AinTransitions AE User Guide

How to install AinTransitions extension and packages for After Effects

How to start with AinTransitions

To start working with AinTransition for After Effects, you need an AinTransitions extension and packs (Free, Core). If you have already bought the “AinTransitions for After Effects – 5500+ Transitions for After Effects” (AinTransitions Core Pack), then you need to download the archive with the pack in your gumroad profile in the Library section. Then we recommend that you follow the steps shown in the illustration below.

  1. The archive downloaded from your profile will have the name “AinTransitionsAE_v1.0.5.zip”.
  2. Unzip the archive. As a result, you will get a folder “AinTransitionsAE_v1.0.5” that contains all the files. We recommend that you place the folder in a location with less folder nesting.
  3. The contents of the folder with the pack:
    “01-Documentation” folder,
    “02-Extension” folder,
    “03-Presets” folder, that contains a folder “AinTR-Core” with all transition presets and manifest file “AinTransitions-Core-Pack__manifest.json”.
  1. An archive downloaded from gumroad.com will have a similar name "Free-Transition-Presets__for_AinTransitions_v1.0.5.zip".
  2. Rename the long achive name "Free-Transition-Presets__for_AinTransitions_v1.0.5.zip" to a shorter "AinTransitions-Free.zip".
  3. Unzip the archive. As a result, you will get a folder "AinTransitions-Free" that contains all the files. The contents of the folder with the free pack:
    “Extension” folder,
    “Sound FX” folder,
    “Presets” folder, that contains a folder “AinTR-Free” with all free transition presets and manifest file “AinTransitions-Free-Pack__manifest.json”.
How to start with AinTransitions Core Pack
  1. The archive downloaded from your profile will have the name “AinTransitionsAE_v1.0.5.zip”.
  2. Unzip the archive. As a result, you will get a folder “AinTransitionsAE_v1.0.5” that contains all the files. We recommend that you place the folder in a location with less folder nesting.
  3. The contents of the folder with the pack:
    “01-Documentation” folder,
    “02-Extension” folder,
    “03-Presets” folder, that contains a folder “AinTR-Core” with all transition presets and manifest file “AinTransitions-Core-Pack__manifest.json”.
How to start with AinTransitions Free Pack
  1. An archive downloaded from gumroad.com will have a similar name "Free-Transition-Presets__for_AinTransitions_v1.0.5.zip".
  2. Rename the long achive name "Free-Transition-Presets__for_AinTransitions_v1.0.5.zip" to a shorter "AinTransitions-Free.zip".
  3. Unzip the archive. As a result, you will get a folder "AinTransitions-Free" that contains all the files. The contents of the folder with the free pack:
    “Extension” folder,
    “Sound FX” folder,
    “Presets” folder, that contains a folder “AinTR-Free” with all free transition presets and manifest file “AinTransitions-Free-Pack__manifest.json”.

After completing the steps above, you can proceed to install the extension and packs. A visual and detailed guide is shown in the video tutorial below.

Video Tutorial

How to install AinTransitions extension using ZXPInstaller

  • 00:00 – 00:07Intro
  • 00:08 – 01:08Introduction and download of necessary materials (AinTransitions extension, ZXPInstaller app)
  • 01:10 – 01:26Install ZXP Installer
  • 01:27 – 02:11Install AinTransitions extension
  • 02:12 – 04:09How to install Free & Core packages
  • 04:10 – 05:07How to activate AinTransitions Core package
  • 05:09 – 05:19Ending

Key Points from video tutorial (steps in text mode)

  1. Go to website aescripts.com or alternatively zxpinstaller.com
  2. Download the installer that matches your operating system (Windows or Mac OS)
  3. Install ZXPInstaller app
  4. Run ZXPInstaller app
  1. Drag the extension file “com.ainforce.AinTransitions.zxp” into the window with the previously launched ZXP Installer.
  2. Wait for the installation to complete.
  3. Restart After Effects if you have it open.
  4. To start using the extension, you need to run it through the menu “Window” > “Extensions” > “AinTransitions”
  1. Run AinTransitions extension (go to menu Window > Extensions > AinTransitions).
  2. Go to the “Settings” section (Gear icon located in the lower left corner of the extension).
  3. Open “Free Package” tab
  4. Click the “Browse” button and specify the path to the manifest file “AinTransitions-Free-Pack__manifest.json”. Please keep in mind that on the same level as the manifest file “AinTransitions-Free-Pack__manifest.json”, there should also be a folder “AinTR-Free” in which all presets are located.
  5. Within 1.5 seconds, the extension will automatically restart to update the paths to preview and preset files.

To be able to use the premium pack, you need to specify the path to the pack and then activate the license. Otherwise, you will see a message of the necessary actions and the premium pack functionality will be unavailable.

"Link Core Package" (specify the path to the pack)

  1. Run AinTransitions extension (go to menu Window > Extensions > AinTransitions).
  2. Go to the “Settings” section (Gear icon located in the lower left corner of the extension).
  3. Open “Core Package” tab
  4. Click the “Browse” button and specify the path to the manifest file “AinTransitions-Core-Pack__manifest.json”. Please keep in mind that on the same level as the manifest file “AinTransitions-Core-Pack__manifest.json”, there should also be a folder “AinTR-Core” in which all presets are located.
  5. Within 1.5 seconds, the extension will automatically restart to update the paths to preview and preset files.

"Activate Core Package" (using your license key)

  1. Please make sure that you are fully familiar with all the “License Questions” in FAQ section regarding the License Terms and Terms and Conditions.
  2. Find your license key. How to do this is described in detail and shown in FAQ.
  3. Enter the license key in the field “Core Package license”
  4. Click the “Activate” button
  5. In case of successful activation, you will receive a message and you can fully use the premium version.
  6. If you have any activation problems, please read this article.