STUTTER MACHINE — After Effects Panel
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(Open "START HERE.html" for the friendlier version of this.)


INSTALL
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1. A .zxp file is NOT double-clickable. Get the free ZXP Installer:
       https://zxpinstaller.com

2. Drag StutterMachine.zxp onto the ZXP Installer window.

3. If it warns about an "unknown publisher", that's expected. Continue.
   (Self-signed certificate — standard for independent panels.)

4. QUIT AND REOPEN AFTER EFFECTS. It will not appear until you do.

5. Window > Extensions > Stutter Machine


UNLOCK
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Runs free, capped at 5 stutters per pass.
Click "Enter key" in the panel footer, paste the key from your receipt,
hit Unlock.

You need to be online for that one moment - it checks your key with the
licence server, then saves the result locally. After that it works offline
and only re-checks about once a month. Install on every computer you use;
the same key activates each one.


USING IT
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1. Select the clip.
2. Chunk 3, Repeats 3, Every 48 — or type your BPM and press Set.
3. Preview  (shows what it will do, changes nothing)
4. Apply    (one Cmd+Z / Ctrl+Z undoes the whole pass)

Already cut stutters by hand? Select that clip, press Learn. It reads your
chunk length, copy count and spacing, then carries on from where you stopped.

"Remove mine" deletes only layers the panel made. Your own cuts stay.


REQUIREMENTS
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After Effects 2019 - 2026, macOS or Windows.


TROUBLE
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Installed but not showing?   Fully quit AE and reopen. Window > Extensions.
Still stuck?                 williamrosekelly@gmail.com
                             Include your AE version and what you were doing.
