About Parental Controls

Parental Controls solves a specific parenting need in Adobe After Effects by linking a child layer to the precise path, shape, or text of its parent rather than to the parent layer as a whole. The current release, version 2.0 (November 2022), introduces a responsive user interface, retina‑ready icons, support for separate dimensions, and batch processing capabilities, along with a button to remove controls and assorted bug fixes. Compatibility covers After Effects 2020 through 2025, allowing use on both older and recent installations. The plugin is listed as free, though users should verify any licensing conditions on the developer’s site before commercial use. A demo video illustrates its core functionality.

Features

• Attaches layers to the actual path, shape, or text of a parent layer
• Responsive UI added in version 2.0
• Retina icons
• Support for separate dimensions
• Batch processing
• Button to remove controls

Best for

After Effects users who need to parent layers to the exact path, shape, or text of another layer instead of to the whole layer.