Manually Install PAGExporter

This tutorial is only for Windows systems and is not applicable to macOS

When installing the AE export plugin on Windows, there may be occasional installation failures due to issues such as permissions and compatibility. In this case, manual installation can be used.

Preparation:

1.Make sure you have installed AE (Adobe After Effects) (AE2018 and above versions)
2.Make sure you have installed PAGViewerHow to install PAGViewer
3.Close if AE is running
4，Try automatic installation first, but if automatic installation fails, proceed with the following manual installation

Manually install the AE export plugin

You may follow the three steps listed below to copy certain files from the PAGViewer installation directory to the corresponding directory of AE.
Illustration:
PAGViewer installation directory (example): C:\Program Files\PAGViewer
PAGViewer application data directory (example): %APPDATA%\Tencent\PAGViewer
AE installation directory (example): C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2024\Support Files

1. Copy the export plugin PAGExporter:

Copy the PAGExporter.aex file under the PAGViewer installation directory (as shown above) to the Plug-ins directory under the AE installation directory (as shown below)

2. Copy the QT dll library and plugins:

Copy all folders and Qt-prefixed libraries from the PAGViewer installation directory to the AE installation directory (as shown below)

3. Copy the encoding tool:

Copy the H264EncoderTools.exe from the PAGViewer installation directory to the H264EncoderTools directory under the PAGViewer application data directory. Create the directory if it does not exist (as shown below)

Verify

Open the AE software, and if you can see "File" ->"Export" ->"PAG File..." in the menu item, it indicates that the installation has been successful.