How on earth can you justify charging $249 for a plugin that you can't even install without a hack. That price is premium level amount you'd expect basic maintenence even if it's just updates to the installer.
For everyone who is a big fan of this plugin but couldn't get it to work, we are on the same boat. The author of this amazing plugin is MIA for 4 years at least. His forum stopped at somewhere 6 years ago. But I'm still using it on daily basis.
Here is what I do:
#1, stay with AE version v23.6.2, aka AE "2023 Long Term Supported". That's the LAST version before AE 2024.
#2, if your plugin causes AE to crash, AE 23.6.2 will ask you whether you want to disable this "effect". You can choose yes to disable, then restart, go to AE effect manager to re-enable it, this does the trick most of the time. If not, clearing all cache might also help.
#3, if you want, you can open a ticket here, https://aescripts.com/contact/. The more people complain, the more likely AEScripts will have to respond. I submitted a ticket. Would you?
I have been using it for a while without many hiccups. Hope it helps.
What a wonderful plugin. So sad it ended like this.
If you guys AE particle fans or other particle simulation fans like to hang out somewhere, maybe we can meet on discord. I just created a new one, right now there's nothing there, but you are more than welcome to hangout and post your work and make some friends. Maybe we can talk about what particle software we should use to replace stardust in AE. Right now I am leaning more towards UE Niagara, EmberGen, TyFlow. But honestly none of them are really designed for motion graphics. What do you think?
For everyone who is a big fan of this plugin but couldn't get it to work, we are on the same boat. The author of this amazing plugin is MIA for 4 years at least. His forum stopped at somewhere 6 years ago. But I'm still using it on daily basis.
Here is what I do:
#1, stay with AE version v23.6.2, aka AE "2023 Long Term Supported". That's the LAST version before AE 2024.
#2, if your plugin causes AE to crash, AE 23.6.2 will ask you whether you want to disable this "effect". You can choose yes to disable, then restart, go to AE effect manager to re-enable it, this does the trick most of the time. If not, clearing all cache might also help.
#3, if you want, you can open a ticket here, https://aescripts.com/contact/. The more people complain, the more likely AEScripts will have to respond. I submitted a ticket. Would you?
I have been using it for a while without many hiccups. Hope it helps.
What a wonderful plugin. So sad it ended like this.
If you guys AE particle fans or other particle simulation fans like to hang out somewhere, maybe we can meet on discord. I just created a new one, right now there's nothing there, but you are more than welcome to hangout and post your work and make some friends. Maybe we can talk about what particle software we should use to replace stardust in AE. Right now I am leaning more towards UE Niagara, EmberGen, TyFlow. But honestly none of them are really designed for motion graphics. What do you think?
I have an open ticket since Dec 20, 2022 about a 100% reproducible crash. Tried different versions, without other plugins and scripts. deleted the cache. Nothing helped. After moving to a new PC and setting everything frehsly up, the issue disappeared for a while. But resurfaced with 100% reproduction after a couple of sessions. I took a video of the issue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XoyhHHCdE16DGeb2jR2H8v1i_BKsl_qq/view Now I have been waiting for any answer since May 2023. This is absolutely unacceptable. Maybe anyone here has any idea how to solve the issue?
Is there a way where I can rotate the Emitter? I have tried to change the y angle but it seems to have no effect. I am essentialy using the plaknton preset, but I want it to rotate or twirl.
For everyone who is a big fan of this plugin but couldn't get it to work, we are on the same boat. The author of this amazing plugin is MIA for 4 years at least. His forum stopped at somewhere 6 years ago. But I'm still using it on daily basis.
Aharon Shiker, the dev of Stardust, is also the dev of HeliumX, where they seem to be pretty active. So it's really really disrespectful of them to be ignoring everyone crying out for an update about Stardust support for AE 2024. Just an acknowledgement from them that we're being listened to would be good.
Also in Presets / Nodes / Misc / Bi-Directional Emitter - the preset preview image has a twisting particle simulation however when applied there is no rotation displayed. The Angle z is keyframed on the emitter.
I am aware there is no support at the moment for this product. I was wondering if anyone in the community solved this? Any Stardust experts know that is happening here.
I did come up with a workaround
For a single-direction emitter, create a spotlight, switch the emitter type to light, and adjust its rotation and position using the transform properties.
For a bi-directional emitter, I created two spotlights and a null, parenting the spotlights to the null (set to 3D) and positioning them back-to-back. Selecting light as the emitter type, this setup achieves a twirling particle effect when animating the z-axis of the null.
Although not ideal since keyframing the angle in Stardust should suffice, this method is effective for those determined to make it work. I'll share updates if I discover more.
No response from developer for an updated installer for AE 2024. Without having it installed already on an earlier version, this plugin is dead. Do not waste $249.
Is there any way to install AE 2023 and then install stardust and then move the files to 2024, other than the hassle of installing stardust and then moving the files to 2024, is there any installer that will work on 2024 now? I'm hoping you guys will update the installer since it's March. It shouldn't be hard, right? I paid a lot of money for this plugin.
Is there any way to install AE 2023 and then install stardust and then move the files to 2024, other than the hassle of installing stardust and then moving the files to 2024, is there any installer that will work on 2024 now? I'm hoping you guys will update the installer since it's March. It shouldn't be hard, right? I paid a lot of money for this plugin.
I opened a ticket and got no answer, so I'm posting here. It's not right that I have to ask for the installer in a support ticket. It's not like the plugin is not functional in 2024, but it's not a good follow-up to not release the installer for almost half a year. Is it that hard, is it too much to ask? I paid $249 for a plugin. i don't wanna update its functionality but just install it
Guys, after testing all the After Effects versions, I found the best version to run the last version of Stardust is AE 23.4, this is the most stable version so far.
I don't know why it doesn't work when I followed the author's instruction in FAQ. So I will stick with AE 23.4 for now. Until I get enough money to buy Helium some day.
I opened a ticket and got no answer, so I'm posting here. It's not right that I have to ask for the installer in a support ticket. It's not like the plugin is not functional in 2024, but it's not a good follow-up to not release the installer for almost half a year. Is it that hard, is it too much to ask? I paid $249 for a plugin. i don't wanna update its functionality but just install it
We answered your ticket the same day you opened it and provided you with a method to install in 2024.
If you don't have 2023 installed, then you can't install this, that's really silly.
My guess is that Adobe is trying to integrate or own this. That stops developers in their tracks... seen it 100x before. Do whatever your gonna do but hurry up.
If you don't have 2023 installed, then you can't install this, that's really silly.
My guess is that Adobe is trying to integrate or own this. That stops developers in their tracks... seen it 100x before. Do whatever your gonna do but hurry up.
The latest version of Stardust_macOS_v1.6.0c does not show an AE 2024 checkbox and won't install in either manual or AEscripts Product Manager.. Please advise.
The latest version of Stardust_macOS_v1.6.0c does not show an AE 2024 checkbox and won't install in either manual or aescripts Product Manager.. Please advise.
Please right-click and select 'Custom Installation' and make sure you are installing into the same version of After Effects that you are using. Please restart after installing.
Nothing helped. After moving to a new PC and setting everything frehsly up, the issue disappeared for a while. But resurfaced with 100% reproduction after a couple of sessions.
I took a video of the issue: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XoyhHHCdE16DGeb2jR2H8v1i_BKsl_qq/view
Now I have been waiting for any answer since May 2023.
This is absolutely unacceptable.
Maybe anyone here has any idea how to solve the issue?
however when applied there is no rotation displayed. The Angle z is keyframed on the emitter.
I am aware there is no support at the moment for this product. I was wondering if anyone in the community solved this? Any Stardust experts know that is happening here.
I did come up with a workaround
https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/stardust-faq/
Yes. Please see the faq to learn how to request an installer for 2024: https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/stardust-faq/
it's very easy to install in 2024 please see faq: https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/stardust-faq/
you don't need to reinstall an old version of After effects
you don't have to have 2023 installed. Please see the FAQ on how to request an installer: https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/stardust-faq/
Version 1.6.0c has support for 2024. Please refer to the FAQ on how to download items: https://aescripts.com/knowledgebase/index/view/faq/how-to-download-items/
Please right-click and select 'Custom Installation' and make sure you are installing into the same version of After Effects that you are using. Please restart after installing.