by NT Productions·Color Grading
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Colour Scheme Generator earns its spot in the aescripts library as a focused, single-purpose utility that turns an image into an adjustable palette of matching colours, with broad After Effects version support.
Colour Scheme Generator, from NT Productions, is an After Effects plugin that creates an adjustable palette filled with matching colours drawn from your image.
It works across a wide range of After Effects releases, from CC through CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.3, CC 2017, CC 2018, CC 2019, 2020 and 2021, up to After Effects 2022. That coverage spans many versions of the application. A demo video is available for those who want to see more before downloading.
The plugin is available as version 1.0, first released on December 21, 2021 as its initial release. It appears in the aescripts library and is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing and any newer updates, the developer's page carries the most up-to-date information.
Colour Scheme Generator is best for after Effects users who want to generate an adjustable palette of matching colours from an image.
Colour Scheme Generator is completely free to download and use.
Colour Scheme Generator supports a wide range of After Effects releases, including After Effects 2022, 2021 and 2020, along with CC 2019, CC 2018, CC 2017, CC 2015.3, CC 2015, CC 2014 and CC. That span covers many years of the application, so most established After Effects installations should be able to run it. For the latest confirmation on compatibility and any requirements, the developer's page carries the most up-to-date information.
Colour Scheme Generator is listed as free in this catalog. Licensing terms can change over time, so for the current arrangement and any conditions attached to downloading or using the plugin, the developer's page holds the most up-to-date information. The entry listed here is version 1.0, released on December 21, 2021 as an initial release, so checking the developer's page is also worthwhile for confirming any later versions and terms.
Colour Scheme Generator has a demo video available online. The plugin itself creates an adjustable palette filled with matching colours drawn from your image, and the demo video is a way to look at the tool before downloading. For further detail beyond the demo, the developer's page is the place to go for current information on the plugin and how it is distributed.
Colour Scheme Generator is available as version 1.0, first released on December 21, 2021 as its initial release. As a 1.0 build, this is the plugin's first public version rather than a later revision. If newer versions or updates have appeared since then, the developer's page is the best source for confirming the current release and any changes made to the plugin.
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