by Casey Baker·Motion Graphics
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Mercury earns its place in the aescripts library for turning shapes, solids, text, and masks into liquid objects, with version 1.4 adding Apple Silicon M1 support.
Mercury is an After Effects script from Casey Baker that applies free-form liquid deformations to shapes, solids, text, and masks. Any object can be turned into a liquid object, with customizable liquid thickness and evolution.
Version 1.4, released in March 2022, added macOS Catalina and above compatibility along with Apple Silicon M1 support, and integrated a new licensing framework. Earlier updates fixed an "Object is invalid" error and refreshed the licensing framework for Catalina. Mercury runs across a wide range of After Effects releases, from CS6 through the 2022 version, and covers CC through CC 2019 in between.
It's listed here as free, and a demo video is available. The most recent update landed in March 2022. On aescripts, Mercury currently sits at popularity rank 1078.
Mercury is best for applying free-form liquid deformations to shapes, solids, text, and masks in After Effects.
Mercury is completely free to download and use.
Mercury supports a broad span of After Effects versions, running on CS6 and every release from CC, CC 2014, CC 2015, CC 2015.3, CC 2017, CC 2018, and CC 2019 through the 2020, 2021, and 2022 versions. The listed range covers CS6 at the low end up to the 2022 version at the top. If you're on a build outside that range, check the developer's page for the current compatibility list before installing, since supported versions can change with updates.
Mercury added Apple Silicon M1 support in version 1.4, released in March 2022. That same update introduced macOS Catalina and above compatibility and integrated a new licensing framework. If you're on an Apple Silicon Mac or on Catalina or later, make sure you're running version 1.4 rather than an earlier build, since the M1 and Catalina support arrived with that release. For the most current details, the developer's page is the place to confirm before installing.
Mercury is listed here as free. Pricing and licensing can change over time, so the developer's page is the best place to confirm the current terms before you download. Note that version 1.4 integrated a new licensing framework, and earlier updates refreshed licensing for macOS Catalina, so the way licensing is handled has shifted across releases. Check the developer's page for the current licensing setup and any requirements tied to it.
Mercury's latest version is 1.4, released on March 17, 2022. This update added macOS Catalina and above compatibility, brought Apple Silicon M1 support, and integrated a new licensing framework. Preceding releases included a fix for an error on line 107 in version 1.3, a licensing framework update for Catalina in 1.2, and a fix for an "Object is invalid" error in 1.1. The original 1.0 release arrived in September 2015.
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