Aescripts Ft-uvpass Bundle V5.5.1a For After Ef...

Let’s walk through a practical use case to demonstrate the power of the bundle.

Step 1: Render Setup (In your 3D app) Ensure your 3D render includes:

Step 2: Import into After Effects Import both sequences into AE. Drag the Beauty Pass into your timeline first.

Step 3: Apply ft-UVPass Select the Beauty Pass layer. Go to Effect > AEScripts > ft-UVPass > ft-UVPass. In the effect controls, set the "UV Map Layer" to your rendered UV Pass sequence.

Step 4: Add your content Create a new shape layer or text layer (e.g., "New Boot Screen"). Place it above the 3D layer. Precompose this content (Move all attributes). AEScripts ft-UVPass Bundle v5.5.1a for After Ef...

Step 5: The Map On your 3D layer, add ft-UVPass Map (or use the main plugin’s mapping mode). Set the "Source Layer" to your precomposed content. Instantly, your flat 2D design will snap to the phone screen, tracking every perspective shift, rotation, and shadow.

The plugin doesn't just see colors; it sees coordinates. It converts the red (U) and green (V) channels of your render pass into a Cartesian grid. This allows you to use After Effects' standard tools (like the Pen tool or Gradient Ramp) on flat 2D space, which then wraps onto the 3D surface perfectly.

Note for v5.5.1a: Clear your cache after installation. The plugin rebuilds its UV database on first run, which may cause a brief freeze on large projects.

Previous versions of ft-UVPass suffered from the "purple screen of death" when MFR was enabled in AE 2023+. Version 5.5.1a specifically patches the expression engine hangups that occurred during frame caching. You can now keep MFR on without crashing. Let’s walk through a practical use case to

In the world of post-production, time is the ultimate currency. Whether you are integrating a 3D render from Cinema 4D, Maya, or Blender, one of the most frustrating bottlenecks has always been the disconnect between 3D applications and After Effects’ native tools. How do you isolate a specific area of a 3D object without complex rotoscoping? How do you apply textures or effects that stick perfectly to a moving character’s skin?

The answer has long been hidden in the utility of UV Passes—and no tool handles them better than the ft-UVPass Bundle v5.5.1a by AEScripts.

This article dives deep into what this bundle does, why version 5.5.1a is a game-changer, and how to integrate it into your professional pipeline.

To understand the value of this bundle, you must understand the UV pass. A standard render gives you RGB color (beauty). A UV pass gives you red and green channels that correspond to the X and Y coordinates of a 3D object’s texture map. Step 2: Import into After Effects Import both

Instead of masking by color (which fails if your object is grey) or masking by layer (which requires re-rendering), a UV pass allows you to select exactly the left arm, the logo on a bottle, or the eye of a character—entirely inside After Effects.

The bundle handles 32-bit EXR files seamlessly. It supports:

The ft-UVPass Bundle is a suite of plugins (effects) for Adobe After Effects designed to decode and utilize UV render passes exported from 3D software. In 3D rendering, a "UV map" is a 2D representation of a 3D surface. The ft-UVPass bundle reads this data and converts it into usable mattes, texture replacements, and warping tools inside After Effects.

The bundle typically consists of two main tools:

Version 5.5.1a is a maintenance and stability update specifically optimized for After Effects 2023, 2024, and 2025 (Beta), addressing multi-frame rendering bugs present in earlier builds.