Swim FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)

• What Avid® editing systems and Adobe® After Effects® versions will Swim work with?
• Is there a demo version of Swim?
• When I start After Effects, it detects multiple copies of the “PE Swim” plug-in. Why?
• There is another effect applied before the Swim effect, but Swim is affecting only the original layer.

What Avid® editing systems and Adobe® After Effects® versions will Swim work with?

Check the Specifications page for a list of supported configurations.

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Is there a demo version of Swim?

Yes. You can request a demo version from the Demo Software Request page.

Follow the installation instructions in the Documentation.

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When I start After Effects, it detects multiple copies of the “PE Swim” plug-in. Why?

You probably have the demo/evaluation version of the PE Swim plug-in installed in the After Effects Plug-ins folder, and the full version of Swim installed in the usual Profound Effects subfolder of the Plug-ins folder. Just exit After Effects, delete the demo version that is not in the Profound Effects subfolder, and then restart After Effects.

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There is another effect applied before the Swim effect, but Swim is affecting only the original layer.

The Swim plug-in has access only to the original layer. If you want to apply the Swim effect onto a layer with other effects already on it, place the layer into a pre-comp, and apply Swim to it.

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