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TheAnimeScripter

Comprehensive video processing tool for After Effects

Key Features

  1. Interpolation: Boost your video framerate through frame interpolation.
  2. Upscaling: Enhance the resolution of your videos for an improved viewing experience.
  3. Deduplication: Optimize your video size by removing duplicate frames.
  4. Segmentation: Separate the background from the foreground for easier and faster rotobrushing.
  5. Depth Map Generation: Generate a depth map for 3D effects and more advanced video editing.
  6. Auto Clip Cutting: Increase your productivity by automatically cutting your clips using a Scene Change Filter.
  7. Motion Blur: Add motion blur to your videos for a more realistic look.
  8. Integration with After Effects: Seamlessly use our tool directly inside of After Effects.
  9. Model Chaining in After Effects: Run Deduplication, Upscaling, Interpolation all in one.
  10. No Frame Extraction: The script does 0 frame extraction, everything is being done in memory without additional decode and encode cycles.

Demo

Deduplicated, Upscaled, Interpolated and Sharpened Demo:

Getting Started

How to Download

Download one of the latest releases from here.

Or Manually Build

Note: The code in the repository may include unexpected bugs. If you want stable builds, download from the releases page. For cutting-edge builds, follow the instructions below:

  1. Download and install Python 3.12 from: https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-3121/. Make sure to add it to your System Path.
  2. Git Clone the repository
  3. Open a terminal inside the folder.
  4. Run: python build.py

How to Use Inside of After Effects

  1. On the top left corner, open File -> Scripts -> Install ScriptUI Panel. Look for the TheAnimeScripter.jsx file found in the folder.
  2. After installation, you will be prompted to restart After Effects. Please do so.
  3. After reopening After Effects, go to Window. At the bottom, you should see TheAnimeScripter.jsx. Click it and dock the panel wherever you please.
  4. In the settings panel, set the folder to the same directory as The Anime Scripter and set the output to wherever you please.

Acknowledgements