After Effects

ShiveringCactusCommunity Expert

Tutorial: Get Render Notifications Without Creative Cloud app (After Effects, Premiere, AME)

After forum user FinFin pointed out that the Creative Cloud app for mobile no longer does push notifications, I looked into alternatives and realised it was possible to use Google Drive sync and the free Zapier tier to trigger emails. In the video, I run through the steps needed to render a video locally and have it sync to the cloud but then I had the idea to export a text file after rendering instead so I share a script to do just that. Hope you find it useful: https://youtu.be/B3znsLfZ-bs

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rajsriguideParticipating Frequently

Corner pin 3D image plane to comp size using script.

Hi team, i am working on a shot which has multiple planes which need to projected with a clean plate.The difficulty here i face is once i change the 2D image plane to 3D its changes its position,orientation and scale. So i need to manully scale the 2D image plane and use corner pin to align and fit to comp size.This is also inaccurate as matching the 4 edges is dificult. So looking for a  ae script that would automatically create a corner pin effect to the selected 3D pane and snap to the edges of the comp in the current timline position. PFA Thanks

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interesting_Gleam1519Participant

What fundamentally requires After Effects to have Orientation property in addition to Rotation?

I just started to learn about 3D layers in After Effects and have seen a couple of tutorials on YouTube that explain how orientation and rotation properties are different, but I still quite don't understand the fundamental working of it. Most of these tutorials highlight some of the uses of having these properties but don't explain how they fundamentally differ. I know that the three values under the rotation property of a 3D layer, tell about the angular position of a point on the layer as measured about the local axes that are centered at the anchor point. What exactly the three values in the Orientation property telling?

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amcquain85Participant

Convert Vertex Tool not working

I am learning to use the Convert Vertex tool in AE but its just not working. The pen tool work just fine and shows the pen icon but when I selet the convert vertex to just uses the normal mouse pointer. I've made sure to select the keyframes but still nothing. What could it be? Thank you!

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kdash1228Inspiring

Turbulent Displace - Evolution slows down earlier than expected

layer Name: Displace Adj.Effect Name: Turbulent DisplaceThis effect makes the edges randomly warp and move. At 2 minutes & 36 seconds, the effect restarts and the effect is much slower.I want the effect to continue warping the edges at the same speed for 5 minutes (ideally 10 minutes) then reloop back to the start. I have tried a variety of Evolution Expressions but have been unsuccessful.If I configure the Evolution to loop back to the start at 2 minutes & 30 seconds, the effect works as expected and doesn't slow down.(time - inPoint) * 210 % 31500If I configure the evolution to loop back to the start at 3 minutes, the effect slows down at 2 minutes & 36 seconds, but it does loop back to the start as expected.(time - inPoint) * 210 % 37800 What am I missing that is causing the effect to slow down at 2 minutes and 36 seconds? Thanks! 

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Planet_XParticipant

"After Effects warning: The following plugins have failed to load. Please reinstall these plugins:"

Every single CC plugin failed to load on After Effects. It randomly happened one day but I ignored it for a while until I actually needed to use them, about a month later. Finding no solutions to my problem online, I decided to uninstall and reinstall every single Adobe program on my computer multiple times, so many I don't even know how many times anymore. This is the error I get upon starting AE:  "After Effects warning: The following plugins have failed to load. Please reinstall these plugins:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2020\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\CC plugins\BallAction.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2020\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\CC plugins\Bender.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2020\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\CC plugins\BendIt.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2020\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\CC plugins\Blobbylize.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2020\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effec

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Catie BassCommunity Manager

Announcement: Windows on ARM Emulation in 25.4 Release

We are excited to announce Windows on ARM emulation support in the After Effects 25.4 Release Version! This release marks the first time that After Effects supports Windows on ARM outside of beta. Please note that, while all other features are currently available on Windows on ARM machines, Adobe Camera RAW is not yet supported on Windows on ARM devices.You may receive an error stating "Advanced 3D is not supported by the currently installed version of the Qualcomm GPU driver. Please update the driver". In that event please download and install the most recent Qualcomm Adreno GPU driver for Snapdragon X Platform here: https://softwarecenter.qualcomm.com/catalog/item/Windows_Graphics_Driver?osArch=ARM64&osType=Windows&version=250304031.0.96.0After downloading the driver, unzip and run the .msi installer. After the installation completes, run After Effects. If you receive a warning about the driver version, you will need to follow these steps to manually select the new driver. C

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HeloKaminskiParticipant

ERRO AFTER EFFECTS 2025

Salvei corretamente os arquivos do photoshop. Fiz todos os passos para abrir certo como camada no after mas só lê como footage e nao layer!E agora não funciona o animation composer!já desinstalei, fiz de tudo e os erros continuam! não sei mais o que fazer! O After não está funcionando. Já desinstalei até o creative cloud e mesmo assim minhas configurações continuam lá, não começa mais do zero. Não sei o que está havendo. Meu notebook suporta o after, até o mês de junho estava funcionando direito.

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Sajth suresh_Sachu7268Participant

Brightness

I have a isssue on after effect . Ae previous was not smooth like fps drop and i drop problem example video 

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JstorParticipant

Cinema 4d not working

hi, I got cinema 4d with my after effects but its not working . cinema 4d keeps showing " FAILED - Unable to contact MaxonApp Service"

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joey_7203Participant

Audio Help

My audi will play for like one second in my project then it would js stop and everytime i press play then pause u hear like a fraction of a second of the audio.Anyone know how to fix it?

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evelyn_7855Participating Frequently

How are you creating TikTok-style motion graphics in After Effects?

Hey everyone,A lot of TikTok videos use really slick motion graphics—things like dynamic text animations, trendy transitions, and those quick punchy effects that keep the viewer engaged. I’d like to hear how others here approach making content in After Effects that’s tailored specifically for TikTok. Do you build everything from scratch, or do you rely on templates/presets and then customize them? Also, how do you handle the vertical 9:16 format—do you design with that in mind from the start, or repurpose horizontal projects later? Would love to know your workflows, any tips on export settings, and what kind of effects seem to connect best with audiences on TikTok.Thanks in advance!

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Robert QParticipating Frequently

Raining Character Effect not there

Raining Character In and Out effects when used on a text layer, shows up as the Ehco effect in the Effects Control panel. May not be a big deal, tho. I'm only using because I'm going through the lessons in "Classrooom in a Book" for AE. Anyone else note this problem? Does Adobe read these posts?

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MahmoudSNParticipant

Character opacity overlapping

Hello There,So I am working on a project in Arabic, and I am doing a simple animation-in for the text using opacity and position. However, when the opacity is anything lower than a 100%, the overlapping characters appear darker between the intersections, because that is the approach After Effect uses to connect Arabic text. I can precompose the text and animate the composition, but what is the point? I will be giving up all of the text properties. This solution fails to work for more complex text animation. Is there a way to have a constant transparancy all throughout the text? I am thinking of something that subtracts the opacity of the overlapping sections, but I am not sure how to achieve that. When the opacity is less than 100%:  Another Example:   When the opacity is 100% it is seamless!

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tuckerz61753701Participant

Target Layers in After EffectsOpen for Voting

When working with large files in After Effects, I'll often disable a layer once it's effects are applied and animated so I can focus on working on the other layers without having to worry about viewport preview times. When it comes time to render the final animation, I'll often forget to turn these layers back on, resulting in me having to render a file a second time.I'd love to be able to designate a layer to be a "Target Layer" in the way that you can designate a Guide Layer.Where a Guide Layer shows up in your viewport, but not in the final render, a Target Layer shows up in the final render, but not in the viewport.This is a feature that already exists in many 3D softwares. It would be nice to be able to do the same in After Effects.This will be a substantially quicker/cheaper alternative to having to work with proxies.

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karmart93Participating Frequently

Connect or visually mark keyframes with identical values (like Blender/Cavalry)Open for Voting

When two consecutive keyframes on the same property have the same value, the Timeline should visually indicate that they form a “hold” or plateau. For example:Draw a small horizontal connector line between them.Or tint/mark the in-between area so it’s obvious at a glance that no change happens between those keys.Why it matters:Currently, in the Timeline, even if two keyframes have the same value, there’s no visual difference compared to changing-value keys — you only see it by scrubbing or checking the value numerically. This slows down workflow when checking for “freezes” in animation, especially across many layers.Other software (like Blender or Cavalry) makes it clear visually when keys hold the same value, which helps animators quickly spot:Loops or cyclesFreeze framesPlateaus where nothing changesDetails / Proposal:Visual connectionA small flat horizontal line between identical-value keys in the Timeline view.Or a faint shading/connector overlay.Per-propertyWorks individually for

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marwal83Participant

Variable duration in mogrt, step by step guide

Hi,I'm looking for a step by step guide on making a lower-third mogrt with variable duration. It needs an intro, a static part and and outro. The length of the static part shall depend on the length of the mogrt in a PPro timeline, while the duration of the intro and outro shall not change. Does anyone know of such a guide, or is anyone willing to write one? As far as I understand, expressions are not needed, and protected areas are used. I've tried many times but I can't get it to work 😕😕 markus 

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Remplissage d'après contenu erreur sytématique

Nicolas-Fouch�Participant

Bug Reports

Bonjour, Je travaille sur After Effects 25.3.2 (Build 2) sur Mac OS Sequoia 15.5 avec un Mac Studio M1 Max 32Go de mémoire et j'ai actuellement environ 260Go d'espace disque disponible en SSD. Depuis quelques mois j'ai systématiquement la même erreur lorsque je tente un remplissage d'après contenu en créant un masque en mode soustraction :"After Effects (erreur) : impossible d'importer le fichier "000000" - les fichiers de type fGNP ne peuvent être utilisés comme séquences."  C'est une erreur que je n'ai jamais eu avant. Auriez-vous une solution à ce bug, c'est un outil que j'utilise très régulièrement dans mon travail ? Merci

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manpreet_singh0027Participant

3d camera issue

can you help me with one thing i just want to know about 3d camera in after effects i have tried everything but i don"t know is happened whenever i link everything my camera does not move it just show me empty space

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Effects and Presets Panel going black/not working

Ninja33732036mwzfParticipant

Bug Reports

Hi, i've been encounetring this issue where every time I type a certain letter in the effects and presets panel such as E, I, T, R, S, and the list goes on, the panel goes black on the first letter, and if I keep on typing, the presets and effects appear, but i am unable to click or use them. I later found out that it is because of bugged plug-ins, or because of too many presets in the user presets or presets folder. I tried to make many folders, but I have too many presets (5gb) and I even did, but the problem keeps on occouring. I found out that I can add a maximum of 30 folders into User Presets, If I add one more, the glitch happens, but if I don't, it works perfectly fine. Please help me as it is getting hard to such for presets and hard to use this app. I asked many of my editing collegues about this and suprisingly a lot of them had the same problem. I know I can just use animation presets option or FX console but I don't feel comfortable using them, as I am used to using the bu

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JBJB1029Known Participant

Enhancement Idea: Add Nose Tracking to After Effects Face MeasurementsOpen for Voting

After Effects currently offers robust face tracking with detailed "Face Measurements" data, including face position, orientation, and specific metrics for eyes and mouth. This data is invaluable for driving mask animations and other effects, as highlighted in the discussion "Using Face Measurements Data to Drive Mask Animation" on the Adobe Community Forum. To further enhance these capabilities and provide even more creative control, I propose adding nose tracking data to the existing Face Measurements. Including nose-specific data, such as its position, width, and height, would significantly expand the possibilities for facial animation within After Effects. This addition would enable more precise and realistic deformations, allow for targeted mask animations around the nose area, and facilitate more nuanced character expressions. For example, animators could easily manipulate masks to simulate nose movements or attach visual effects that accurately follow the nose's dynamics.&nb

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JBJB1029Known Participant

Using Face Measurements Data to Drive Mask AnimationOpen for Voting

I'm proposing an idea for an After Effects improvement: a more direct way to use the existing Face Measurements data points to drive mask animations. Imagine creating "Annoying Orange"-like videos more easily! After Effects already excels at face tracking and provides incredibly detailed "Face Measurements" data, all relative to a designated "Rest Pose" frame. This includes crucial information like:Face Position: Offset values along the x, y, and z axes.Face Orientation: Three-dimensional orientation along the x, y, and z axes.Left/Right Eye Measurements: Eyebrow Distance, Eyelid Openness, and Eye Gaze (X, Y).Mouth Measurements: Offset (X, Y) and Scale (Width, Height).Currently, after extensive searching, there isn't an explicit or straightforward method to directly import or paste this "Face Track Points" keyframe data (especially for specific features like the mouth) onto a mask. While general track data can be copied and pasted as text, and methods like "Points Follow Nulls" ex

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yjyy_0797Participant

Bug Reports

Error 0xc0000142

I get the "unable to start properly" error (on the photo it's in Polish) since I updated After Effects. List of things I already did:- upgraded motherboard- (%windir%\system32\.dll) do regsvr32.exe /s %i, for %i in (%windir%\system32\.ocx), regsvr32.exe /s % and sfc/scannow in command prompt- found broken dll files via process monitor, deleted them and downloaded missing components with DirectX- turned on .NET framework in Windows features- reinstalled Visual C- set LoadAppInnit DLLs to 0 in registery editor- when I run compatibility troubleshooter in properties, it doesn't find After Effects in the app list, but it does find Adobe Creative Cloud- updated graphic card driver-reinstalled After Effects and Creative Cloud after using the Adobe Creative Cleaner tool My specs:AMD Ryzen 5 7600 6-Core Processor (3.80 GHz)NVIDA GeForxe RTX 5070GigaByte B850 EAGLE WIFI6EI have 32 RAM Anything else I could try?

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Roland KahlenbergLegend

Timeline Context - thicken Keyframe Size for Keyframes within a set frame threshold -Open for Voting

It's really either difficult or impossible to visually detect when a property has two keyframes that are a frame (or less than a frame) apart - and depending on the length of the timeline and its zoom level, even having 5 frames separation between keyframes is not humanly possible. Yet, this occurs more often than desired. And with the new Quick Offset feature this issue will hit more users as keyframes will occasionally lock themselves in-between frames. So, I'm looking at larger keyframe icons to depict such occurrences. It'll be great if the size can be responsive to timeline length+zoom levels. And add a threshold (in frames) for this to kick in with a default of 10 frames.

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