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YuK1_Works
Inspiring
October 18, 2026
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Add Composition Guide Overlays (Golden Ratio, Golden Spiral, Dynamic Symmetry, etc.)

I'd love to see more built-in composition guide presets in After Effects.

While After Effects already supports grids, guides, and percentage-based positioning, more advanced composition guides still require manually creating shape layers or relying on third-party tools.

It would be great to have additional presets such as:

  • Golden Ratio Grid

  • Golden Spiral (Fibonacci Spiral)

  • Golden Triangle

  • Dynamic Symmetry

  • Diagonal Composition Guides

Ideally, these would be available as non-rendering overlays directly in the Composition panel, similar to the existing grid and safe margin options.

Suggested functionality:

  • Quickly switch between different composition guide presets.

  • Display multiple guide types simultaneously.

  • Automatically adapt guides to the composition's dimensions and aspect ratio.

  • Customize line colors, opacity, and thickness.

  • Optionally enable snapping to guide lines and intersections.

  • Display guides without creating additional layers or affecting the rendered output.

These additions would make it easier to explore different compositions, maintain consistent framing, and work with established composition techniques in motion graphics, animation, and video production.

I've attached a reference image showing several composition guides displayed together.

I think this would be a valuable addition to After Effects' existing guide system.