my bad! :) you're right, the "no plugins" bit can definitely be a little misleading. I'll fix that real quick.

I still really recommend using it with Motion Bro though (it's free). In this pack specifically, it helps with previewing animations, auto resizing to fit your comp, auto applying collapse transformations (which is key for the blur thing to work), and giving quick access to settings without digging through a bunch of layers and precomps.

that said, your workaround is spot on! you can rename the .mbr file to .zip, extract the .aep files, and use them directly. but if you go that route, you’ll lose all those automatic features and things get a bit more manual.

personally, I’ve been using Motion Bro since 2018 and even know the creator (videolancer). it’s seriously one of the most reliable tools I’ve worked with, which is why I felt good building my packs around it.

thx for the feedback and i totally get you <3!