by Blace Plugins·VFX
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Normal Scanner stands out in the aescripts library for bringing video-native normal estimation, powered by blace.ai, directly into After Effects and Premiere Pro. It sits at rank 28 on aescripts.
Normal Scanner is a plugin from Blace Plugins that adds video-native normal estimation to After Effects and Premiere Pro, powered by blace.ai. It creates normal maps from generic footage or from human characters, supporting the creation of VFX passes.
The plugin can be paired with Normality for quick relighting. Setting the Window Size parameter to the highest number your GPU allows improves temporal stability, and disabling Composition -> Preview -> Cache Frames When Idle gives the best responsiveness while you work.
Normal Scanner is compatible with After Effects 2026, 2025, and 2024. Recent updates added a human-centric normal estimation model, better feedback for out-of-memory situations, a crash fix on very long renders, and improved performance for Mercury-enabled comps. It ranks 28 in the aescripts library, and a demo video is available.
Normal Scanner is best for artists creating VFX passes who need normal maps from footage or from human characters in After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Normal Scanner is completely free to download and use.
Normal Scanner is compatible with After Effects 2026, 2025, and 2024. If you're running one of these versions, its video-native normal estimation is available for your projects, and it's also listed here as working with Premiere Pro. Recent updates improved performance for Mercury-enabled comps, added a human-centric normal estimation model, and gave better feedback for out-of-memory situations, so keeping the plugin current is worthwhile. For the definitive list of supported versions and any additional requirements, check the developer's page from Blace Plugins.
Normal Scanner is listed as free in this catalog. For current licensing terms and any conditions that may apply, the developer's page from Blace Plugins is the best place to confirm. The plugin brings video-native normal estimation, powered by blace.ai, to After Effects and Premiere Pro, letting you create normal maps from generic footage or from human characters. It's compatible with After Effects 2026, 2025, and 2024, so you can check that your version is covered before installing.
Normal Scanner improves temporal stability through its Window Size parameter. Setting this value to the highest number your GPU allows improves temporal stability across frames. For the best responsiveness while you work, the developer also suggests disabling Composition -> Preview -> Cache Frames When Idle. These two adjustments relate to how smoothly the plugin runs during normal estimation. Because higher Window Size values depend on your GPU, the ceiling will vary from one machine to another.
Normal Scanner can create normal maps from human characters as well as from generic footage. A recent update added a human-centric normal estimation model, expanding its estimation beyond general footage. The results can be paired with Normality for quick relighting. All of this runs inside After Effects and Premiere Pro, powered by blace.ai, and supports building VFX passes. Support spans After Effects 2026, 2025, and 2024, and the plugin also lists Premiere Pro among its host applications.
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