Install and Launch After Effects in Simplified Chinese and Japanese

Learn how to configure your macOS or Windows systems to install and launch After Effects in Simplified Chinese and Japanese languages.

Having trouble installing or launching After Effects in Chinese Simplified or Japanese? Or is it launching in English instead of your desired language? It could be the language preference settings in your macOS or Windows systems. 

To fix this, make sure your default language is set to Simplified Chinese or Japanese in the Creative Cloud Desktop application before installing After Effects and your systems language preferences and configurations appropriately.

Uninstall After Effects and set Default install language

Before making the changes in the system settings, uninstall After Effects.

  1. Launch Adobe Creative Cloud desktop application.

  2. Uninstall After Effects and also remove the set preferences.

  3. Select your account icon at the top right corner of the Creative Cloud desktop application.

    Selecting Preferences from the Adobe Account menu.
    Selecting Preferences from the Adobe Account menu.

  4. Select Preferences, and in the Apps tab, choose a preferred language from the Default install language drop-down menu.

    Choosing Japanese as preferred language from the Default install language drop-down menu
    Choosing Japanese as preferred language from the Default install language drop-down menu

  5. Select Done.

Set Language & Region preferences in macOS System Settings

After uninstalling After Effects and specifying the Default install language setting in the Creative Cloud Desktop application, set the desired language in the Language & Region settings under System Settings.

Opmerking:

System Settings will be System Preferences for macOS 12 and previous macOS versions.

  1. Select the Apple menu and then launch System Settings.

  2. In the System Settings dialog, search for Language & Region.

    Search for the preferred language in the macOS System Settings dialog.
    Search for the preferred language in the macOS System Settings dialog.

  3. In the Language & Region pane, select the plus icon (+) in the Preferred Language section to open the list of languages.

    Select the plus icon (+) in the Preferred Language section to launch the list of languages.
    Select the plus icon (+) in the Preferred Language section to launch the list of languages.

  4. In the Select a preferred language to add dialog, select Chinese, Simplified or Japanese and select Add.

    Adding Simplified, Chinese using the Select a preferred language to add dialog.
    Adding Simplified, Chinese using the Select a preferred language to add dialog.

  5. In the Would you like to use <selected language> as your primary language? dialog, select Use <selected language>.

    Confirming Chinese, Simplified as the primary language.
    Confirming Chinese, Simplified as the primary language.

  6. In the Select input sources to add dialog, select Cancel (macOS 13) or Not Now (macOS 12).

    Select Cancel in the Select input sources to add dialog.
    Select Cancel in the Select input sources to add dialog.

  7. In the Language & Region pane, move the selected language to the top of the list of preferred languages.

    Move the selected language to the top of the list of preferred languages.
    Move Chinese, Simplified to the top of the list of preferred languages.

  8. Close the System Settings dialog and restart the system.

After the system restarts, launch the Creative Cloud desktop application to install After Effects and launch it.

Set Language Preferences in Windows Settings

  1. Open Settings > Time & Language > Language & Regions.

    Move the selected language to the top of the list of preferred languages.
    Language & region option in the Time & language panel.

  2. In the Preferred languages section, select Add a language (+).

    Select Add a language option in the Preferred languages section.
    Select Add a language option in the Preferred languages section.

  3. In the Choose a language to install dialog, select Chinese (Simplified) or Japanese

    Japanese as the selected language in the Choose a language to install dialog.
    Japanese as the selected language in the Choose a language to install dialog.

  4. Select Next and then Install in the Install language features dialog using default settings.

    Install the preferred language with the default settings.
    Install the preferred language with the default settings.

  5. In the Preferred languages section, use the Move Up option to move the order of the installed language up so it’s the first preferred language. 

    Use the Move up option to move Japanese as the primary preferred language.
    Use the Move up option to move Japanese as the primary preferred language.

  6. Under Related settings, select Administrative language settings.

    Select the Administrative language settings option.
    Select the Administrative language settings option.

  7. In the Region Administrative tab, select Change system local.

    Change system locale option in the Administrative tab.
    Change system locale option in the Administrative tab.

  8. In the Region Settings dialog, select a preferred language from the Current system locale drop-down menu and select OK.

    Select Japanese as the Current system locale.
    Select Japanese as the Current system locale.

  9. In the Change System Locale dialog, select Restart now to restart Windows in the preferred language.

After the system restarts, launch the Creative Cloud desktop application to install After Effects and launch it.

Opmerking:

On Windows systems, it sometimes takes more than one restart before the system accepts the preferred language. It's recommended to verify system settings and confirm changes in the preferred language before installing After Effects.

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