Installation

Get MotionCaption into After Effects and Premiere, then activate your license on first launch.

Choose an install method

MotionCaption installs from a .zxp. Use the free aescripts ZXP installer, or copy the files in with the manual steps.

Get a ZXP installer

A .zxp needs an installer app to add it to your Adobe apps. The free aescripts one works for both After Effects and Premiere.

Get the aescripts ZXP installer

Install the extension

  1. Download MotionCaption.zxp for your OS.
  2. Open your ZXP installer.
  3. Drag and drop MotionCaption.zxp into the window.
  4. Wait for installation complete.
  5. Restart After Effects and/or Premiere.

Open the extension

In After Effects or Premiere, open Window → Extensions → MotionCaption. Don't see MotionCaption in the menu? See enable the CEP debug flag in troubleshooting.

After Effects
After Effects Window menu with the Extensions submenu open and MotionCaption highlighted
The menu looks the same in Premiere.

License activation

On first launch, sign in with your account or enter your license key.

Move your license to another device

Your license activates on up to 2 devices at once. To free a slot, open MotionCaption on the device you no longer use and click Deactivate, then activate on the new device with the same license. No longer have the old machine? Contact support and we will reset your activations.

Update to the latest version

MotionCaption tells you inside the panel when a new version is available. Click the update prompt and it downloads the latest version for your OS. Follow the prompt to update, then restart your Adobe app. You can always re-download from the Download page.

Uninstall

Delete the MotionCaption folder from your CEP extensions directory, then restart your Adobe apps:

  • Windows: C:\Users\YourUsername\AppData\Roaming\Adobe\CEP\extensions\MotionCaption
  • macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Adobe/CEP/extensions/MotionCaption