After Effects

Hello people, I'm working on a project where I'd like to incorporate 3D models via Element 3D. In this particular case it's an old tower in the desert. Here's what I did according to what I've learnt in the tutorials I've watched: 1 - I did the 3D tracking and created a solid and a camera. I played with the solid to match the alignment of the ground. I imported the tower model in Element and set the Auxilary Animation on Channel 1. 2 - Back in After Effects I Opened Element's Effect Controls on Group 1 and created a Group Null. 3 - I then copied the 3D tracked solid's position value to that group null, after which you can see the tower significally changes its sizes maybe due to being further away in Z space. 4 - I changed the position and scale values in the Group 1 > Auxilary Channels > Channel 1 to make the tower look natural for the spot I'm trying to place it. In the end when I hit play, You can see the tower sliding off the point where it's sup

Hi, I am creating a countdown timer which has a circle around it. The circle filled as the time goes by.Everything is going great except that as the timer digits change - the numbers aren't aligned in the center of the circle. I don't want to go through every second and adjust manually the position using key frames... I am looking for an expression or other automatic solution for evey second. 

I need to create a template composition with a text box that has both its text content and text styling controlled through two different expressions. Ultimately, I need to make multiple versions of the same comp where both text source and style can be changed with the essential graphics panel. The issue that I'm running into is that the new text expressions seem like they can control either styling or content, but not both - whatever bit of code I write into the expression undoes what I had done previously. For example, if I were to write...text.sourceText.content = "Adjusted Text" text.sourceText.style .setFontSize(thisComp.layer("effectsSliders").effect("FontSize")("Slider")) .setFont("arial") ...then I would get the styling that I want, but I wouldn't be able to change the content. If I were to re-arrange the code to look like this... text.sourceText.style .setFontSize(thisComp.layer("effectsSliders").effect("FontSize")("Slider")) .setFont("arial") text.sourceText.c

Hola!, ultimamente cuando uso after effects en algun punto del trabajo con cualquier archivo el computador  se traba y seguido la pantalla se pone en negro y me toca reiniciar el pc, este problema solo me pasa cuando uso after effects.  RAM: 16GBCPU: Ryzen 5 5600GPU: Nvidia 1650 ti

I'm trying to make an Essential Graphics preset for some editors I work with. They have requested control over how long the animation lasts. So I have a text animation where the range is animated with 2 keyframes. I want to control the timeline position of each keyframe independently using sliders. Is there an expression for this?

The Median filter is no longer accelerated through Metal.Note, this is the New median filter, not the legacy one, that is currently even slower.

After updating after effects to version 25.3.1, i cant manage to launch it because of this error. The problem was solved when reverting back to version 25.2.2, because 25.3 did the same problem, what can I do to be able to update it?

Hi everyone, I’m experiencing a really annoying issue in After Effects 2025 (latest build) where moving a text layer causes ghosting or wireframe outlines to appear and lag behind. It happens every time I try to reposition a text layer, even in light comps. System Info:OS: Windows 11 HomeGPU: NVIDIA RTX 4060 (8 GB VRAM)RAM: 16 GBAfter Effects version: 25.3.1 (latest)What I’ve tried so far:Disabled Adaptive ResolutionSwitched between CUDA, OpenCL, and Mercury Software OnlyDisabled Hardware Accelerated Panels under Preferences > DisplayToggled Fast Preview and tried Final Quality modeDisabled Motion Blur and Continuously RasterizeChanged fonts and precomposed text layersDisabled High DPI scaling override in WindowsSwitched UI scaling to 100% and tested with external monitorEven in a blank project with one text layer, the problem persists.

I was editing last night, saved, and when I tried to open the project again today it showed the After Effects missing data in file (33:4) error even though I know for a fact that nothing is missing. I searched online, and apparently this just happens whenever you save after using the roto brush and the only way to re-access your project is to download an older version and open it on there. But after effects is no longer is allowing downloads of any version previous to v22.0 (the version I have.) I'm seriously considering pirating an older version just to fix this, so give me advice before I probably end up with a virus. I also have no autosaved back ups of the project either.

So I have this expression that's supposed to make my shape resize based on the text size. But for some reason, it doesn’t fully cover the text — it only covers part of it. I'm not very experienced with expressions, so I really can't figure out what's wrong. I put this expression in Rectangle Path - Size. Please help.txt = thisComp.layer("Main Text");x = txt.sourceRectAtTime(time, false);txtlong = x.width;sqwd = thisLayer.width;t = time;xPos = easeOut(t, inPoint, inPoint+0.5, 210, txtlong + 210);[xPos, value[1]]

When I apply an effect to a layer and then go to the effects panel to modify parameters of said effect, AE glitches to a different layer as soon as I touch the effect and often even jumps out of the composition to a layer in another composition if I have multiple compositions in the project. I always have to watch carefully if the selected layer is the one showing in the effects panel. The only way I can manage to modify the effects is if I lock the effects panel to the selected layer. As soon as I unlock the effects panel again it glitches to another layer and composition. It's extremely time consuming. Please help. 1. AE version 24.1.02. Windows 11 Pro 23H23. Click on effect in effects panel4. Expect to be able to modify parameter of effect, instead it glitches to a different effect on a different layer 

Hi all,I’m working on a project where a 3D animated book (opening slightly, with a light camera move) is rendered in Blender and imported into After Effects as a .mov file.I’ve used AE’s 3D Camera Tracker to create a null that follows the book cover quite well. I then parent a precomp text layer to that null. However, once the book begins to open, the text drifts or detaches slightly from the cover.I’ve tried:Parenting a precomp to the nullUsing Mocha AE for trackingCorner pin + Mesh WarpBut I haven’t found a stable solution. I want the text to appear as if it’s printed on the cover – moving along with the perspective of the book throughout the animation.Important constraints:The solution must stay within After Effects.No external plugins (like Mocha Pro).Text should remain editable in the comp.Question:What’s the most reliable method to attach editable text to a moving book cover, based on a tracked null, without using plugins?Thanks in advance for your input.

Since I have a more powerful computer, After Effects crashes constantly during the simplest tasks like creating a mask. I have to restart the computer every two minutes while working. The computer has an AMD Ryzen 9 9955HX 16-Core Processor, 100 GB of RAM, and an RTX 5080 graphics card. All drivers are up to date. When I perform the same tasks on the old computer (Intel, 40 GB of RAM, RTX 3080), I have no problems. What could be the reason for that?

 Hello,Has After Effects dropped support for PNG files in version 25.3.1? I opened a project I had been working on in the previous version, and all of the PNGs are showing as offline. When I attempt to relink them, I get an error stating that PNG is not a supported file type.These files were created in Photoshop, and I've never had issues with using PNGs—especially for 3D assets and transparency. To troubleshoot, I created a brand-new project, but PNG still isn’t even an import option.I’ve already reinstalled AE, but the issue persists. Is this a known bug or a deliberate change? Dropping PNG support seems unbelievable—can someone clarify what’s going on?Thanks,-Chad Screenshot attached. System: Apple StudioChip: Apple M3 UltraRAM: 256gOS: 15.5 (24F74)

When this character appears, the behavior of the AfterEffect stops completely. This window continues to appear even when you clear it, and you eventually have to force After Effects to quit from the Task Manager.Is there a workaround for this issue?I don't get this window when doing anything else, but when I use trapcode particular from maxon, this window pops up and I can't use the plugin. This didn't happen until a week ago, but it's been happening since then.It's very frustrating.If I do it in a new project file with nothing, it runs fine, but when I create a SOLID to run particular in a project that is quite large, and run it, I get that window.Please let me know how to solve this.

 Hello, The message below appears when I try to open my After Effects app.  This is the system I'm running: I've looked up solutions and gone into Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects and select 'get info' on the folder, it appears to have read & write permissions.  The only way it appears different, is on other folders, such as Adobe Illustrator it will say my user name instead of 'system'.Does anyone have a solution for opening AE? ThanksRob 

Hi everyone,I'm looking for a very simple and repeatable workflow to create daily short videos where my real head is replaced or overlaid with a 3D head model.What I need:The 3D head should match my actual head movements (position, rotation, etc.) from the videoIt should also lip sync automatically to my speechI want to reuse the same 3D head model every dayI’m a total beginner — so I'm hoping for a workflow that doesn’t require deep 3D/VFX skills or lots of manual animation/trackingMy ideal would be:A few clicks per dayNo need to re-rig, re-track, or animate by handSomething I can set up once and use over and overI'm not using any Adobe tools, and I'm open to whatever software or solution fits best.Would love recommendations on:Tools or apps that could make this easyWorkflows or tricks to speed things upWhether anyone else here has done something similarThanks so much in advance!

Im having this issue with any multple projects where i get this error saying  "After Effects warning: A nullptr was dereferenced" and the nulls in the project show as missing footage. I've also had issues with my PCs desktop icons, taskbar icons and file explorer icons not loading which started at the same time, not sure if that is super relevant. If anyone has every run into this issue i would really appreacite some help. Windows 10 AE 25.2.2 

Whether it is two colors or a color and transparency, what the gradient slider is showing seems to happen only between the middle of the shape and a bit to the right side. Is there some kind of range selection that I'm missing?I would post other pics, but I get a "forbidden" error message.Thanks for any help.

Hi! I’m just getting started with the After Effects C++ SDK. Over the past four months I’ve been working on a plugin and have completed most of it. To optimize performance since the plugin is GPU intensive, I implemented a timer thread that fires whenever the size of a solid changes. This thread suppresses updates for ten seconds so that the heavy computation doesn’t run on every rapid, consecutive resize. I was just wondering if there’s a more AE friendly method of achieving this. I’ve been investigatingAEGP_GetUniqueCommand(AEGP_Command *unique_commandP);in the AEGP_CommandSuite1, I thought I could intercept when the user opens the Solid Settings dialog, suspend updates, and then re-enable updates upon closing. If I could get the Solid Settings window handle and attach a callback to it, that might be a better solution, but I can’t figure out how to make it work. If such a solution exists, could someone point me in the right direction?

I am using after effects CS6 (this is what is installed on my work computer) using it for animation, I can render the audio for preview but when I try to export with audio it freezes and after 10 minutes it says that the output server stopped responding. It doesn't render at all during that time. I tried changing output formats and emptying disk cache but it didn't help. I don't know understand what the problem is, could it just be because it is an old version of the program?