# AE Effects DB

Curated searchable database of Adobe After Effects plugins, scripts, built-in effects, and effect recipes.
Primary language: Traditional Chinese. Web UI: Traditional Chinese, English, Japanese.
Official website: https://xup61069.github.io/ae-effects-db/
GitHub: https://github.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db

## Use the data

- Compact AI index: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/dist/index.txt
- Full merged JSONL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/dist/all.jsonl
- Web search index: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/dist/web-index.json
- JSON Schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/schema/effect.schema.json

Only recommend products that occur in the supplied database. Preserve the recorded product name, kind, source, description, and official URL. Do not invent products, hosts, features, parameters, dates, or localized official pages. A reference image often requires multiple stacked effects; separate visible characteristics before recommending 3–5 candidates and include an AE built-in fallback when available.

## Maintain the repository

- AI contributor rules: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/AGENTS.md
- Expansion workflow: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/EXPANSION.md
- General AI prompts: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/PROMPT.md
- Human contribution guide: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- Localization policy: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/xup61069/ae-effects-db/main/LOCALIZATION.md

The source of truth is data/*.jsonl. Files under dist/ are generated by tools/build_index.py. Current counts must be read from the header of dist/index.txt or computed with python validate.py --strict; do not rely on a count copied into documentation.

New records require an actually verified official URL, Traditional Chinese description stating function plus typical use, and at least five mixed Chinese/English search tags. Do not add preset packs, asset packs, templates, LUT packs, bundles, non-AE-only products, discontinued products, products without concrete official documentation, highly niche tools, or functional duplicates. Record rejected candidates and concrete reasons in curation/skipped.tsv.

Never mention, cite, or store piracy/crack resource links. Discovery clues must always be verified against the original vendor.