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••••• SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••    
                                                                          
      + Adobe After Effects CS5 or later                                  
      + Microsoft Windows (7+) or Apple macOS (10.13+)                    
      + Some features require an active connection to the Internet        
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
••••• WHAT'S NEW? ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••    
                                                                          
      NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS in 3.8                                  
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      Templater 3.8 introduces an improved architecture for its           
      main batch render, replication, and spot check algorithms           
      delivering increased performance, broader support for               
      multi-target jobs, and modernized logging and render status         
      tracking.                                                           
                                                                          
      + FEATURE: Per-target Output Configurations                         
                                                                          
        The "target" property in your data source now supports            
        per-target render settings, output modules, and custom output     
        naming.  Instead of providing a simple list of composition        
        names, you can pass an array of objects where each object maps    
        a composition name to its own configuration.                      
                                                                          
        Supported Configuration Keys                                      
        ----------------------------                                      
                                                                          
        All keys are optional.  When omitted, Templater falls back to     
        the job-level value, or the selection in the Templater panel.     
                                                                          
          `settings` : Name of an AE Render Settings template to use      
                       for this target.                                   
                                                                          
          `module`   : Name of an AE Output Module template to            
                       use for this target.                               
                                                                          
          `output`   : Custom output name and optional subfolder          
                       path relative to the output destination.           
                                                                          
        Example                                                           
        -------                                                           
                                                                          
          {                                                               
            "target": [                                                   
              { "FINAL_1080P": {                                          
                  "settings": "Best Settings",                            
                  "module":   "Lossless",                                 
                  "output":   "hd/custom_1080p"                           
                }                                                         
              },                                                          
              { "FINAL_720P": {                                           
                  "settings": "Draft Settings",                           
                  "module":   "H.264 - Match Render",                     
                  "output":   "sd/custom_720p"                            
                }                                                         
              },                                                          
              { "SOCIAL SQUARE": {                                        
                  "module": "Lossless"                                    
                }                                                         
              },                                                          
              "SOCIAL PORTRAIT"                                           
            ]                                                             
          }                                                               
                                                                          
        In this example:                                                  
                                                                          
          FINAL_1080P                                                     
            Renders with "Best Settings", outputs via                     
            "Lossless", and saves as hd/custom_1080p                      
            within the output destination.                                
                                                                          
          FINAL_720P                                                      
            Renders with "Draft Settings", outputs via                    
            "H.264", and saves as sd/custom_720p.                         
                                                                          
          SOCIAL SQUARE                                                   
            Uses only a custom output module.  Render                     
            settings and output naming fall back to                       
            defaults.                                                     
                                                                          
          SOCIAL PORTRAIT                                                 
            Plain string entry.  All settings come from                   
            the job level or the Templater panel.                         
                                                                          
        Output Path Behavior                                              
        --------------------                                              
                                                                          
        The "output" value is a literal path relative to the output       
        destination folder.  It can include subdirectory components       
        separated by "/" or "\\" -- Templater normalizes path             
        separators across platforms and creates any necessary             
        subdirectories automatically.                                     
                                                                          
        Fallback Behavior                                                 
        -----------------                                                 
                                                                          
        If a per-target "settings" or "module" name does not match any    
        template installed in the After Effects project, Templater        
        logs a warning and falls back to the job-level or panel           
        default.  This ensures rendering continues even if a template     
        name contains a typo.                                             
                                                                          
        Compatibility                                                     
        -------------                                                     
                                                                          
        All previously supported "target" formats continue                
        to work:                                                          
                                                                          
          Single string                                                   
            "FINAL_1080P"                                                 
                                                                          
          Comma-separated string                                          
            "FINAL_1080P, FINAL_720P"                                     
                                                                          
          Comma-separated quoted strings                                  
            "FINAL_1080P", "SOCIAL PORTRAIT"                              
                                                                          
          JSON array of strings                                           
            ["FINAL_1080P", "FINAL_720P"]                                 
                                                                          
          Mixed array of strings and config objects                       
            ["FINAL_720P", {"SOCIAL SQUARE": {"module": "Lossless"}}]     
                                                                          
      + IMPROVEMENT: Multi-target support in ExtendScript API             
                                                                          
        The `$D.target()` method now returns the currently active         
        target composition when called with no parameter, and returns     
        all resolved target comps when called with a truthy argument      
        — for example, `$D.target(true)`.                                 
                                                                          
      + FEATURE: Validate footage sources before batch execution          
                                                                          
        In After Effects, rendering fails when projects contain           
        footage items with missing or bad references to source files.     
        These missing links to source files cause the infamous "Failed    
        at N/A" message on render items listed within AE's Render         
        Queue. In the context of Templater batch processing, this         
        "soft crashes" After Effects in that it will appear to be         
        unresponsive and interacting with its GUI does not work — it      
        "freezes".                                                        
                                                                          
        With this new feature enabled, Templater validates a project's    
        footage items before it starts processing. Users must resolve     
        all project items to actual file sources in order for batch       
        processing to function as designed.  Otherwise, Templater         
        experiences a fatal error and cannot continue without user        
        intervention. In this case, error code, ERR::MISSFTG, will        
        appear in the `render-status` field inside Templater's            
        connected data source.                                            
                                                                          
      + FEATURE: Render status tracking in Google Sheets sources          
                                                                          
        Users authorized with write permissions to Templater's            
        connected Google Sheet can now track the render status of the     
        rows that it processes in manual batch mode (Pro edition          
        automation).                                                      
                                                                          
        If a `render-status` column does not exist in Templater's         
        connected Google Sheet, one will be auto-appended to the last     
        column and Templater will write the state of the jobs into        
        cells under that column. Error codes are also written into the    
        `render-status` column to surface issues Templater encounters.    
                                                                          
        To prevent any `render-status` tracking in Google Sheets you      
        can disable a preference found in the "Data Source" tab. Note     
        that, by default, `render-status` tracking is turned on. You      
        may want to turn it off if speed is a concern.                    
                                                                          
      + FEATURE: Preference to halt processing on missing projects        
                                                                          
        You can now choose to halt batch processing when Templater        
        processes a job that references a missing After Effects           
        project file.  A new `render-status` error, `ERR::AEP`, will      
        display as a label within the `render-status` column when         
        Templater cannot find the file referenced in an `aep` column.     
                                                                          
      + FEATURE: Check for Templater updates from preferences             
                                                                          
        You can now check for updates that Templater has from within      
        the `Templater Preferences > Updates` panel. Inspect the          
        Changelog and open the latest readme file before running the      
        upgrade sequence directly from within Templater.                  
                                                                          
      + Other Improvements & Bug Fixes                                    
                                                                          
        New argument macro, `$target_name`, for passing name of           
        actively processed comp to a shell script.                        
                                                                          
        Upgraded integrated AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic           
                                                                          
        Increased performance and speed for Templater switching and       
        opening Autograf project files.                                   
                                                                          
        All target compositions specified in a multi-target job will      
        have Time Sculpting rules applied.                                
                                                                          
        Logging is now clearer and reports duration of various tasks      
        that Templater performs.                                          
                                                                          
        Fixed a bug related to the project item structure when            
        Templater replicates compositions to disk.                        
                                                                          
        Fixed a bug related to detecting local Tab-Separated TSV files    
        from local JSON formatted files.                                  
                                                                          
        Fixed a bug when Templater Bot is configured to both Render       
        and Replicate target compositions.                                
                                                                          
        Fixed a bug for more accurate QUE credit usage across all data    
        source types.                                                     
                                                                          
                                                                          
      NEW FEATURES & IMPROVEMENTS in 3.7                                  
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      Templater 3.7 contains several exciting new features as well        
      as an important change for those who use Google Sheets as           
      their data source. It also includes UI updates and several          
      bug fixes.                                                          
                                                                          
      + NEW FEATURE: Multi-target rendering [Available in 3.7.5+]         
                                                                          
        Multi-target rendering allows you to generate multiple            
        composition outputs from a single data source row or job by       
        specifying a list or an array of composition names in the         
        `target` field.                                                   
                                                                          
        This feature is useful if, for example, you need to export a      
        set of aspect ratios such as landscape, portrait, and square      
        compositions using data from only a single row or job.            
                                                                          
        In multi-target processing, output files are named according      
        to Templater's devised `output` value appended with the           
        corresponding composition name from the multi-target list.        
                                                                          
        Event scripts for shell execution can reference specific          
        output file paths using the `$out_file.<target_name>` or          
        `$out_file[index]` tokens.                                        
                                                                          
        Event scripts for ExtendScript execution can reference output     
        file information by passing in the target comp name into the      
        $D.output() method.  If Templater processed multiple targets,     
        and no composition name is passed into the $D.output() method,    
        it returns an array of output info Objects.  For backwards        
        compatibility, if Templater processed only a single target for    
        a job, then $D.output() returns only a single Object.             
                                                                          
        QUE Credits are accurately metered per output.                    
                                                                          
        NOTE: Multi-target jobs are NOT yet supported by Dataclay         
        Projector™ as of this Templater release. Support will come in     
        a future release of Projector.                                    
                                                                          
      + NEW FEATURE: The QUE Meter for Templater output                   
                                                                          
        QUE Meter is a new account plan that supports a pay-per-output    
        licensing model for Templater.                                    
                                                                          
        This new offering makes Templater more cost effective for         
        users who produce auto-customized video campaigns less            
        frequently. It can also make it easier to tie costs to            
        specific campaigns when those costs are billed to clients.        
                                                                          
        You can continue to use Templater Rig to prepare your After       
        Effects projects for automation workflows. Then, when you're      
        ready to create output, purchase some QUE Credits for your QUE    
        Meter. Sign into your QUE Meter account via Templater to          
        enable all Pro and Bot features.                                  
                                                                          
        Spot checking, replicating, and rendering — whether initiated     
        by an end-user or Bot —  will each consume QUE Credits. One       
        QUE Credit is deducted from the QUE Meter per successful          
        output.                                                           
                                                                          
        The QUE Meter *requires* Templater to run on a machine with an    
        active internet connection that can communicate with QUE's API    
        domain [ que-api.dataclay.com ].                                  
                                                                          
        You can purchase QUE Credits for your QUE Meter at:               
        https://dataclay.com/credits                                      
                                                                          
      + NEW FEATURE: File Picker for Google Drive                         
                                                                          
        Google has introduced a number of new security requirements       
        that affect how Templater obtains authorization to read and       
        write data to and from Google Sheet documents. As a result,       
        the workflow for authorizing Templater to access your Google      
        Sheet documents has changed with this release.                    
                                                                          
        After you authorize Templater to access your Google account,      
        you will need to also launch the "File Picker for Google          
        Drive" from Templater to grant access to specific Sheets          
        available in your Google Drive.                                   
                                                                          
        WARNING: If you rely on Google Sheets as a data source, you       
        must upgrade Templater to version 3.7 soon. In the near           
        future, earlier versions of Templater will no longer support      
        direct integration with Google Sheets.                            
                                                                          
      + NEW FEATURE: Support for Generative AI Text                       
                                                                          
        You can now use your existing AI service to generate synthetic    
        text content for dynamic text layers. Enter a prompt directly     
        within a text layer's Templater Settings effect under the         
        "Generative AI" parameter group.                                  
                                                                          
        When Templater cannot map a value to a dynamic text layer, it     
        will attempt to send the layer's stored prompt to your            
        preferred generative AI service and will await a suggestion       
        that will map to the dynamic text layer. This feature             
        currently supports:                                               
                                                                          
        ·ChatGPT from OpenAI                                              
        ·Claude from Anthropic                                            
                                                                          
        Integrations with additional AI services and models are on the    
        roadmap, as well as the ability to use this feature with audio    
        visual layers. Please send us feedback about this feature as      
        we plan to expand on it in future releases.                       
                                                                          
      + NEW FEATURE: Media Connector for Google Drive                     
                                                                          
        Templater now supports URL references to Google Drive media       
        assets.  You can streamline your workflows by linking to          
        videos, images, and other digital assets stored in Google         
        Drive—no need to download or manually import files. Simply        
        insert the asset URL into Templater's connected data source,      
        and Templater will handle the rest.                               
                                                                          
        To enable this feature, some initial setup is required. You       
        will need to configure a Google Cloud Platform project for the    
        Google Drive account that owns the media. While this step is a    
        bit more advanced, it’s essential for secure and reliable         
        access to your assets.                                            
                                                                          
      + User Interface Updates                                            
                                                                          
        You can now set a preference to highlight the most recently       
        previewed row in your Google Sheet data source. This can help     
        you to better identify the spreadsheet row that Templater most    
        recently processed.                                               
                                                                          
        A new set of preferences has been added to support the            
        generative AI feature.                                            
                                                                          
        The Templater Settings effect parameters now displays the         
        Templater app logo.                                               
                                                                          
      + Other Improvements & Bug Fixes                                    
                                                                          
        Templater is now compatible with After Effects running on         
        Windows ARM.                                                      
                                                                          
        Improved Templater processing speeds for local JSON files.        
                                                                          
        It's now possible to preview connected data without having an     
        After Effects project file open: connect, show the log file,      
        and preview the data with the transport.                          
                                                                          
        It's now possible to permanently erase all Autograf metadata      
        stored in an open After Effects project file. Go to Templater     
        Prefs > Advanced > Erase all Autograf data from current AE        
        Project                                                           
                                                                          
        The feature for removing the Templater Settings effect from       
        layers in replicated target compositions has been deprecated.     
                                                                          
        Previously misinterpreted values for updating dynamic             
        essential properties are now interpreted correctly.               
                                                                          
        Offline license de-activation is now possible without having      
        an activated license.                                             
                                                                          
        SRT subtitle layers better estimate line count in paragraphs.     
                                                                          
        Fixed bugs related to machine profiling on Windows machines       
        during QUE Satellite registration by removing dependency on       
        the `wmic` command.                                               
                                                                          
        Improved Templater authorization implementation for accessing     
        both QUE and Google Sheets.                                       
                                                                          
        Fixed a long standing bug where Templater would not interpret     
        null values correctly.                                            
                                                                          
        The offline help documentation in CHM format no longer ships      
        with the Templater. Download the offline docs @                   
        https://dataclay.com/downloads/templater-docs                     
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
••••• UPGRADING ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••    
                                                                          
      From Templater 2.6 and later                                        
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      If you are running Templater 2 and want to upgrade to Templater     
      3, it is best practice to first uninstall Templater 2 before        
      running the Templater 3 installer.  Running the installer will      
      upgrade Templater across all versions of After Effects on           
      Windows and user-selected versions on macOS.  Learn which           
      installer to run under the "INSTALLING" section.                    
                                                                          
                                                                          
      From Templater 1.0 through 2.5                                      
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      If you purchased Templater from a Dataclay partner or reseller,     
      first deactivate and uninstall it from your machine.  Next run      
      the latest installer included in this package.  Register and        
      activate Templater with your newly issued product key code.         
      Learn which installer to run under the "INSTALLING" section.        
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
••••• INSTALLING •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••    
                                                                          
      Select and run the installer according to your operating            
      system and the license type you purchased. License types            
      include standard (node-locked) and floating.                        
                                                                          
      NOTE: If you want to run Templater 3 with AE 2021 and               
      earlier, use the legacy installers.                                 
                                                                          
      Learn more about registration and activation at                     
      https://dcly.io/activation                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
      Installing for Standard (Node Locked) License                       
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      (1) Run either the Windows (.exe) or macOS installer (.pkg)         
      found in the root of Templater's download archive.  Follow          
      the on screen instructions.                                         
                                                                          
      (2) In Templater's preferences dialog, activate Templater           
      by entering the product key issued to you upon purchase.            
                                                                          
                                                                          
      Installing for Floating License                                     
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      (1) Download the Dataclay License Manager app, DataclayLM,          
      from https://dataclay.com/downloads.  Be sure to download           
      the build compatible with the OS and processor architecture         
      that DataclayLM will run on.                                        
                                                                          
      (2) Install, activate, and start DataclayLM according to            
      the steps within in the README file contained in the                
      DataclayLM zip archive.                                             
                                                                          
      (3) In the extracted folder from this Templater archive,            
      navigate to the "Floating Licensing Support" folder and             
      install the floating licensing build of Templater by                
      running either the Windows executable (.exe) or macOS               
      installer package (.pkg).                                           
                                                                          
      (4) Start After Effects and launch the Templater main panel         
      by choosing "Window > Templater 3.jsxbin".  From                    
      Templater's preferences dialog, choose the "Licensing               
      Float" tab, then click "License Server" and enter in the            
      address and port of the machine running DataclayLM.  Click          
      "OK", then click "Request License" to ensure Templater              
      successfully retrieved a license from DataclayLM.                   
                                                                          
      (5) Restart the Templater panel.  Its license will be               
      activated automatically each time Templater launches.               
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
••••• SUPPORT ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••    
                                                                          
      IF RAPID RESPONSE SUPPORT IS REQUIRED FOR YOUR                      
      "MISSION CRITICAL" PROJECTS, PLEASE SUBSCRIBE TO                    
      EITHER THE PREMIUM OR ULTIMATE SUPPORT PLAN.                        
                                                                          
      DATACLAY DOES NOT PROVIDE TELEPRESENCE SUPPORT                      
      WITHOUT AN ACTIVE SUPPORT PACKAGE.                                  
                                                                          
      MORE INFORMATION AT:                                                
                                                                          
      https://dataclay.com/support-packages                               
                                                                          
    + Knowledge Base                                                      
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      Visit http://support.dataclay.com for Templater's official          
      and latest documentation. Additionally, you can download the        
      entirety of Templater's documentation as a single CHM file at       
                                                                          
      https://dataclay.com/downloads/templater-docs                       
                                                                          
      Once downloaded, double-click this file from your Windows           
      Explorer to begin reading.  Opening this file on macOS              
      requires the use of a CHM reader.  Find a CHM reader app from       
      the Apple's App Store or download a freeware CHM reader for         
      macOS here:                                                         
                                                                          
      https://code.google.com/p/ichm/                                     
                                                                          
                                                                          
    + Community Forums                                                    
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      Learn from and participate in our forums at                         
      http://forums.dataclay.com.  Sometimes knowledge gets out on        
      the forums before official documentation, so please browse          
      and search that resource, too.  We’d love to see you register       
      so that you can learn from our community of users.  Ask,            
      share, critique and suggest — we want to hear from you!             
                                                                          
                                                                          
    + Limited E-mail Correspondence                                       
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      Free Standard support includes sixty (60) days of limited           
      email support beginning from the date of your Templater             
      installation - including any trial installation.  Write to          
      support@dataclay.com with detailed questions and attachments        
      and we will do our best to reply no later than three business       
      days from receipt of your inquiry.  We usually answer within        
      24 hours, but we are not obliged to do so. Sending messages         
      to support@dataclay.com enters your request into our                
      ticketing system where we are able to manage your inquiry           
      across our team.                                                    
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
••••• UNINSTALLING •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••    
                                                                          
    + Remove from macOS                                                   
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      To uninstall Templater from macOS, go to Applications >             
      Dataclay and double-click the "Templater Uninstaller" app.          
                                                                          
                                                                          
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      To uninstall Templater from Windows, from the Control Panel,        
      launch the "Add or Remove Programs" dialog. Search for              
      Templater and click "Uninstall."                                    
                                                                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
••••• CHANGELOG SUMMARY ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••    
                                                                          
      3.8.0 - April 30, 2026 (Current)                                    
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      + FEATURE: Per-target output configurations in multi-target jobs    
      + FEATURE: Validate footage sources before batch execution          
      + FEATURE: Status tracking in Google Sheets for manual batches      
      + FEATURE: Preference to halt Templater batches on missing aep      
      + FEATURE: Seamless Templater update experience from preferences    
      + IMPROVED: New error codes for missing aep refs and footage        
      + IMPROVED: Multi-target support for `$D.target()` API              
      + IMPROVED: Increased speed of switching AE projects                
      + IMPROVED: All targets in multi-target jobs are Time Sculpted      
      + IMPROVED: Support for multi-target jobs in Templater's API        
      + IMPROVED: Modernized & clean logging w/ duration reporting        
      + IMPROVED: Added `$target_name` macro for shell scripts            
      + BUG FIX: Fixed Project structure issue in replicated AEP files    
      + BUG FIX: Fixed tracking of QUE Credits for all sources            
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue when Bot Renders & Replicates together       
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.7.6 - January 12, 2026                                            
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      + BUG FIX: Fixed regression bug detecting JSON vs. TSV files        
      + BUG FIX: Fixed display of remaining job count for JSON files      
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.7.5 - January 5, 2026                                             
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      + FEATURE : Support for processing multiple targets in one job!     
      + IMPROVED: Added `text_styles.default_font` to CLI options         
      + IMPROVED: QUE Meter accounts with credits can use the CLI         
      + IMPROVED: Preview connected data without a project open           
      + IMPROVED: Increased speed of processing local JSON files          
      + IMPROVED: Compatibility with AE 2026 and AE on Windows ARM        
      + IMPROVED: Updated default output modules for latest AE            
      + IMPROVED: Better loading of Autograf metadata and prefs           
      + IMPROVED: Faster machine profiling for QUE Satellite tasks        
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue saving Autograf metadata to AE file          
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue with QUE Satellite output naming default     
      + BUG FIX: All jobs in selected preview batch are traversed         
      + BUG FIX: Fixed Google & QUE auth issues on old macOS versions     
      + DEPRECATED: "Remove Templater Settings from replicas" pref        
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.7.3 - July 16, 2025                                               
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                               
      + BUG FIX: Fixed trial expiration issues on Windows                 
      + IMPROVED: Upgraded licensing framework for Windows                
      + IMPROVED: Fixed spelling error in Spot Check preferences          
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.7.2 - May 12, 2025                                                
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                                
      + FEATURE: Media Connector for Google Drive                         
      + IMPROVED: Updated floating license installers                     
      + BUG FIX: Fixed missing defaults for generative AI preferences     
      + BUG FIX: Enabling Bot now works when AE has an empty project      
      + BUG FIX: Floating license server address saves correctly          
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.7.1 - March 12, 2025                                              
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                              
      + BUG FIX: Templater correctly handles null values in all cases     
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.7.0 - March 10, 2025                                              
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                              
      + FEATURE: Support for pay-per-output with the QUE Meter            
      + FEATURE: Support for Google Drive File Picker                     
      + FEATURE: Support for generative AI text layers                    
      + FEATURE: Highlight recently previewed row in Google Sheets        
      + IMPROVED: Preference settings for generative AI accounts          
      + IMPROVED: App logo added to Templater Settings parameters         
      + IMPROVED: CHM docs may be downloaded at dataclay.com              
      + IMPROVED: Better access for offline license deactivation          
      + BUG FIX: Fixed data type issues for Dynamic Essential Graphics    
      + BUG FIX: Fixed paragraph leading issue in SRT subtitle layers     
      + BUG FIX: Fixed profiling issues on Windows for QUE Satellites     
      + BUG FIX: Fixed Templater's authorization implementation           
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.5.0 - October 16, 2024                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + FEATURE: Dynamic, data-driven, Essential Properties               
      + FEATURE: Support for Adobe's MoGRT format                         
      + UPDATE: UI updated for AE 2025 and later                          
      + UPDATE: Dynamic Subtitles palette is now dockable                 
      + UPDATE: Edit SRT files from within Templater                      
      + UPDATE: Sync SRT Stack edits to original SRT file                 
      + UPDATE: Export local SRT file copy from Templater                 
      + UPDATE: Choose to use point or box text for SRT Rig layer         
      + UPDATE: Choose vertical anchor position for SRT text layers       
      + UPDATE: Choose drop shadow type for SRT text layers               
      + UPDATE: Added settings for SRT Rig layers created as box text     
      + UPDATE: Improved styling SRT layers using Essental Graphics       
      + UPDATE: Support for bold and italic tags in SRT subtitle data     
      + UPDATE: Auto select default target composition                    
      + UPDATE: Upgraded network communication library                    
      + UPDATE: Upgraded licensing framework for Windows OS               
      + BUG FIX: Fixed failure retrieving Sheets documents on Windows     
      + BUG FIX: Operand symbols in data now interpreted as strings       
      + BUG FIX: Null values for footage can, again, be faulty            
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue adding and syncing machine as a QUE Sat      
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.4.1 - May 3, 2024                                                 
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                                 
      + ADJUSTMENT: Time Sculpting to require a target composition        
      + UPDATE: Justification property added to dynamic text styling      
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue with garbled characters in non-English AE    
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue with forced text paragraph justification     
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.4.0 - April 15, 2024                                              
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                              
      + FEATURE: Autograf Rigging Utilities and Dynamic SRT Subtitles     
      + FEATURE: Dynamic text styling with `@style` suffix                
      + FEATURE: Auto-zoom out to extents of comp timeline window         
      + UPDATE: Reorganized Templater Preferences dialog                  
      + UPDATE: Added Footage Processing and Footage Download events      
      + UPDATE: Flags support both braces {{}} and brackets [[]]          
      + UPDATE: New reserved column and property names                    
      + UPDATE: New Bot Property keys for CLI                             
      + UPDATE: New pre-defined macro arguments for shell scripts         
      + UPDATE: New object methods for Templater ExtendScript API         
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue with Time Sculpting and nested comps         
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue with Templater layout groups                 
      + BUG FIX: Fixed error with Templater Settings on audio layers      
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue caused by intrusive dialog in AE 24.3        
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.3.3 - December 18, 2023                                           
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                           
      + BUG FIX: Fixed footage download with AE on non-system drive.      
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.3.2 - November 1, 2023                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + BUG FIX: Fixed QUE access issue for long running Bots.            
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.3.1 - September 26, 2023                                          
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                          
      + UPDATE: Support for footage URLs without extensions               
      + UPDATE: Support for share links for remote footage                
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.3.0 - August 17, 2023                                             
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                             
      + FEATURE: Ability to group chained layers horizontally             
      + FEATURE: Support for footage URLs that include parameters         
      + FEATURE: Display one-time-dialog for registration on launch       
      + UPDATE: Navigate to path containing all Templater logs            
      + UPDATE: Use Templater connected to an empty data source           
      + UPDATE: Improved the use of markers in spot checking              
      + UPDATE: Logging works without having an open project file         
      + UPDATE: UI design updates for Job Selection Setup dialog          
      + UPDATE: Updated EULA reflect change of address for Dataclay       
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue with rendering duplicate spot checks         
      + BUG FIX: Fixed incorrect log messaging processing QUE Jobs        
      + BUG FIX: Fixed issue with `additional_pages` key for CLI          
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.2.0 - Febuary 17, 2023                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Templater sends logs to QUE for improved observability            
      + Bot labels rows / jobs as errored for problematic renders         
      + Error logging records problem layers and references               
      + BUG FIX: Fixed rendering of multi-page QUE results using CLI      
      + BUG FIX: Fixed failed installation error on macOS Ventura         
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.1.1 - October 19, 2022                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Installers are compatible with After Effects 2023                 
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.1.0 - September 28, 2022                                          
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                          
      + Simpler authorization flow for Google Sheets and QUE              
      + Google Sheets and QUE authorization redirect to localhost         
      + Improved implementation for footage retrieval on Windows          
      + Support for .obj, .c4d, .heic, and .heif file types               
      + BUG FIX — Wand tool works without a connected data source         
      + BUG FIX — Error is displayed when TSV is used with Bot            
                                                                          
                                                                          
      3.0.0 - April 4, 2022                                               
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                               
      + Support for Dataclay QUE                                          
      + Support for Spot Checking target compositions                     
      + Support for expressions-based dynamic layouts                     
      + Support for AE Multi-Frame Rendering                              
      + Support for Google Shared Drives                                  
      + Installers target After Effects Beta                              
      + {{off}} flag mutes and hides layers                               
      + Installed Windows utilities are now digitally signed              
      + Improved footage type support for JFIF and WEBP file assets       
      + Improved error messaging for missing output destination           
      + Improved error messaging for missing footage root                 
      + Improved error messaging for footage importation                  
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.9.7 - October 26, 2021                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Installers compatible with After Effects 2022                     
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.9.6 - March 16, 2021                                              
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                              
      + Installers compatible with After Effects 2021                     
      + Image sequence support for dynamic footage layers                 
      + Improved network communication on Windows                         
      + Included Output Module and Render Setting Templates               
      + Defaults for Output Module and Render Setting selection           
      + Specify a path for writing Templater's log                        
      + Improved messaging for license expiration and renewal date        
      + Improved log messages for Templater requests to Google            
      + Bug Fix — OS versions correctly logged                            
      + Bug Fix — Resolved licensing issue via CLI                        
      + Bug Fix — Fixed logic for scaling footage layers                  
      + Bug Fix — Dynamic audio layers ignore spatial layout params       
      + Bug Fix — Hard crash adding comp to AME Queue                     
      + Bug Fix — Fixed issue with unique footage downloads               
      + Bug Fix — Fixed naming issue when `output` column is empty        
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.9.5 - March 3, 2020                                               
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                               
      + Updated Templater to use Google Sheets API Version 4              
      + Cache preview data for faster previews                            
      + Search Google Sheets documents to link                            
      + Default visual and audio placeholders for missing footage         
      + Bug Fix - Retrieve correct row within range during preview        
      + Bug Fix - CLI checking JSON feed with headers                     
      + User interface messaging updates                                  
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.9.2 - November 15, 2019                                           
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                           
      + Installers compatible with After Effects CC 2020                  
      + Fixed a replication bug when `output` specifies sub folders       
      + New preference for removing unused footage after each job         
      + New ExtendScript methods to update layout and timeline            
      + Google Sheets minimum polling frequency reduced to 0.3 mins       
      + JSON minimum polling frequency reduced to 0.2 mins                
      + Fixed a Time Sculpting bug related to nested compositions         
      + Updated messaging in various parts of UI                          
      + Included new EULA for enterprise end-users                        
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.9.1 - October 7, 2019                                             
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                             
      + Fixed bug when requesting license from server.                    
      + Prepared installers for macOS Catalina                            
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.9.0 - February 25, 2019                                           
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                           
      + Complete refresh of Templater's main panel interface              
      + Added transport user interface for intuitive previewing           
      + Open data, footage, and output locations from main panel          
      + New preference for handling empty or null footage references      
      + Improved messaging when enabling Bot from command line            
      + Bug Fix - specifying JSON polling interval via CLI now works      
      + Bug Fix - Standard license builds no longer hang on startup       
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.8.4 - November 22, 2018                                           
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                           
      + Fixed issue related to faulty macOS installer for CC 2019         
      + Fixed target comp selection bug when switching .aep files.        
      + Fixed target retrieval within registered ExtendScripts            
      + Minor updates to various error messaging                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.8.3 - October 20, 2018                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Templater now compatible with After Effects CC 2019               
      + Minimum data source polling reduced to 30 seconds                 
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.8.2 - September 28, 2018                                          
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                          
      + Fixed regression bug for opening referenced .aep files.           
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.8.1 - September 21, 2018                                          
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                          
      + Fixed a bug related to opening referenced .aep files.             
      + No longer need target comp to Preview                             
      + New preference to prevent script execution on Preview             
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.8.0 - September 4, 2018                                           
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                           
      + Comp layers can be swapped with other project comps               
      + UTF-8 support for arguments passed to event scripts               
      + Choice to run event scripts asynchronously                        
      + Support for Adobe's JSON footage item                             
      + Choice to remove Templater Settings effects from replicas         
      + Support Adobe's "South Asian and Middle Eastern" type engine      
      + Fixed issue with layer attachment to TextBox layers               
      + Fixed issue with project file retrieval                           
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.7.1 - April 20, 2018                                              
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                              
      + Bug fix for "suppress_ae_dialogs" in CLI                          
      + Bug fix for Templater hanging with no target composition          
      + Bug fix for macOS startup of Templater                            
      + Updated docs to reflect new event script architecture             
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.7.0 - March 21, 2018                                              
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      + New End User License Agreement                                    
      + Enhanced and robust event architecture                            
      + New ExtendScript API                                              
      + Improved naming of downloaded footage assets                      
      + Easily troubleshoot Templater operation                           
      + Silence Templater logging                                         
      + Improved memory management                                        
      + Open log file directly from Templater Panel                       
      + Help Tips display in user interface                               
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.6.1 - October 23, 2017                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Installer support for After Effects CC 2018                       
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.6.0 - September 17, 2017                                          
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                          
      + Fully Featured 30-day Timed Trial Mode                            
      + Unified Licensing Framework                                       
      + Fixed issue with post-job and post-batch replication tasks        
      + Re-architected code for broadcasting Templater events             
      + Improved log header design to include more information            
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.5.0 - December 21, 2016                                           
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                           
      + Time Sculpting rules to auto-adjust timelines                     
      + Bot continues to poll despite encountered errors                  
      + Improved auto-importing of footage files                          
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.13 - November 6, 2016                                           
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                           
      + Installer support for After Effects CC 2017                       
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.11 - June 25, 2016                                              
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      + Installer support for After Effects CC 2015.3                     
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.10 - May 3, 2016                                                
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      + No deletion of previous output on batch processing                
      + Unused footage purged during batch replication processing.        
      + Improved code architecture for data retrieval                     
      + Bot support for remote JSON url feeds                             
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.8 - March 17, 2016                                              
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                              
      + Specify output module and render settings in data source          
      + Crash bug fix related to Google authentication                    
      + Support for event script macro tokens                             
      + Templater output new error specific log file                      
      + Bug fix for selecting footage import for faulty references        
      + Unique id created for output if `ID` column not present           
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.7 - February 5, 2016                                            
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      + Bot no longer errors after being on for long time                 
      + User interface fixes when Google authorizes user                  
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.6 - January 22, 2016                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Support for query parameters in remote JSON url feeds             
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.5 - January 13, 2016                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Licensing error bug fix                                           
      + Big fix for specifying JSON url feed in CLI interface             
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.1.4 - January 12, 2016                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Support for remote JSON url feeds                                 
      + Open a Google Sheet in web browser from Templater's UI            
      + Bot supports local JSON files                                     
      + Templater can output to sub-directories in output location        
      + Improved logging capabilities                                     
      + Fixed aescripts + aeplugins subscription activation bug           
      + Fixed hanging bug for certain CLI configurations                  
      + Support for both columns named `id` and `ID`                      
      + Bug fix for appending prefix to output names                      
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.0.3 - November 3, 2015                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Fixed AE crash bug related to a layer's time remapping            
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.0.2 - October 27, 2015                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Fixed output naming bug for Adobe Media Encoder                   
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.0.1 - October 25, 2015                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Fixed crash bug on ScriptUI panel startup                         
      + Fixed spelling error on Templater UI                              
      + Logging headers shows Templater version number                    
                                                                          
                                                                          
      2.0.0 - October 14, 2015                                            
      ▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔▔                                            
      + Support for full automation with Templater Bot                    
      + Support for command line interface (CLI) to Templater             
      + Support for cloud-based footage sources                           
      + Support for logging system                                        
      + Improved previewing by auto-cycling through previews              
      + Support for saving setup as project presets                       
      + Support for switching between AE projects in data source          
      + More methods for specifying Templater's target composition        
      + Custom output filenaming                                          