Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 4 days ago
Stage Mapping & Phone Safe Zones as a free AE Preset.
Projection mapping looks amazing, but figuring out the first step can be confusing. In this video, I share a free alignment grid preset for After Effects that makes it easy to map visuals onto real-world stages and screens.
I’ve used this in theatre productions where we'd rig up a projector, then throw this grid over the stage. I would then be able to map out where VFX need to be. For my latest Safe Zones preset update, I used the vertical video version so that I could see which parts of the video would be obscured. The grid works for both horizontal and vertical layouts, and is built entirely with shape layers — easy to install, easy to customize.
🎁 Download the preset: ko-fi.com/s/8de90ce11f
*Safe Zones preset and MoGrt: youtu.be/I6tGaxotm1s*
🛠️ Works on Mac and Windows
🎯 Great for projection designers, stage shows, and motion graphics artists
#ProjectionMapping #AfterEffects #StageDesign #motiongraphicstools
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
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Stage Mapping & Phone Safe Zones as a free AE Preset.
Projection mapping looks amazing, but figuring out the first step can be confusing. In this video, I share a free alignment grid preset for After Effects that makes it easy to map visuals onto real-world stages and screens.
I’ve used this in theatre productions where we'd rig up a projector, then throw this grid over the stage. I would then be able to map out where VFX need to be. For my latest Safe Zones preset update, I used the vertical video version so that I could see which parts of the video would be obscured. The grid works for both horizontal and vertical layouts, and is built entirely with shape layers — easy to install, easy to customize.
🎁 Download the preset: ko-fi.com/s/8de90ce11f
*Safe Zones preset and MoGrt: youtu.be/I6tGaxotm1s*
🛠️ Works on Mac and Windows
🎯 Great for projection designers, stage shows, and motion graphics artists
#ProjectionMapping #AfterEffects #StageDesign #motiongraphicstools
I'm an Adobe Community Expert - which means you can find me on the Adobe forums if you need any help. community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/ct-p/ct-after-effects?page=1&sort=latest_replies&lang=all&tabid=all
#AdobeCommunityExperts
