Integrates the PopcornFX Runtime SDK into After Effects as a Plugin.
- Version:
v2.20.5 - Platforms:
Windows(http://www.popcornfx.com/contact-us/) for more information.
- Install the PopcornFX v2 Editor matching that plugin version to create effects
- Install the After Effects PopcornFX Plugin in your After Effects install folder
- Download the plugin archive or clone it from our Github repository : https://github.com/PopcornFX/AfterEffectsPopcornFXPlugin
- Run
download_3rd_party.bat(Windows) ordownload_3rd_party.sh(MacOS) to download the PopcornFX SDK. - Download and nstall QT (https://www.qt.io/download-qt-installer-oss), and set
QTDIRenvironment variable to your installation path (Example:C:\Qt\Qt5.15.2\5.15.2\msvc2019_64\), the plugin is tested to compile on QT 5.15.X - Download and install windows SDK 10.0.17134 (Direct download link: https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?linkid=870807)
- Launch
projects/AfterEffects_vs2019/PopcornFX_AfterEffectsPlugin.sln(Windows) ormake -j -f projects/AfterEffects_macosx/PopcornFX_AfterEffectsPlugin.make(MacOS), to build the plugin. - Copy the
PopcornFX/folder into the plugin folder in your After Effects installation.- On Mac, as a temporary mesure, you'll need to copy the binaries from
projects/intermediate/AfterEffects/GM/<arch>/<profile>/*intoPopcornFX/
- On Mac, as a temporary mesure, you'll need to copy the binaries from
- Run After Effects, you will have the plugin installed.
- (Minor update only) Open PopcornFX Editor, upgrade your project from the project launcher
- Remove the old plugin
- Install the latest released archive.
- (Minor update only) Open your After Effects project and reimport all effects, they will not load otherwise
- Plugin documentation (Install, Import, Setup, Troubleshooting, etc..)
- PopcornFX Editor documentation
- PopcornFX Discord
The PopcornFX Runtime SDK cannot be in any way: transfered, modified, or used without this Plugin or outside After Effects, see LICENSE.md.
See LICENSE.md.