Skip navigation
Stephen Barrante
Stephen Barrante
Currently Being Moderated

How to easily migrate from AE CS5.5 to CS6?

Jul 13, 2012 9:00 AM

Tags: #after_effects #plugins #upgrading_to_cs6

I imagine that most people here can relate to the somewhat annoying process of upgrading After Effects to a newer version, specifically with the wide array of plugins installed all over our drives. The process has been complicated by the fact that Lion is even more inaccessable in terms of digging through Libary folders, etc...

 

Wondering if anyone has a streamlined approach to doing this, or better yet, a wonderful little Applescript that I can simply launch and have it pull all of the plugins over, plus dependencies. If you are a Red Giant or Trapcode user, you'll appreciate the pain of finding all the related assets/presets.

 

Worst case scenerio... if no such solution exists, I wouldn't mind a refresher as to where these files might be located under Lion.

 

Thanks,

Stephen

410 Views   3 Replies   Latest reply: Stephen Barrante, Jul 14, 2012 1:54 PM
 
Replies
  • Andrew Yoole
    Currently Being Moderated
    1. Andrew Yoole,
    Jul 13, 2012 5:09 PM   in reply to Stephen Barrante
    Report

    Personally, with any new AE installation I download all the latest plugins and run the installers as intended.  It's reliable, and guarantees you're using the latest versions.

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • Rick Gerard
    Currently Being Moderated
    2. Rick Gerard,
    Jul 14, 2012 3:56 AM   in reply to Stephen Barrante
    Report

    To Access the User Library folder in Lion simply hold down the Option Key and click on Finder>Go  It's right there. You can also use the Go>Go To Folder  (Shift + Cmnd + G) and type ~/Library in the pop-up to go to the User/Library folder.

     

    To Access the MacHD Library (system) you just need to gain access to the root directory of your system hard drive. You can go there by using the Go To Folder option and simply typing / in the pop-up. You can have the system HD always visible by going to your system preferences.

     

    If I know that I have the latest versions of all plug-ins sometimes I will create an alias to ones that don't use installers. If a plug-in has an installer I always use that.

     

    Hope this helps.

     
    |
    Mark as:
  • Stephen Barrante
    Currently Being Moderated
    3. Stephen Barrante,
    Jul 14, 2012 1:54 PM   in reply to Rick Gerard
    Report

    Thanks for the tips guys... went the installer route.

     
    |
    Mark as:
Actions

More Like This

  • Retrieving data ...

Bookmarked By (0)

Answers + Points = Status

  • 10 points awarded for Correct Answers
  • 5 points awarded for Helpful Answers
  • 10,000+ points
  • 1,001-10,000 points
  • 501-1,000 points
  • 5-500 points