by RIE Technology Corp.·Workflow
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Search Assistant earns its place in the adobe_exchange library for pairing broad image search with license-based filtering across After Effects and Premiere Pro.
Search Assistant is a plugin from RIE Technology Corp. that adds image search to After Effects and Premiere Pro. It searches images using a comprehensive image search engine on the web, and pulls free stock images from popular sites including Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Wikimedia Commons, Freepik, StockSnap, Gratisography, Burst, FreeImages and LibreStock.
Advanced filtering sorts results by license type. The Creative Commons category covers images that are usually free to use but require credit, and may carry limits on how or where you can use them — for example, restrictions on modification or commercial use. The Commercial & other licenses category covers non-Creative Commons images, which can come from free sites or from commercial sites that require payment.
The current release is version 2.0.3, updated March 19, 2024, with a fix for an importing issue in the latest After Effects. It's listed here as free; check the developer's page for current licensing.
Search Assistant is best for after Effects and Premiere Pro users who want to search images and free stock sites, then filter results by license type.
Search Assistant is completely free to download and use.
Search Assistant supports After Effects 16.0 and later and Premiere Pro 13.0 and later. The listing also notes compatibility with other Adobe applications, including Photoshop 20.0+, Illustrator 23.0+ and InDesign 14.0+. If you're running an older build of After Effects or Premiere Pro, confirm your version meets these minimums before installing, and check the developer's page for the latest compatibility details.
Search Assistant version 2.0.3, released March 19, 2024, includes a fix for an importing issue in the latest After Effects. If you had trouble importing images in a recent After Effects build, updating to this version addresses that specific problem. It remains compatible with After Effects 16.0 and later. For details on the current release, refer to the developer's page.
Search Assistant is listed here as free. Pricing and licensing can change, so check the developer's page for current terms. Keep in mind that the images it finds carry their own licenses: Creative Commons results are usually free but may require credit or limit commercial use and modification, while commercial and other licenses can require payment. Always review an individual image's license before using it.
Search Assistant searches images through a comprehensive web image search engine and pulls free stock images from popular sites, including Unsplash, Pexels, Pixabay, Wikimedia Commons, Freepik, StockSnap, Gratisography, Burst, FreeImages and LibreStock. Advanced filtering lets you narrow results by license type, separating Creative Commons images from those under commercial and other licenses so you can match a source to how you plan to use the image.
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