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Stardust FAQ

Jan 8, 2026 by Superluminal

Compatibility

  • Stardust is compatible with the latest version of After Effects, you can install it using the aescripts + aeplugins manager app
  • The Apple Silicon version will only work on the native Apple Silicon After Effects v22.3 and above. It will not work in the v22.2 and below "rosetta" version.

Licensing

You need to enter your License Code in the Serial field and your Name and Organization as you entered them during purchase (leave the verification box blank). 

If your name or organization name contained any special or foreign characters, it may have been changed slightly or replaced with your email address. 

To find the name and organization to enter, click on the "View More" link to the right of your license code in the 'My Downloads & Licenses' section of your user account:

 

Stardust License

 

Leave the Verification field blank

 

To enter this information in After Effects, apply Stardust to a layer and then click on the Register link in the Effects panel: 

Effect Register Link

 

If you are still seeing the demo watermark after registering, please empty the After Effects disk cache and restart.

 

Library Download

 

The Stardust Library can be downloaded from the 'Downloads & Licenses' section in your user account or by using the aescripts + aeplugins manager app.

 

 

Known Issues

  • "Leaked effect refs" message may rarely appear on quitting after effects. This is just a nuisance and not an actual problem. It will be resolved soon.
  • If you get a "there are duplicated effect plug-ins installed on your drive" error 

    delete this folder: 

    /Applications/Adobe After Effects 2025/Plug-ins/Stardust/

    and keep this folder:

    /Applications/Adobe After Effects 2025/Plug-ins/Superluminal/

Educational License

 

If you are using an Educational License, please note they expire after one year, please see here about renewing it.

 

 

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