by Pixel Sorter Studio·VFX
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Ballpoint earns its spot in the aescripts library as a focused stylization effect: it renders footage as ballpoint-pen sketches on old paper, runs on the GPU, and reaches beyond Adobe into Nuke and Resolve through its OFX build.
Ballpoint is a GPU plugin from Pixel Sorter Studio that turns video into sketches resembling ballpoint-pen strokes on an old piece of paper. It runs in After Effects and Premiere Pro, with processing handled on the graphics card.
Beyond the Adobe apps, Ballpoint is available for Nuke and DaVinci Resolve as an OFX plugin, a format added in the 1.3.0 release. Across hosts it covers a wide version range, from the 2020 Adobe releases through 2026, Resolve 18 to 21, and Nuke or NukeX from 12.0 to 17.0, so it slots into both older and current setups.
The current version is 1.5.2, released on July 6, 2026, following a run of updates that addressed GPU issues, Windows crashes, and 16 and 32bpc rendering. Ballpoint ranks among the popular entries on aescripts, and a demo video is available.
Ballpoint is best for editors and motion artists who want to render footage as ballpoint-pen sketches on an old-paper background across After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Nuke.
Ballpoint is completely free to download and use.
Ballpoint runs in After Effects and Premiere Pro from the 2020 release through 2026, covering 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025 and 2026. It also supports DaVinci Resolve 18 through 21 and Adobe Media Encoder across the same 2020 to 2026 range, plus Nuke and NukeX from 12.0 up to 17.0. That spread means the plugin fits both older project files and current installs. For the definitive, up-to-date list, check the developer's page, since compatibility can change with new releases.
Ballpoint works in DaVinci Resolve and Nuke as an OFX plugin, a format added in the 1.3.0 update. It supports Resolve 18 through 21 and Nuke or NukeX from 12.0 through 17.0. On the Adobe side it runs as a plugin for After Effects, Premiere Pro and Media Encoder. So the same ballpoint-pen sketch effect is available whether you work in Resolve, Nuke or the Adobe apps. Refer to the developer's page for the current host and version details.
Ballpoint is listed as free here in our catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current details and any conditions attached to using the plugin, check Pixel Sorter Studio's page on aescripts. From there you can confirm how the plugin is distributed and grab the latest build, which at the time of writing is version 1.5.2, released on July 6, 2026.
Ballpoint is a GPU plugin, so its processing runs on the graphics card. Past updates addressed GPU-specific issues, including a 1.2.1 fix for problems on some GPUs and a 1.2.0 fix for crashing on Windows, so keeping the plugin current is worth doing if you run into rendering trouble. The 1.5.0 update also fixed a rendering bug in 16 and 32bpc. For hardware specifics, see the developer's page.
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