0.4.0-beta.1 — Depth Map overhaul

Download after-effects-scripts-v0.4.0-beta.1.zip below and unzip it. In After Effects choose File → Scripts → Run Script File… to run a script from the Scripts folder. Save your project first: every action undoes with a single Cmd/Ctrl+Z.

Depth Map overhaul (macOS)

• One-click setup: install Python 3.12, then double-click depth-map/install.command (first time: right-click → Open). It downloads the pinned models, checks them and ends with READY.
• One Generate button that follows the selection: still images get one depth map each, placed on top of the image and parented to it; with nothing selected, the comp work area becomes a depth sequence.
• After Effects stays usable while it generates, with a progress bar and a Cancel button. The window closes and tells you what was imported when it is done.
• Effects: Depth Reveal (the image appears near-first), Depth Sweep (a band of light travels through the scene) and Parallax for stills (a small 3D camera move), all made from standard AE effects you can keep editing.
• Reuse: running it again on the same image reuses the existing depth map instantly (Option-click Generate to make a new one).
• Tidy files: everything goes into a "Depth Maps" folder on disk and in the Project panel.
• Simpler panel: just Still quality (Normal/High), Effect and Import as guide layer. Contrast, blur and invert are now done with AE effects.

Depth Map guide

Tested on After Effects 26.5 on macOS (Apple Silicon). Windows and older versions have not been tested yet. Problems or ideas: open an issue. Full details in the changelog.

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