by Baskl.ai·VFX
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Face Director sits at popularity rank 7 on aescripts. It earns attention for spanning four post-production applications — After Effects, Premiere Pro, Resolve, and Nuke — on both Mac and Windows, with the 1.10 release bringing a new, faster backend.
Face Director is a face-manipulation plugin from Baskl.ai for After Effects, Premiere Pro, and DaVinci Resolve. It handles a spread of face work: improving bad acting, fixing continuity errors, retargeting eyes, and manipulating faces more freely.
Compatibility reaches beyond those three hosts. Face Director also runs in Nuke, and it works on both Mac and Windows. On aescripts, it currently sits at popularity rank 7.
Development has been active. Version 1.10.0 introduced a new backend that the developer describes as much faster, and the current 1.10.3 build, released May 16, 2026, adds bug fixes and performance improvements on top of it. Earlier April 2026 updates handled bug fixes and, in 1.7.1, a licensing fix for aescripts. A demo video is available.
Face Director is best for editors and compositors doing face work across After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Nuke — improving acting, fixing continuity, or retargeting eyes.
Face Director is completely free to download and use.
Face Director works in DaVinci Resolve and Premiere Pro, along with After Effects and Nuke. That covers four post-production applications from a single plugin. Whichever of these hosts you run, the tool is aimed at the same tasks: improving bad acting, fixing continuity errors, retargeting eyes, and manipulating faces. For the exact supported versions of each application, check the developer's page on aescripts before you install.
Face Director runs on both Mac and Windows, so it isn't tied to a single operating system. It's the same plugin across After Effects, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, and Nuke, giving you the same face-manipulation tool on either platform. If you need specifics on OS versions or hardware, the developer's page on aescripts is the best place to confirm current requirements before you install it.
Face Director 1.10.0, released April 28, 2026, introduced a new backend that the developer describes as much faster. The current build, 1.10.3 from May 16, 2026, adds various bug fixes and performance improvements. Earlier April updates handled bug fixes and, in 1.7.1, a licensing fix for aescripts. For the full changelog and any releases after 1.10.3, see the developer's page.
Face Director is listed as free in this catalog. Pricing and licensing can change over time, though, so treat that as a snapshot rather than a guarantee. For the current terms — including any licensing details — check the developer's page on aescripts, where the plugin is published. Worth noting: a recent update, version 1.7.1, included a licensing fix specific to aescripts.
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