The classic Ease Copy/Paste functions have been upgraded to "Smart Ease." The plugin now analyzes the velocity and value ranges of your keyframes and suggests easing curves (e.g., Extreme, Soft, Bounce, Elastic) in real-time. You no longer need to dig into the Graph Editor for 80% of your basic easing tasks.

This replaces the need for Lumetri for motion graphics. You can shift the hue, saturation, and lightness of multiple selected layers simultaneously. Want to make your entire lower-third blue instead of red? Select 20 layers, move the Hue slider. It keeps keyframes intact.

Convert any property (Position, Scale, Rotation) of any layer into a control on a Null object. This allows for complex rigging without pickwhip confusion. In v4.3.0, this works seamlessly with 3D layers and cameras.

The motion design plugin space is crowded (Flow, Overlord, Duik, Animation Composer). Where does Motion 4 stand?

Verdict: If you buy only one paid AE extension, buy Motion 4. It replaces the need for 5 smaller scripts.