v1.5.x BAO Boa
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The Layer Charmer
Boa is a plugin for After Effects built to distort layers along mask paths. It makes warping layers along a path easy, fast and precise.
Have you ever wished After Effects had a “Spline Deformer”? Then say hello to Boa!
Features
- NEW: Undistort part of the texture. For example when bending an arm but you want to leave the hand undistorted. See feature video below.
- Warp any source along any mask path
- Rotate and twist along the path
- Full control over start, end, scale and z position along the path
- Mesh definition and sub-sampling for complete quality control
- Extrude and contour in 3D!
- Reacts to comp camera and lights
- Super fast rendering
- Fully native plugin
BAO Boa Overview Tutorial
Description
System Requirements
After Effects 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6
Change Log
1.5.1a – Nov 25, 2022
1.5.1 – Sep 20, 2022
1.5.0 – Jun 2, 2022
1.4.9 – Oct 26, 2021
1.4.8 – Jun 8, 2021
01.4.7 – Mar 2, 2021
01.4.6 – Dec 26, 2020
01.4.5 – Sep 4, 2020
01.4.4 – Dec 9, 2019
01.4.3 – Nov 5, 2019
01.4.2 – Oct 25, 2019
01.4.0 – Aug 27, 2019
Added 16-bit support.
1.3.3 – Jun 26, 2019
1.3.2 – Jun 13, 2019
1.3.1 – Mar 27, 2019
Fixed a ‘closed masks’ bug in ‘verts match’ mode.
1.3.0 – Sep 11, 2018
1.2.0 – Jul 16, 2018
1.1.11 – May 17, 2018
1.1.10 – May 11, 2018
1.1.9 – May 10, 2018
1.1.8 – May 10, 2018
1.1.7 – Mar 9, 2018
1.1.6 – Sep 14, 2017
1.1.5 – Sep 10, 2017
1.1.4 – Aug 2, 2017
1.1.3 – Jul 8, 2017
1.1.2 – May 24, 2017
1.1.1 – May 11, 2017
1.1.0 – May 10, 2017
1.0.5 – Apr 26, 2017
FAQs
Tutorials
How to Fake 2.5D in After Effects using BAO Boa
Matt Jedrzejewski shows how to use BAO Boa to make a truly mesmerizing 2.5D effect in After Effects. Summer of Sales, May 16-20, 2022.
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