Frame By Plane — A FREE Image Animation Add-on
Hello everyone! 👋
Over the past few months, I've been developing Frame By Plane , a free Blender extension designed to improve workflows with images, animated sequences, and multiplane environments.
It works like the native Images as Planes system, but with tools designed specifically for 2D animation, compositing, and 2.5D workflows.
✨ Main Features
- Import single images , folders, and PNG sequences;
- Control over FPS, offset, loop, ping-pong, and one-shot ;
- Multilayer management via a Layer List ;
- Multiplane workflow for animated environments and 2.5D depth;
- Non-destructive Crop and Extend;
- Dedicated rigs and controllers;
- Support for Color Planes, Gradient Planes, and Cutout Planes;
- Import and organization of multi-layered projects.
🎨 Effects and Masks
Frame By Plane includes a growing library of effects divided into three categories:
Image
- Color adjustment;
- Blur;
- Pixelate and halftone;
- Grain and texture;
- Creative effects;
- 2D deformations.
Mask
- Shape Mask;
- Color and Luminance Mask;
- Gradient and Noise Mask;
- Alpha and Luma Matte;
- Clipping Mask.
Mesh
- Extrude;
- Cutout Outline;
- Lattice;
- Wiggle;
- Felt Fuzz;
- Effects for stop motion and three-dimensional setups.
🏛️ Multiplane Workflow
The extension draws inspiration from the tradition of multiplane animation:
- Separate layers;
- Independent movement;
- Camera depth;
- Parallax;
- Timing management;
- Integration with Blender's native tools.
It is not meant exclusively for animated sequences: it can also be used for backgrounds, compositing, motion graphics, cut-out animation, and static image editing .
🧪 Development and Feedback
Frame By Plane is still in active development.
Bug reports, testing, and suggestions are highly appreciated to help improve stability, the interface, and new features.
🔗 Free Download
extensions.blender.org/add-ons/frame-by-plane/
Thanks to anyone who gives it a try! 🙂