for the ultimate connected comp.

Learn more →

KBar buttons

Run Hylian from inside a customized KBar toolbar, and skip setup by downloading the preconfigured toolbar of everything we make.

Learn more →

DOWNLOAD

Quick start

Download

All the freebies are available lore.battleaxe.co after signing up for the blog/newsletter.

Use the included files to install in any number of ways to help you do your best work.

Hylian.zip/
├─ Hylian manual.url
├─ Hylian.jsx
├─ Icons/
├─ Kbar/
│  ├─ Hylian.kbar

Install

Hylian may be used a few different ways, and there are a few different ways to install based on your workflow.

Basic Install

KBar

ScriptUI install

Buttcapper.jsx

To install a dockable a script that may live within the Ae interface:

File > Scripts > Install Script UI Panel…

Restart Ae and the script will be available in the Window menu at the top of the screen. Scroll down to find the installed scripts.

Basic Install

KBar

ScriptUI install

Buttcapper.jsx

To install a dockable a script that may live within the Ae interface:

File > Scripts > Install Script UI Panel…

Restart Ae and the script will be available in the Window menu at the top of the screen. Scroll down to find the installed scripts.

Get to work

Hylian was designed to be simple and intuitive. We hope it fits seamlessly into your workflow and you don't really need these docs to build amazing things.

Please share what you're creating with us on Instagram and Discord.

Manual

Link all properties

With layers selected, clicking the first button will create a duplicate and EVERY keyframable property will be linked back to the source layer.

Keyframes will be removed and any expressions will be overwritten because the property is now being driven by the source.

Link all properties

With 1+ properties selected, clicking the first button will create a duplicate layer and link only the selected properties

Link un-selected properties

Hold ALT/Option to invert the selection of properties.

Example: You select the Opacity and Position properties. Every property will be linked except for these two. You can still reposition that layer, but it’s Rotation and Opacity will still be keyframeable.

Link keyframed properties

The second button is only responsible for linking properties with keyframes. This is useful if you aren’t changing any other properties and only want keyframed properties to be driven by the source layer.