TechNote

Missing effect "CC" warning when you apply presets or templates in After Effects 7.0

Issue

When you apply an effect preset or open a template project in Adobe After Effects 7.0, you receive an error message similar to the following:

"This favorite contains 1 reference to a missing effect. Please install the following effect to restore this reference ("CC Toner")."

The number of effects or name of the effect may differ, but the effect name always starts with "CC".

Solution: Install the Cycore FX plug-ins.

The Cycore FX plug-ins are included on the installation discs for After Effects 7.0 and Adobe Production Studio. You must install the plug-ins separately from the application.

To install the Cycore FX plug-ins:

-- For After Effects on Mac OS: Insert the After Effects 7.0 installation disc and double-click the Cycore FX 1.0.1 Installer application, which is located in the English/3rd-Party Tools/Cycore Effects folder.

-- For After Effects on Windows: Insert the After Effects 7.0 installation disc. On the auto-play screen, select your language and click OK. On the main installation screen, click Install Cycore Effects For Adobe After Effects.

-- For Adobe Production Studio: Insert the Adobe Production Studio installation disc 1. On the auto-play screen, select your language and click OK. On the main installation screen, click Install Third Party Software; on the next screen, click Install Cycore Effects For Adobe After Effects.

Note:If you are using the tryout version of After Effects 7.0, you can download a tryout version of the Cycore FX plug-ins via a link on the Adobe website. Visit the Adobe website at www.adobe.com/support/downloads , locate After Effects in the product list, and click the link for your operating system. On the next page, click the link for Adobe After Effects 7.0 Professional Tryout. The links to the Cycore FX tryout files are at the top of the After Effects 7.0 Professional Tryout page.

Support for installation and functionality of the Cycore FX plug-ins is provided by Cycore. You can contact Cycore support via e-mail at support@cycorefx.com.

Background information

Cycore FX is a plug-in set containing 61 different effects for After Effects. Many of the effect presets and template projects included with After Effects 7.0 use Cycore FX effects.

Documentation for the Cycore FX plug-ins is available on the installation discs for After Effects 7.0 and Adobe Production Studio. The file, Cycore FX Manual 1.0.1.pdf, can be found in the following folders:

-- On the After Effects 7.0 installation disc: English/3rd-Party Tools/Cycore Effects

-- On the Adobe Production Studio installation disc 1: English/Third Party Software/Cycore Effects

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