I'm not sure if there's a more automated alternative to finding missing effects, but Paul Tuersley's pt_EffectSearch (http://aescripts.com/pt_effectsearch) will let you find all uses of specified effects within the project.


Zack Lovatt
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On Mon, Jun 25, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Jack Tunnicliffe <jack@javapost.ca> wrote:

Don't you see them on the layers as well but missing? You could download a free trial here: http://www.genarts.com/software/sapphire/overview. Also I think they are available for rent for short periods, too.

Jack Tunnicliffe
Java Post Production
www.javapost.ca

On Jun 25, 2012, at 10:39 AM, Dave Bittner wrote:

> I'm working on a AE project handed over from another animator, and it makes use of plugins that we didn't own. (GenArts Sapphire, to be precise. Which are exquisite, beautiful, gorgeous, delectable, life-changing and soul-affirming. They are also effin-expensive. Yes, this is the part where some of you will chime in with the "But they save me so much time, they are worth it!" argument. You are correct, of course. They are still effin-expensive, especially when you had not budgeted for them.)
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> When I launch the project I'm greeting with the usual "This project uses plugins not installed…" dialog box, along with a list of the plugins. I'm wondering if AE provides a more detailed reportage of where, precisely, the plugins are used. I can easily recreate a vignette effect on a layer, for example, without needing the actual plugin, if I know where it's being applied.
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> Dave
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