Color correction in after effects

I was wondering how you put a color correction pack into after effects once you download it. all help is appreciated.

> Color Finesse may not be in the AE tryout version.
There is no difference between the trial version and the non-trial version. See this page for details:
http://blogs.adobe.com/aftereffects/2011/04/improved-trial-version-for-after-effects-cs5-5 .html
See this page for information about color grading with After Effects:
http://help.adobe.com/en_US/aftereffects/cs/using/WSB48B246A-E34D-4d3f-A0A4-B932FD3F12E6a. html#WSB1713828-3801-4025-B9E6-E87E487AD828a
(Ignore the part on that page about Color Finesse not being in the trial version. That's wrong.)

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