Installation

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Installation

Extension

To reduce the complexity of installing extensions, the smart folks at built a really awesome that will make your life a lot easier to get up and running.

Drag the .zxp file into ZXP Installer
Close and reopen After Effects
Open the Window menu, find the Extension group and you should see the new tool

Script panel

📂 /Scripts/ScriptUI Panels

Scripts with a dockable panel and buttons and switches to click on must be installed in the ScriptUI Panels folder:

OSX: Applications\After Effects<version>\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels Windows: Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects <version>\Support Files\Scripts\ScriptUI Panels

Copy the .jsx or .jsxbin file into the ScriptUI Panels folder
Restart After Effects
Under the Window menu will be a list of all installed scripts
Clicking the name will open the panel

CC2019 and newer

In newer versions of After Effects, it is now possible install RubberHose 2 and other scripts without digging through your hard drive.

File > Scripts > Install Script UI Panel…

Restart Ae and RubberHose 2 will be available in the top Window menu at the bottom of that list.

Updating

There's a bit of confusion when Adobe says it's updating After Effects. It's actually installing a new application, which means scripts need to be installed for this new app. Copy the scripts out of the old version of Ae's Scripts/ScriptUI Panels folder to the new version's Scripts/ScriptUI Panels folder and restart AE.

Headless script

coming soon

Preset

Basic Install

Copy .ffx files into the appropriate Ae folder, then restart Ae.

OS X ~/Documents/Adobe/After Effects CC 2020/Presets/

Windows My Documents\Adobe\After Effects CC 2020\Presets\

Presets will be available in the Effects & Presets panel by searching or under *Animation Presets > Presets.

Right click the KBar panel > KBar Settings
Click Add Button
Click Apply Preset
Navigate to the .ffx file on disk
Name it and set an icon

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