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also :
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Installation
To install PatchMaker on your computer, please follow the instructions
below:
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In Windows Explorer, double-click the file PatchMaker.exe that will
install a Full or a Demo version, available for download from our
site.
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| Choosing
the manual
language |
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After a while, a dialog appears asking you to choose the language
for installer messages. This choice affects also the Manual version
that will be installed, along with the default setting for the program
tips language. Select an item and then press "Next".
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After choosing the language, a welcome message appears. Press "Next".
You can cancel installation at any time by pressing "Cancel",
or return one step back (for example, in case of erroneous language
choice) by pressing "Back".
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The License Agreement appears in the dialog. Please, read it carefully!
If you accept all its terms, then check the box next to "Yes,
I agree with all the terms of this license agreement"
and click "Next" to proceed with
installation. Otherwise, cancel the installation by pressing "Cancel".
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See also :
purchase PatchMaker |
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If you have already bought PatchMaker for use on the given computer
or are going to buy it and follow the installation guidelines, then
choose the item “PatchMaker Full edition” and press “Next”. Otherwise,
if you are going to evaluate PatchMaker for free, then press “Next”
leaving “PatchMaker Demo edition” as the selected item.
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Choose a folder where PatchMaker will reside. The executable, auxiliary
files, the uninstalling utility, the manual, and sample files will
be placed there. Below the input field, you can see the disk spaces
required for installation and that available on the selected disk.
The suggested (default) folder will be acceptable in most cases. Just
press "Next".
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Choose a program group where PatchMaker shortcuts will be placed.
After the installation, you will be able to launch PatchMaker from
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menu by accessing the group that you indicate here. Again, you may
leave the default setting unchanged and press "Next".
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This page gives you the last chance to go back and correct any erroneous
settings. If you are sure to proceed, press "Next".
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Next, you will see two installation progress indicators. The process
will normally take a few seconds, and then the next page appears.
It may happen that files having the same names as those to be copied
are already present on your computer. In this case you will be asked
to overwrite or keep them. We advise you to always use the default
settings, unless you know exactly what should be done.
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This page informs you about successful installation. If you want
to start working with PatchMaker immediately, check the box next to
"Run PatchMaker". Press "Finish".
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If Adobe After Effects (AE) was running during the installation,
you should restart it for the installed plug-in to be detected and
loaded.
Location of the AE plug-in
During the installation, PatchMaker searches for the most recent AE version
installed on your computer and, when found, the plug-in module PatchMaker.aex
is copied to the AE Plug-ins\Custom\ folder. This is enough
for the plug-in to be detected by AE the next time it is started.
If PatchMaker fails to locate AE on your computer, the plug-in will be
placed in the Program Files\Adobe\After Effects 5.5\Plug-ins\Custom\
folder. If you install AE 5.5 later than PatchMaker, the plug-in will
be automatically detected. If an AE folder was found erroneously, you
should move the file PatchMaker.aex to the correct Plug-ins\Custom\
folder manually. The same should be done if you have more than one AE
version installed.
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