January 22nd 2012 08:00:52am

Update 6/21/2020: Script is now Open Source
Update 11/25/13: Added AECC compatibility

Need a helping hand changing your After Effects 3D and 2D Null layers into Light layers? Do you need Lights for Plexus, Trapcode Particular, or anything else, but only have Nulls? Well this short tutorial will show you how to swap them, plus you get a free script that does the actual work for you.

With the new switch to having this script open source, you can now view the source code. This allows you to modify, and/or learn from the code being used.

CHANGE LOG:
v2.0

• Script is now open source
• Code optimizations

v1.5

• Added AECC compatibility
• Fixed version incompatible popup error on compatible AE versions. “You are running After Effects version ????. This script requires After Effects CS 5.5 or later.”

v1.2

• Added CS6 compatibility
• Minor code updates

v1.0

• Initial release

Script install locations:
MAC:
(dockable panel)
Master HD/Applications/Adobe After Effects [version]/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels/
(floating panel)
Master HD/Applications/Adobe After Effects [version]/Scripts/

PC:
(dockable panel)
C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects [version]/Support Files/Scripts/ScriptUI Panels
(floating panel)
C:/Program Files/Adobe/Adobe After Effects [version]/Support Files/Scripts