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OpticalFlaresInstallation:

Onceyouhavedownloadedtheproductfromthedownloadarea,youshouldhave2things: a.TheOpticalFlaresPluginFolderforyouroperatingsystem(WindowsorMac) b.TutorialContentFolder

INSTALLATION:

STEP1.MovetheENTIRE"OpticalFlares"folderintoyourAfterEffectsPlugindirectory:
Windows: C:\ProgramFiles\Adobe\AdobeAfterEffectsCS4\SupportFiles\Plugins\ OSX: /Applications/AdobeAfterEffectsCS4/Plugins/

InsidetheopticalFlaresfoldershouldbe3items,thepresets,texturesandtheplugin.Itisimportantthatthesefiles stayinthisdirectorystructureatalltimes. *OpticalFlaresPresetsdonotgoinsidethestandardAfterEffectsPresetsFolder.

STEP2.WeneedtogenerateyourLicenseforOpticalFlarestoworkproperly:
1.StarAfterEffectsandcreateanewcomposition,thenapplyOpticalFlarestoasolidlayer 2.AfterEffectswillpromptyouwithaHardwareFingerprintlikethis:

3.ThenLogintothedownloadareaagainandtypeintheHardwareFingerprinttocreateyourlicense 4.DownloadtheLicensefileandmoveitintotheOpticalFlaresfoldernexttothePluginlikebelow 5.RestartAfterEffectsandOpticalFlaresisreadytouse!

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