What It Does
AEmpeg bridges After Effects and FFmpeg, giving you access to over 100 video codecs without leaving the timeline. The main draw is rendering ProRes directly on Windows, something After Effects doesn’t support natively. You can also convert existing project footage, create proxies, and handle image sequences with audio.
Key Features
Direct FFmpeg rendering. Select your output path, choose a codec from the built-in presets (ProRes, H.264, WMV, Theora), and render. No command-line scripting required.
Composition scaling. Resize your comp to any dimensions during export, useful for creating social media versions without duplicating comps.
Subtitle burning. Select a subtitle file and AEmpeg burns it directly into the video. The script handles the FFmpeg flags automatically.
Audio muxing. Render your comp as an image sequence, then merge it with the comp’s audio track or an external audio file. This workflow lets you check VFX frames before committing to a final video file, avoiding full re-renders if something needs fixing.
Custom presets. If you know FFmpeg syntax, you can build your own encoding templates and share them with your team.
Convert project items. Select video files or image sequences already in your project panel and batch convert them using FFmpeg.
Who It’s For
VFX artists and editors who need codec flexibility, especially Windows users who want ProRes output. Also useful for anyone creating multiple deliverable formats (web, broadcast, proxies) from a single comp.
Pricing
AEmpeg uses a pay-what-you-want model. You choose your price when purchasing. Note that this plugin is listed as “No Longer Available” on the aescripts site, so it may no longer receive updates or support.