What It Does
Old After Effects projects eventually stop opening in new versions. AEP Version Updater solves this by batch converting AEP files to the current After Effects version. Point it at individual files or entire folder structures, and it opens, saves, and updates each one automatically.
Key Features
TurboMatic Renaming. Scans job project folders and filters out intermediate saves, autosave files, and Adobe Media Encoder temp folders. Only processes the final numbered version of each project, making batch updates up to 90x faster. The script renames skipped files from .aep to .aep-old without deleting them.
Resume interrupted scans. If the process stops mid-batch, checking “Ignore updated files” skips anything modified in the last seven days. Pick up exactly where you left off.
Stubborn Item List. Some projects fail to update on the first pass, usually because of missing fonts, footage, or plugins. The Stubborn Item List collects these files and lets you force-update them individually or reveal them in Finder/Explorer. You can also rename problematic files to .aep_problem to exclude them from future scans.
Log generation. Enable logging to write a text file tracking the last processed item. Useful for identifying corrupted or extremely old projects that crash the batch process.
Custom suffix or overwrite. Choose whether updated files replace the originals or save alongside them with a custom suffix.
Who It’s For
Useful if you maintain large asset libraries or archive client work spanning multiple After Effects versions. Also helpful for studios migrating old projects forward or freelancers preparing legacy files for current software.
Pricing
$23.99 for a single-user license. Free trial available. Updates download free through your aescripts account or the aescripts manager app.
