Pass.Port – AE tool for importing and auto-comping render passes

Pass.Port is a scripted tool that comes to the rescue when you need to import a bunch of AOVs (renderpasses) into Adobe After Effects in just a few clicks, it will also save your time on compositing.

Pass.Port is free for any kind of use and downloadable from its GitHub page, you can also download it here for free or support the development by a small donation.

Pass.Port is clever and tries to do as much of the job as it (currently) can for you. This includes:

• Parsing the specified folder for the base name
• Importing all the footage at the specified frame rate
• Identifying the AOVs type and light groups
• Building your final Beauty in a new comp, or a few comps for each light pass

Pass.Port is Beta 4 now and currently has some limitations:

• Doesn't support multilayered EXRs
• Not sorting your passes in the right order by the book yet, but it's coming very soon
• No proper raw + filter AOVs processing for now
• Is based on the Redshift for C4D AOVs naming scheme only, but still might work for other cases
• Currently tested on Windows only
• Definitely has bugs :)

What's next:

• Lifting the limitations listed above
• More templates for other render engines
• Automatic processing of Cryptomattes, Puzzlemattes, and other utility AOVs
• ACES workflow

Please refer to the full docs at GitHub

Your feedback and suggestions are greatly appreciated at the GitHub issues page or in my Discord. 

Thank you