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Cyclops 3

  • Compatibility After Effects
    Please check exact version compatibility under the "COMPATIBILITY" tab below

Author: Kyle Martinez

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Quick Overview

Cyclops is the best way to create behind-the-scenes renders of your After Effects animations. Easily show off your null layers, motion paths, and layer bounding boxes on social media or project case studies.

Cyclops for After Effects

Cyclops is the best way to create behind-the-scenes renders of your After Effects animations. Use Cyclops to easily show off your null layers, motion paths, and layer bounding boxes on social media or project case studies.

Welcome to aescripts + aeplugins

Version 3 is now conveniently located on aescripts! Handle all updates, installations, and licensing by using the aescripts + aeplugins manager. Version 3 also includes new render types like green screen and blue screen (thanks to Matt Jameson at The Furrow) to help simulate alpha in your renders. As always, the newest version of Cyclops includes speed updates as well.

Features

Cyclops offers customizable render settings to support every workflow and supports the latest versions of After Effects available on Creative Cloud.

  • Render just the composition or the entire After Effects application window

  • Render types include standard, wireframe, greenscreen, or bluescreen

  • Available for both macOS and Windows

Help

Take a look at the official help documentation for Cyclops.

Notes

  • Cyclops is compatible with After Effects CC2019 and later.
  • The trial version of Cyclops is limited to 1 second renders. Please test Cyclops prior to purchasing a full license.

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Shout out to Joey at School of Motion for the Cyclops feature on Motion Mondays! Check out the complete video on YouTube.

Upgrade Notice

Did you purchase Cyclops 2 on Gumroad and want to upgrade your license here? No problem! click here for details on how to transfer your data. To get the upgrade price simply login to the same account you made the original purchase with. If you need assistance please open a support request.

Tutorials

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