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Documentation

Everything you need to install, configure, and get productive with Ghostae inside After Effects.

1. Installation

Open Products → GhostAE Caption and click Download, then extract the ZIP anywhere.
Windows: double-click the installer (Install_GHOST.cmd). It backs up any prior install and copies the panel to %APPDATA%\Adobe\CEP\extensions.
macOS: double-click the .command installer. If macOS blocks it the first time, right-click → Open.
Restart After Effects. The panel appears under Window → Extensions (Legacy).

Windows: open regedit → HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Adobe\CSXS.11 → set PlayerDebugMode = 1 (DWORD).
macOS Terminal: defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.11 PlayerDebugMode 1
Restart AE once after this change.

Open the panel and drop an audio file (MP3/WAV). Video files are not accepted — export audio first.
The AI transcribes the audio and builds word-timed caption layers directly in your composition, in a dedicated Ghostae Captions comp.
Edit any caption manually, then apply caption presets for style and animation.
Import or export SRT files for use with other editors and platforms.
Bangla and English audio are both supported.

Free: 5 minutes of caption generation per day (150 minutes/month) — no payment needed.
Light: 30 minutes/day (900 minutes/month) — ৳199/month or ৳1,999/year.
Pro: 120 minutes/day (3,600 minutes/month) — ৳399/month or ৳3,999/year.
Buy from Products → GhostAE Caption → Buy now. Pay via bKash / Nagad / Rocket / Upay and submit your transaction ID.
Once payment is verified, your licence key is delivered — activate it inside the panel to unlock your plan.

Every install writes a timestamped backup under .ghost-backups. Rollback from the panel or restore manually.
Updates are verified with SHA-256 before install. A failed verification aborts and leaves your working copy intact.
Updates are transactional: if any step fails the previous version is restored automatically.