AEP Version Updater

Batch updates the version of AEP files to make them future-version compatible. NEW: TurboMatic Mode and anti-crash system. 

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Description

AEP Version Updater

Automatically open, update and save After Effects projects in batch.

Rescue old projects, modernize huge asset libraries and keep your AEP files compatible with the latest versions of After Effects.

Batch Update 1 Click Workflow Folder & Subfolder Scan TurboMatic Renaming

Keep your projects alive

What's news in Version 2
What's news in Version 2
Limbo
Convert it

Very old AEP projects may stop opening in modern versions of After Effects.

AEP Version Updater automatically updates entire folders, libraries and archives with minimal user interaction.

Features

Simple to use Just one click simple interface.
Batch conversion updating Update multiple files, folders and subfolders automatically.
TurboMatic Renaming Optimizes batch updates up to 90x faster.
Resume interrupted processes Continue exactly where you left off.
Security options Keep originals or overwrite existing files.
Custom organization Add suffixes to updated files automatically.
Incompatible file detection Detects corrupted or unsupported AEP files.
Automatic log generation Creates reports with problematic files and process details.
Stubborn Item List Process difficult files individually with advanced actions.
Folder analysis Quickly scan and verify outdated items.
Old but Gold
Libraries
The panel

Usage

  1. Choose between Folder or Files tab.
  2. Select AEP files or a folder containing AEP files.
  3. Start the update process with one click.
  4. Use the scan button to quickly detect outdated items.
Extra options:
  • Include subfolders automatically.
  • Ignore recently updated files to resume interrupted scans faster.
  • Overwrite originals or create updated copies with custom suffixes.
One Click
Overwrite or Not

How it works

The script automatically opens, saves and closes AEP files sequentially until the entire list is processed.

At the end, all compatible projects are updated to match your installed version of After Effects.

This process can be done manually, but it is delicate, repetitive and extremely time-consuming. AEP Version Updater automates everything with one click.

Log analysis

Enable the Create Log option to generate TXT reports containing information about processed and problematic items.

Useful for identifying corrupted or incompatible AEP files before reprocessing large folders.

⭐ NEW ⭐ TurboMatic Renaming

TurboMatic Renaming removes unnecessary AEP versions from the update queue and keeps only the most relevant project versions.

It automatically renames older or temporary project files from .AEP to .AEP-OLD in a safe and reversible way.

Recommended for production job folders with many autosaves and versioned project files.


Turbomatic Renamer

⭐ NEW ⭐ Stubborn Item List

Detects compatible items that fail during the first update attempt and provides tools to process them individually.

Stubborn Screenshot


Available actions:


Refresh List Updates the list and removes already updated items.

Reveal Source File Reveal selected item in Explorer/Finder.

Force to Update Force-update selected item manually.

Remove Remove item from the list without deleting the file.

Rename Extension Rename problematic items to avoid future processing.

Force to Update All Process the entire stubborn item list.

Clear List Clear all items from the list.

Tutorial

Known issues & technical notes

  • "Ignore updated files" currently works only with English versions of After Effects.
  • Conversion time depends on project complexity and is similar to manual opening and saving.
  • Files that cannot be opened manually also cannot be processed automatically.
  • Stubborn items usually contain missing fonts, footage or outdated plugins.
  • Windows and MacOS have maximum file path limits.
  • Some third-party plugin dialogs may require manual confirmation.
  • Extremely old AEP versions require compatible After Effects installations.
  • After Effects 2024 may display a visual progress bar bug while processing normally.

Discussions

Want to talk about it?

Head over to r/aescripts to chat with fellow users about this product.

Need Support?

Please open a support ticket to be connected directly with the author of this product

Version History

1.6.4 -

Aug 21, 2024

Minor bug fixes.

1.6.3 -

Aug 15, 2024

- The logo has been modified to follow the pattern of our other scripts.

- The width of the panel has been reduced to take up less space.

- The name of the log txt file has been reduced to be more discreet.

1.6.2 -

Aug 12, 2024

- The "Try to Update Item" and "Try to Update All" buttons have been removed. Because the "Force to Update Item" and "Force to Update All" buttons do the same thing and are much more efficient.

- Fixed a bug where selecting a valid folder would not activate the following buttons.

1.6.1 -

Aug 1, 2024

- Added a "Final Check" button that quickly checks if there are still outdated items in the selected folder. Very useful for updating a long list of subfolders.

- Now the generated log txt has a different name in the files tab.

1.6.0 -

Jul 18, 2024

BIG UPDATE:

- Created a new and powerful tool called “Stubborn Item List”, much more efficient and complete, which replaced the old “Crash Recover”, which was too simple and buggy.

- Now the last selected folder is remembered, even when restarting the script.

- The ‘Turbomatic Mode’ tool was remade from scratch and is now much more efficient and bug-free. It is now a button called “Turbomatic Renaming” and is located in the same “Folder” tab. The tool automatically renames all unnecessary .AEP files in all subfolders of the selected path.

- Improved panel layout. Cleaner and more intuitive.

- In the final alert, instead of updated items, it changed to valid items.

1.5.3 -

Jun 9, 2024

BIG UPDATE:

- TurboMatic Mode and Folder Mode improved - If the process is interrupted in the middle, continue exactly where you left off. Avoid wasting time not processing already updated files.

- Fixed a bug where Turbomatic Mode only processed numbered items if the separator was the underscore character "_" (e.g. John_03.aep). Now any character before the final number is considered the separator (e.g. Paul 03.aep, Mary-07.aep, David10.aep, etc.). This avoids processing previous versions, gaining speed.

- The TurboMatic mode tab has been renamed to "TurboMatic Folder" and moved to the first position. Reinforcing that this is the best and most optimized of the 3 modes.

1.5.2 -

Jun 4, 2024

- Minor adjustment to internal help text.

- Adjusted Crash Recover dialog text.

1.5.1 -

May 30, 2024

- Small improvement in Turbomatic mode.

- Logo image corrected.

- Improved panel layout. More compact.

1.5.0 -

May 28, 2024

This is a big update:

- New TurboMatic Mode. A super-optimized and secure variation of Folders mode that automatically filters out irrelevant AEP files. Update your files up to 90x faster.

- New anti-crash system. To prevent problematic AEP files from crashing after effects when opening them.

- Improved file log function.

1.1.0 -

May 6, 2024

- Improved security. The file updating is completely safe.

- [New] Added file log function to identify problematic AEP files.

1.0.1 -

May 4, 2024

Performance improvements.

1.0 -

Oct 8, 2023

Initial release

Compatibility

After Effects

2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014, CC, CS6

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