Automate video versioning in a few clicks

Scale creative production with After Effects templates and your data.

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Automating video creation for clients like these:
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Built for automated video versioning

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Get your time back

Reduce manual work by automating video versioning, freeing up your time to focus on creativity, strategy, and scaling content production without repetitive tasks.

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Use industry-standard tools

Stick with After Effects and your existing pipeline, just add automation to scale content faster without changing how you work.

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Tailored to your workflow

Render using spreadsheets, integrations or API. Distribute videos to S3, Dropbox, Frame.IO and other 3rd party storage.

How Plainly automates video versioning

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Create your template

Design your video template in After Effects and upload it to Plainly.

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Native After Effects infrastructure

Create high-quality custom templates with no disruptions to your creative workflow.

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Web application

Manage your projects and team members seamlessly in one place.

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No complex setup

No need to add effects to your layers, or structural project changes - go straight from After Effects to automation.

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Mark dynamic elements

Mark elements like text, images, videos, animations, and audio that will change in each video based on your data.

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Time-based rules

Move your layers in time, and crop the rendered videos based on inputs.

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Access layer properties

Dynamically change advanced layer properties such as font style, visibility, size, and more.

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Automated setup

Plainly scans your project and automatically detects parameters in the video.

Mark the dynamic elements in your data-driven video
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Connect your data and render videos

Link your data using CSV, Plainly’s API, or native integrations. Plainly renders your video versions in the cloud and distributes them automatically.

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Custom output formats

Export video versions in multiple formats with custom encoding to suit the needs of any platform or channel.

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Cloud-based rendering

Render multiple video versions in the cloud without losing quality or handling infrastructure on your end.

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Plug & play API

Automate your entire video versioning workflow by integrating Plainly with your tools and data.

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What others say about us

Plainly has been an incredible partner in helping us develop new business models in the field of video. Plainly is quickly shaping the future of video and we are looking forward to continuing to work with them!

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Mark Luxenhofer

Team Lead AI Video, BurdaForward

We've been working with Plainly for years, and their technology has helped us deliver unique digital products to seniors and their families.We've used Plainly to create thousands of personalized graduation videos that our students love, and that are making an impact on our business.

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Paul Kennedy

CTO, Cady

Working with Plainly was a seamless experience, especially given our very tough timeline. Their team was incredibly helpful with technical support, always quick to respond and provide solutions. We highly recommend Plainly for any large-scale video personalization project.

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CEO, Jungle.Guide

Take the next step to automated video versioning.

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