After Effects

I'm using renderItem.timeSpanDuration = comp.frameDuration;  in a script that  renders out still images from comps.  works fabulous in OSX.But in windows, something wonky is occuring, for example when it's a 25fps comp,  it applies a value, such as 0.04000000, it accepts the value, but when I have the script check what value is stored,  the value is changed to 0.040006514! resulting in a duration of 0002 (rendering out two frames),   sometimes it causes it to render a frame too soon, or not, reslts vary depending on comp frame rates.  Havent figured out the logic.  But on Mac OSX, if it applies 0.04000000, it reads back a perfect 0.04000000,.I attemped to alter the script to round out the number, but no luck.  I thought perhaps if I entered a value lower than 0.04 it might be counter the offset, but AE didn't accept that. since this does not occur on Mac, I'm guessing it might be a bug in AE or some windows anomoly?any ideas?

Hola a todos,Estoy intentando generar un deslizador para controlar los keyframes creados en el trazado de una forma en After Effects para simular el giro del torso utilizando el plugin Joysticks 'n Sliders. Sin embargo, cuando los conecto, en lugar de un solo deslizador, se genera un deslizador por cada keyframe del trazado.Vi que el youtuber Dustin DT en un vídeo corto  logra hacer lo que pretendo que es el giro del torso por medio de un deslizador, pero no tiene un tutorial explicando el proceso de como lo hizo. Asumí que lo hizo con el trazado y vinculándolo directamente al deslizador, pero no está funcionando.¿Alguien sabe cómo solucionar esto? ¿Es necesario usar alguna expresión específica para que funcione correctamente?¡Agradecería mucho su ayuda, porque es para un trabajo académico de una animación en After Effects

Drop down menus are buggy and/or nonfunctional. For instance: •In the character palette, choosing fonts via the font family dropdown works, but not with the typeface dropdown. You can select an option via the arrow keys, but not with the cursor. •The dropdown menu that allows you to select a specific comp from open comps (two right facing arrows in the top right corner of the comp window) does not work with the cursor. You can engage the menu with the cursor, but selecting a comp does nothing. You must instead uses the arrow keys to navigate the list and then select with enter. Various dropdown menus across the software behave similarly. AE - 25.2.0Mac OS 15.3.2 SequoiaMacbook Pro M4 Max

Auto updated to the newest 25.2 upgrade on After Effects and it crashes on every open. have installened new system software and redownloaded it a few times. same result.

Hello guys, I couldnt install creative cloud as the .exe wasnt opening... so I used the AdobeCreativeCloudCleanerTool... but after using this i can no longer start after effects, how can i fix this?

In the 3D scene. Contact shadow a little far from the object, there is some parameter that measures the distance? Another thing, I noticed is that the shadows generated are exclusive to Environment Light. Because even if I add a spot light, it only helps to illuminate and does not cast shadows on the floor like this Environment Light, is that right?

I’ve been trying to open After Effects 2024, but it keeps crashing immediately on startup.  So it goes when i opened my project files last week, everything goes fine, but after that, some messages pop up:After Effects error: Crash in progress. Last logged message was: <6636> <ae.blitpipe> <2> HardwareBlitpipe Engaged After that messages coming up, From now on i cant open my project file or After effects at all. i cant even make a new project files becauise i CANNOT open after effects, i doubled check my laptop's drivers, Nvidia RTX 2050 And it up to date, and when the crash appear it want me to resave the project even if i make a new project files, But another problem happen, I CANT RESAVE IT, the save loading screen is becoming Crash too! So here's the thingResave them AFTER CRASH : CrashOpening Project file : CrashMaking new project files : Crash FYI! . I can open my after effects ONLY WITH SAFE MODE, And this problems happen when

Was working on a project with MXF footage in After Effects. Updated, and now I get this error. I have a workaround.

Hello all. I have the following expression for my source code: effect("Einstellungen für Schieberegler")("Schieberegler").value.toFixed(1)+" %"; Unfortunately, the digits after the comma are separated by a dot. Since I work in Germany, I would like to have the place after the comma separated by a comma.  Unfortunately, this does not work as an addition:replace (".",","); Can anyone help me? Thank you very much!

Hey all,I am trying to animate a map illustration. I have a circle centered in my project over a start line (which is the route), I am wanting to move the map so the line to flows through the centre of the circle, keeping the circle pin centered in my project. How can I make the background move through while keeping the pin fixed?Image attached of the map, pin and route.

Hi. I'm re-posting a question that I posted from last night to see if anyone has am insight: Hi. I am working on a project that uses roto brush a lot. Since I've been working on it, the roto brush has been taking progressively longer to propagate. Other than rolling the version of AE back to 18.1 (which seems to be the common suggestion to resolve the issue), is there another method to resolve it? I am using ProRes 422 files. I am running it on a laptop with Windows 11 and a decent amount of RAM (40GB) and I've upped the amount of RAM usage by AE. Is there anything else I should try?

1.) After Effects 2025.3 (Build 4) and After Effects Beta 2025.3 (Build on April 09, 2025).2.) Win 11 Pro. Version: 24H2. Build: 26100.34763.) Take footage of any kind. Use Roto Brush 1, 2, or 3 on any length of footage, be it a sequence, MOV, or other wrapper type, and after masking, save the roto by clicking "Freeze." 4.) Expected result: saving the matte, so After Effects doesn't keep using computer resources to endlessly re-propagate mattes it has already made. *Actual result: After Effects crashes, every single time.The Roto Brush 3 is pretty good at maintaining animated shapes, but it doesn't save when I click "Freeze." I am working on 4K footage, which I shifted from uncompressed/RAW to JPEG files. I used Roto Brush 3 on a 110 second clip. It did rather well, and I did some cleanup, and after saving my project, I went to "Freeze" the Roto Brush, so it would preserve the shapes.I have tried this multiple times, including with Roto Brush 2 and 1 (nowhere near a

I changed it from Premier to After Effect CompositionThe "The impact reported a general error" error window appears and cannot be converted to composition.When I import the corresponding clip in question as after-effects, the error window "After Effects; AEGP plugin première pro import; error reading effect info. some effects will be skipped" appears, but what is the problemThere's no codec problem, it plays well in the player, and it's a clip that doesn't have a problem when I'm working on Premier, but if I only take it to After Effects, I get a problem

Desde la última actualización, After Effect presenta error al importar directamente archivos de Animate.Gravísimo problema para quienes trabajamos con animación.¿Alguien sabe cómo solucionarlo?¿Adobe tiene conocimiento del caso? 

If you can please do a step by step.Video for better look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcMKnM9GOww&pp=ygUVbmlnaHRjcmF3bGVyIHggbWVuIDk30gcJCX4JAYcqIYzv

Have just uninstalled and installed AfterEffects on my mac yesterday.But when I try and access the Cinema 4D Addon via the composition setting menu it says the addon is not present.But double checking in Creative Cloud is installed.I have attached Screen grabs for reference.  

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 Issue  AE not running .jsx script when called from applescript Adobe After Effects version number 25.0Operating system MacOS 14.6Steps to reproduce - Run a .jsx script from applescript, it will work the first time AE opens but not for subsequent attempts Expected result - AE performs tasks requested by the .jsx scriptActual result -  AE does nothing  

Hello friends, I am trying to automate a task in our office. I want to move to every layer above in point. At each point it stops, there is a staggered text field that I want to overlay on the frame at that time. I came up with this script but cannot get it to save the Photoshop file. Could someone with experience take a look. Any help or suggestions welcome. Thanksif (app.project.activeItem != null && app.project.activeItem instanceof CompItem) { var comp = app.project.activeItem; var selectedLayers = comp.selectedLayers; if (selectedLayers.length === 1) { app.beginUndoGroup("Move Up Through InPoints"); var currentLayer = selectedLayers[0]; var fileIndex = 1; // Start file index while (currentLayer.index > 1) { // Get layer above var layerAbove = comp.layer(currentLayer.index - 1); // Move playhead to layerAbove's inPoint comp.time = layerAbove.inP

I am trying to devise a solution for outputting slides (still frames) from video. The frames that I want to output match a list of time codes. I already have a way to generate the list of time codes that need to be exported. Would After Effects be helpful with this? Is it possible to output frames based on timecode with a script or some other method? Thanks

How do I hide the preview thumbnail in the Project panel? It eats up a lot of valuable real estate. I see how to disable the thumbnails in Preferences, but not how to hide the preview area (which I don't need once I've  disabled the thumbnails):

I use latest Ae app. In my app Snapping of Current time indicator & Keyframe does not strong enough. Is there anyway to fix this?