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Author Tools

Videobolt's Author Tools is an After Effects extension which acts as a hub for various expressions and scripts which are supported by our online template editor and extend default AE functionality
Text Tools
Layer Tools
Media Tools
Math Tools
Color Tools
Visualizer Tools
Keyframe Tools
Mask Tools
Comp Tools
Project Tools
Effect Tools
Author Tools Work in Progress
Author Tools Common Issues

1. Download

To download Videobolt Author Tools head over to
Downloads
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and click the Videobolt - Author Tools link. This will take you to the Google Drive. In the upper right corner click download button.
You will need an extension manager app to install and manage Adobe After Effects extensions, we recommend
https://install.anastasiy.com/
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2. Install

Open up Anastasiy’s Extension Manager
Select After Effects from the sidebar
Click File > Install Extension
Select downloaded Videobolt Author Tools *.zxp file
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3. Open

Run Adobe After Effects
Under Window menu go to Extensions and choose Videobolt Author Tools
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Want to print your doc?
This is not the way.
Try clicking the ⋯ next to your doc name or using a keyboard shortcut (
CtrlP
) instead.