To use the preset, you just have to apply it to an empty text layer, and it works on all versions of After Effects since CS6!

F.A.Q.

– When I apply the preset, there is the effect and a bezier path, but nothing is rendered.

See the two questions just below: first try to decrease the quantity (and lower the font size), and then check the font used by the layer.

• There are issues when I switch the shape, in the stroke options.

Some font do not include the special characters used by DuStroke to render the strokes (dots, circles, etc.)

Change the font of the text layer to make it work better. Times New Roman is the recommended font on Windows for the preset to work properly.

• The stroke disappears when changing the shape/the shape count.

Unfortunately, there is a strange limitation in After Effects for the count of characters in the same line of text in a text layer. Reduce the count to fix the issue (the Quantity property below the Shape selection).

If you need a higher count, you can try to lower the font size but increase the size in the DuStroke effects. This seems to raise this limit.

More info: http://duduf.com