Learn from any tutorial link

You found a tutorial with exactly the effect you want, but it’s 14 minutes long and the presenter works at twice your speed. Paste the link into the panel instead:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=… — do this on my “Logo” layer.

Cue watches the video, writes down what the presenter does, and then rebuilds those steps in your open comp, using your layers.

How it works

1. It watches the video. The video is analyzed by Google’s Gemini model, which understands both the picture and the voice-over. It produces a step-by-step breakdown: what was done at each timestamp, which After Effects effects and features were used, and any values it could read off the screen (for example “Glow radius 40”, “Easy Ease, 80% influence”).
2. It shows you the plan. You’ll see the breakdown in the panel before anything changes, so you can say “skip the background part” or “only do the text animation”.
3. It rebuilds it in your comp. It applies the steps to your layers, then renders frames and compares them with the tutorial to check it’s on track.

Which links work

• YouTube: paste the normal video link. The video is sent straight to Gemini; nothing is downloaded to your computer.
• TikTok and Instagram Reels: paste the link. The panel downloads a small, low-resolution copy to your computer, then sends it for analysis.
• A video file on your computer: drag it onto the panel or give it the path. It’s handled the same way as TikTok and Reels.

Private, age-restricted or members-only videos usually can’t be analyzed.

Tips for good results

• Say which layers to use. “Do this on the Title layer” works much better than “do this”.
• Trim the ask for long tutorials. “Do the part from 3:20 to 6:00” keeps things focused and costs less.
• Tell it what to leave out. Many tutorials start by building a background or importing assets you already have. “Skip the setup, just do the text effect” saves time.
• Expect to finish it yourself. It gets the structure, effects and timing right most of the time, but tutorials skip steps and hide values off-screen. Treat the result as a strong first pass and refine it with follow-up requests.

What it can’t do

• Third-party plugins. If the tutorial uses a plugin you don’t have, or one it can’t operate reliably (Element 3D, Trapcode and similar), it will tell you and suggest a built-in alternative where there is one.
• Assets that aren’t yours. It doesn’t download the presenter’s project files, fonts or stock footage. It uses what’s in your project, or asks you for it.
• Pixel-perfect copies. The goal is the technique, adapted to your layers, not a frame-for-frame clone.

Cost

A tutorial costs more than a single request because the model watches the whole video and then does many steps. A tutorial is roughly 60–120 credits all-in, depending on the video’s length. Asking for a shorter section costs less. See Credits and billing.

Rights and privacy

Only analyze videos you’re allowed to use for this purpose. Watching a public tutorial to learn a technique is the normal case. The video (or the link, for YouTube) is sent to Google for analysis and isn’t kept by us afterwards. Downloads for TikTok, Reels and local files happen on your own computer, at your request. Details are in the privacy policy.