KBar support for Keystone 2

Kbar is a widely used extension for After Effects that allows to create customizable toolbars. More informations on: https://aescripts.com/kbar/

Installing Keystone 2 features with .kbar files (recommended)

The easiest and most recommended way to set up the features of Keystone 2 in KBar is to use the .kbar files. It contains all KBar-compatible Keystone 2 functions and associated icons.

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Download a .kbar file below

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Keystone 2.kbar

Contains all the Keystone 2 functions in the most compact way possible (recommended)

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Keystone 2 - Individual Features.kbar

Individual / window-less features (optional)

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Go in KBar settings (right-click inside a KBar, then click KBar Settings)

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Enter the Settings tab

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Import the Keystone-2.kbar file using the Import from .kbar button

Switching from "jsx" to "Extension" buttons

In the latest releases (v2.04 +), Keystone 2 uses KBar 3's "Extension" buttons.

This change from the previous "jsx" buttons makes installation much easier for users, as it is no longer necessary to enter the path to the Keystone 2 .jsx file, and features run a little faster.

• "jsx" type buttons are now deprecated and may no longer work.

• "Extension" buttons are only available on KBar v3.

• In order for Keystone 2 features to work in KBar, the Keystone 2 main extension must be open. However, it can be hidden behind any other After Effects panel or script.

Install Keystone 2 features manually

1. Go in KBar settings (right-click inside a KBar, then click KBar Settings)

2. Click Add Button

3. Click Open Extension

4. On the first line, find and click on Keystone 2 in the list.

5. Indicate the CSEvent data on the second line (see the tables below)
6. Add the corresponding description (optional)

7. Add the corresponding icon (optional)

Icons	CSEvent data	Description (optional)
	keyLabels	Keyframe labels
	keyAlignCTI	Align keyframes on the CTI
	keyAlignEndPoints	Align keyframes on the layer in/out point
	keyStagger	Stagger keyframes
	keyDistribute	Distribute keyframes evenly
	keyStretch	Stretch keyframes
	keyShift	Shift keyframes
	keyDuplicate	Duplicate on the CTI
	keyDuplicateFlip	Duplicate and flip on the CTI
	keyFlip	Flip the keyframes
	keyCopyPaste	Copy / Paste keyframes
	keyAlignNearestFrame	Align on the nearest frame
	keyConstantSpeed	Set constant Speed
	keyOverlapCleaning	Delete all keys between selected keys
	layerLabels	Layer labels
	layerAlign	Align layers
	layerStagger	Stagger layers
	layerStretch	Stretch layers
	layerShift	Shift layers
	layerTrim	Trim layers

Invididual / Window-less features

By default, certain features are grouped together in a single KBar button, which displays a window of options when clicked. (e.g. keyShift)

Following on from the previous example of keyShift, you may wish to use the single functions allowing you to simply move keyframes by 1 or 10 frames without displaying the options window.

• Modes (property, layer or global) are always accessible by using the appropriate hotkey directly on the KBar button.
• Options for linking layers and keyframes are not available.

Icons	CSEvent data	Description (optional)
	keyAlignFirstKeyCTI	Align on the first keyframe
	keyAlignLastKeyCTI	Align on the last keyframe
	keyAlignInPoint	Align on the layer in point
	keyAlignOutPoint	Align on the layer out point
	keyShift10FramesLeft	Shift 10 frames to the left
	keyShift1FrameLeft	Shift 1 frame to the left
	keyShift1FrameRight	Shift 1 frame to the right
	keyShift10FramesRight	Shift 10 frames to the right
	layerAlignInPointCTI	Align layers in point on the CTI
	layerAlignOutPointCTI	Align layers out point on the CTI
	layerAlignInPoint	Align layers on the earliest in point
	layerAlignOutPoint	Align layers on the latest out point
	layerShift10FramesLeft	Shift 10 frames to the left
	layerShift1FrameLeft	Shift 1 frame to the left
	layerShift1FrameRight	Shift 1 frame to the right
	layerShift10FramesRight	Shift 1 frame to the right
	layerTrimFirstKey	Trim layer on the first keyframe
	layerTrimLastKey	Trim layer on the last keyframe
	layerTrimAllKeys	Trim layer on the first and last keyframes

Download Keystone 2 icons

48KB

Keystone-2-icons-for-KBar.zip

archive

The icons are in svg format, so feel free to modify them if you wish.

Suffixes (optional)

It is possible to add a suffix to the end of the script function in order to force Keystone 2 to group keyframes by layer, by property or all together.

• -LAYER groups keyframes by layer. Correspond to the default behaviour of a simple click.

• -PROPERTY groups keyframes by property. Correspond to the ALT (⌥) + click behaviour.

• -GLOBAL groups keyframes all together. Correspond to the SHIFT + click behaviour.

Suffix Example

keyAlignFirstKeyCTI-PROPERTY will force the alignement of all the selected keyframes of each property on the CTI without having to use the combination ALT (⌥) + click.

• Suffixes are optional and without any suffix the hotkeys ALT (⌥) and SHIFT apply like in the main extension.

• Suffixes are not available for all features (e.g. Constant speed, Overlap cleaning, Align to nearest frame...)