After Effects

I undocked the Lumetri window because I wanted to drag it to the right side of the screen (it appeared on the left). I positioned it where I wanted, but as you can see, the window doesn't have a "dock window" option, so now I still have a separate window. 

Hi everyone,I'm running the latest version of After Effects and my Composition panel is showing a strange layout — my actual video/composition only appears as a small rectangle in the upper-left area of the panel, while the rest of the panel (from top-right to bottom-left) is solid black/dark gray and shows nothing.Details:Composition panel zoom is set to 25%, Quality is Quarter The small rectangle updates correctly and shows my footage/timeline content The surrounding dark area does not change when I scrub the timeline or switch layers I've attached a screenshot showing the issueAny help is appreciated

Sur un fichier que je dois exporter avec un fond transparent :fichier => Export => Add to render queueoutput module => format = quicktimeLe render se fait.Le fichier généré indique “Le fichier n'est pas compatible avec QuickTime Player.”Merci de m’indiquer comment faire un export QT qui soit compatible avec QT.Dans la version précédente de After Effet, ça fonctionnait, je l’ai déjà fait sur ce fichier précis. J’ai juste fait une correction orthographique (1 caractère changé)C’est URGENT !!!!!A noter que votre interface pour le support est nullissime. 

IssueAfter Effects 26.3.0.87 hard-quits while idle in the background (no render, no preview, no user interaction; focus in another application). Exception 0xc0000409 FAST_FAIL_STACK_COOKIE_CHECK_FAILURE (stack buffer overrun detected, fail-fast via int 29h) in dvacore.dll. Captured twice via WER LocalDumps in different projects: both minidumps show the IDENTICAL WinDbg failure hash {b7cd505e-b164-73b2-29c1-7bd10998cdc0} and identical faulting address dvacore+0x340e1d, so this is one deterministic defect, independent of project content.Faulting thread (both dumps identical, export symbols only):  dvacore (fail-fast at dvacore+0x340e1d)  dvacore!dvacore::threads::MultiTenantRecursiveMutex::UnlockFromReading  dvacore!...::ScopedReadLockWrapper::~ScopedReadLockWrapper  MC!MC_Stuff::IsInMemory  MC!MC_Stuff::~MC_Stuff  MC!MC_Stuff::`vbase destructor'  BEE!BEE_WorkQueue_RegisterListener (+0x4eab)  BEE!BEE_ItemFinder::GetItem (+0x13940)  BEE!BEE_RenderState::WorkQueue_SetItemCurrent (+0xe46b) 

the problem started with me changing the all the files from C: drive to another drive, not only did it lost its application logo, but also frequently crashes when trying to mask, the masking feature only has box select and not auto or custom part select, is this problem beacause i moved the file from the C: drive to E: drive, both the drives are of the same nvme and are only seperate beacuse of partation, so why does it glitched so much

I have uninstalled and reinstalled all the different versions of after effects and the problem persists, it happened after the most recent updated, I cannot click and drag from the project panel, I cannot click and drag layers through time. The timeline bottom window slider works fine (resetting windows explorer / doing the click and drag esc cache reset does not work / I did a restore image of windows) A fresh project seems fine, when I open a project from an older version I can drag files / move layers for a moment and then it stops - I have a log while in safe mode with all the 3rd party plugins disabled and I can drag them for a moment and then they stop - I have all startup / background tasks (nvidia, epic games, steam ect.) all turned off - it is driving me nuts, I may have to rebuild the project from scratch fresh.

Bug Report: New CEP Extensions Fail to Load — "Unsupported Manifest versionSummaryAny newly-installed CEP extension fails to load in After Effects, regardless of manifest content, signing status, or installation method. The failure occurs at the earliest stage of manifest parsing — before PlugPlug even logs that it has begun reading the file — while dozens of previously-installed, third-party CEP extensions continue to load and function normally in the same session.EnvironmentApp: Adobe After Effects 26.3Affected versions: 26.3.0, 26.2.1, and 25.6.5 (all report PlugPlug version : 12.0.1.2 in the CEP log — i.e. all three run the identical CEP 12 engine)OS: macOS 26.5.2CEP debug mode: Enabled correctly for CSXS.12 (both via manual defaults write com.adobe.CSXS.12 PlayerDebugMode 1 and via the aescripts ZXP/UXP Installer's built-in debug toggle)SymptomA new CEP extension does not appear under Window > Extensions (Legacy) after installation, no matter how it was installed (manual folder

I use AE on a few different client machines as well as my own. On ONLY one of those client machines,  every time I use “Increment and Save” the new file drops the leading zeros in the version number.For example MyProject_v001.aep increments to MyProject_v2If I “SaveAs” MyProject_v002 and repeat “Increment and Save” the new project is MyProject_v2.All of these machines are on Version 26.3.0. My first thought was there’s a new setting (since it’s never done this in 20 years of using AE). I checked nothing I could see.Any ideas? Not critical but frustrating.Thank you

I’m pulling my hair out trying to understand how they eased this in a way that it was FAST > SLOW (for a long time without stopping) > FAST again. Can someone please explain or show me what these curves look like?  Any suggestions appreciated.  https://www.dropbox.com/t/zO8AHqCDceEZO75Y

I am editing a personal project where some of my source clips are Instagram videos I saved from my own account using a downloader tool called Snapinsta.ink, and when I bring them into After Effects the quality drops compared to how they looked on Instagram, especially in fast motion parts where compression artifacts show up. My footage is mostly 1080p mp4 going into a 1080p 30fps composition, and I wanted to ask if there are better import or interpret footage settings for handling compressed social media clips, whether changing field order helps, and if there is a safe way to sharpen or color correct this kind of footage without making it look overprocessed. Would appreciate any tips on the right workflow for prepping social media sourced clips before editing.

I try to open AE but 2 things happen:1. GPUSniffer.exe brings up an error.2. When renaming GPUSniffer.exe so it bypasses it, the startup screen gets stuck on "initializing MediaCore" Here is a screenshot of what my Task Manager shows:8 instances of GPUSniffer.exe openPC Specs:CPU: AMD 7950X3DGPU: AMD RX 9070 XT I have tried everything possible. I searched the forums and even used Claude for troubleshooting but nothing works.EXTRA INFO: If it makes any difference, this started while I had AE open and went away from the PC, and it entered sleep mode (not total sleep, just the screens and lights turning off)

I am tired , After Effects does not use my GPUFew Months Ago everything was working fine in after effects , it was using my gpu and performance was very good but all of a sudden one day it stopped using my gpu and renders that used to complete in 15 mins are now taking 5 -4 hours and sometimes crashing in between , i have literally tried every possible fix on the internet . disabled integrated gpu, updated drivers , set up graphics setting for highest performance nothing is working , please help , it was working few months ago , now i dont know what happened .

What does work though is playing/previewing the animation. But the second I stop the preview it goes blank again and I can’t edit anything. When I mean anything I mean everything I try to import. I’ve tried editing a plethora of Preference settings, Image settings, trying new images to import, image settings, composition settings, I’ve tried downgrading my AE, I’ve also tried downgrading and switching my drivers to studio drivers but nothing changes.

Whenever I interact with any part of After Effects—such as opening the Window menu, stopping the preview, starting the preview, selecting a composition, clicking a layer, or even deselecting one—the application briefly freezes, and my Mac cursor changes to the spinning loading (wait) indicator before responding. This delay occurs consistently with nearly every click or action, making the interface feel unresponsive and sluggish.Additionally, I have a third-party plug-in, FX Console, and whenever I use my assigned shortcut keys to open its search bar, After Effects freezes momentarily, shows the loading cursor, and then nothing appears—the FX Console panel fails to open altogether.

I doubt this will get a response but ive been on youtube and i havent found a good aura.  below willl be what i created vs what i wanted.. if someone can help me understand how i can create the goku black aura 1 for 1 image wanted to create ( js want spikey vers) vs what i didofc ik its not the bets but i do want to understand how i can create it

I'm trying to export my project and it has a couple of bcc effects ( bcc ripple and bcc rain ) and it is not working. whenever i export, the video does not show the effect at all. i have tried exporting it as animation. i have turned off multi frame rendering. i have switched to mercury software only. None of it has worked. does anyone have any ideas on what to do? 

I’m a new adobe user, I am trying use the Roto tool in AE to select the star in the middle.I must’ve hit some button because now the Roto Brush & Refine Edge is no longer available in layer view options. It now selects the whole image instead.No roto tool variations work. I’m just trying to select the damn star for a project man :(Please try to assist me! (These are the settings)

I am migrating to a newer version of Adobe After Effects on my MAC (17.0.6 build 35 to 24.6.1). I want to backup /migrate ALL Settings, Presets, workspaces, keyboard shortcuts, plugins, templates, scripts etc.  I found this tutorial that mentions one folder location to copy files over to new version but want to make sure I am not missing anything else that I should migrate over. New to AfterEffects and want to make sure the migration is successful. Here’s the steps I found: Step 1: back up scripts, presets, settings, keyboard shortcuts, workspaces. Copy over the entire folder.PC folder path: %AppData%\MAC folder path:  /Users/[username]/Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/[Version NumberThank you

Attaching a screen record showing this bug. For some reason AE is adding random opacity knots to my shape layer gradient fills. This happens regardless of whether the gradient has keyframes set or not. This is on AE 26.0 on macOS Tahoe 26.2

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