After Effects

Im trying to access the 2nd dropdown menu from Camera Lens Blur Effect Layer "ADBE Camera Lens Blur-0010"   My issue is that I am unable to access the second dropdown, the Source/Masks/Effects & Masks dropdown.  I am trying to automate a process and part of that is changing that dropdown to "Effects & Masks".   var lensBlurEffect = deviceScreenTrackLayer.property("Effects").addProperty("Camera Lens Blur"); var blurMapLayerProperty = lensBlurEffect.property("ADBE Camera Lens Blur-0010"); blurMapLayerProperty.setValue(1);   I am able to set the layer to index 1 but I am unable to change from "Source" to "Effects & Masks"   I just need to know if it is even possible.  Thank you in advance!  Best, - David 

For the past several weeks, I've been getting kernel panics when using After Effects and sometimes Premiere Pro. Not doing anything too intensive. Can anyone see something in here that indicates the issue? Hardware test passed. Crash report attached. Thanks!!!

I've been trying to sort this out for days, but I'm not sure why my stereoscopic VR files are creating really wacky OUTPUT compositions. I've tried out every tutorial on YT, and have been using this method of precoming the LEFT and RIGHT portions of the video separately, then creating 3D edits with the VR Comp Editor. Once I do that, I can orbit around and edit my footage with no issue. Note that the VR Comp Editor does not change though. I'm not given any new options to switch between the Edit and Output on the window itself. This is different from all tutorials I've seen. Finally, when I go to Output for a render, I get a comp that looks like this every time.I've tried many different methods, without precomping and whatnot. It ends up looking like this every single time. Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

I’m trying to add 3D atmospheric light to an image, but the light isn’t moving. It stays fixed on the image. I’m planning to turn the image into a seamless loop. Could you help me figure this out?

I am working with many layers and want to edit a movement that includes several of them at once, and also have them move in the same interpolation as each other. How do I edit that in one move instead of editing each one individually? I know there a keys for only editing the Position (P), Opacity (T), etc, but what about more complex functions like something inside a Puppet effect? I am using the latest edition of AE on a Windows 11.

These kinds of animations look like they're digitally painted in 2D (like photoshop), then animated in After Effects layer by layer. But in the video below, notice the pink ribbons attached to the lady's forearms. They look like they were digitally painted, yet animated in a 3D fashion. Can After Effects achieve this? If not, does anyone know how you would make something like that? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-_JxiLl0Xs&list=PLbAFXJC0J5GZHUtGea_zQR0OyD3UBuw9s&index=29&t=0s

Upscaling footage at a 2x ratio within After EffectsCaused After effects must close warning.Log top[2024-09-21_13-31-52][36076][Error] [general] Uncaught JS Exception:././js/4.js:65:2411033TypeError: Cannot read properties of undefined (reading 'isSelected')at onContextMenu (././js/4.js:65:2411034)at Object.Ue (././js/4.js:65:3213930)at Je (././js/4.js:65:3214084)at ././js/4.js:65:3231750at wa (././js/4.js:65:3231844)at Sa (././js/4.js:65:3232258)at ././js/4.js:65:3237891at Ne (././js/4.js:65:3313624)at ././js/4.js:65:3233714at Ta (././js/4.js:65:3233754)at Qt (././js/4.js:65:3222036)at Zt (././js/4.js:65:3221262)at t.unstable_runWithPriority (././js/4.js:65:3456916)at Vn (././js/4.js:65:3242048)at De (././js/4.js:65:3313364)at Jt (././js/4.js:65:3221055)at e.exports.n (././js/4.js:65:2956477)at uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2:11680at Object.runWithNativeHandler (<anonymous>)at L (uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2:11572)at uxp://uxp-internal/domjs_scripts.js:2:11018at D

Hi,I dnt understand why this circle is so weird. why does the centre has an extra part? I just copy the circle, the original one dsnt have it. copied one has. am so upset. please help me. 

Hello, I am working on an old MacBook Pro 2015 with the currently available macOS for this hardware. My problem is that After Effects does not support Advanced 3D for my MacBook ("Advanced 3D is not supported by the current hardware"). Is there any way to make Advanced 3D available on my MacBook? After Effects Version 24.6.2macOS Version 12.7.6 Thanks a lot!Mark 

I recently startet with after effects and quickly found out how komplex it is. Everyting went perfect untill i got to the diagram where you can change the speed and stuff ( I was editing a car video ). First the diagram was complety with the seconds on the side and then it completly changed out of nowhere : there where percent numbers on the side the line wich is suposed to change the speed is no longer changing the speed and there are two wierd lines wich are moving complety wierd up and down without any seable effect .does someone knows how to get it back to normal ?Thanks for help !

So, I've been trying to solve a problem for last 3 days, 3 different adobe support guys tried (with taking over the computer) wihtout solving it. Problem:When exporting a video via Adobe Media Encoder from After Effects, the sound has crackling / popping in certain places, not often that you notice it easily, but often enough to be not usable. Problem is only when AME is export from AE.* If I do the same thing in AME from hard drive file, there is no problem.* If I export from After Effects (in any format), there is no problem.What I've tried:* Updating AME* Using different project* Saving audio file in different versions* Precomping audio file* Everything I could think of in AE alone* Making comp longer 2-3 seconds and other suggetions of similar nature from adobe forums* Using few AME versions* Tried from AE CS6* Using wav instead of mp3* Switching from 48khz to 44 (both in AE and AME)* Trying with 16 bit 48khz* Bascially everything suggested from forums regarding wav/mp3/khz/bi

 can someone help me how to delete this "evalscript" folder? i found this folder when i want to collect files an after effect project. i can't delete this whole folder because of this "evalscript" thingy. When i clicked it, it said that the location is not available,. I've tried to forced delete these folder it said "error 0x80004005. I already restarted my laptop and it's still not working.

Hi,I’m looking for an expression that, applied to a text layer with a high tracking value (250 for example), will adjust che space between each couple of letters with a sinusoidal shape, with a zero value on left and right and the maximun value at the center. The width of the text box should be retained. It also would be nice to have a parameter to animate the “strength” like in the attached image, that is a simulation of the result I’m looking for. Thanks in advance

In one of my Libraries, the saved colors don't show in AE Libraries panel, only other assets like graphics. In all other apps, the colors show. I've tried clearing the filters, changing the grouping etc. but no joy. The colors were originally added in Illustrator. It's sporadic. Happens for a while and then they mysteriously reappear.    Latest version of AEWin 11128GB RAMAMD 5950xRTX 3080

I'm finding this tool extremely helpful, but something that has been popping up is I can't seem to be able to save it's layout from session to session. It keeps defaulting back to it's original state. Any input would be appreciated.

Is there a way to access "Save Frame as ProEXR" from Automation Blocks?I'm looking to export a multilayered EXR with holdout mattes via the Render Que, and this functionality is not available there?If not, I'd love to petition Adobe to include this functionality into the render que so it can be used more widely. Adobe bought and implemented this fnord plugin back in 2019/2020 and hasn't really incorporated it into the main codebase.

Hello! I would like to have an expression on a Menu Dropdown controller, such that ifvar text = thisComp.layer("Verse").text.sourceText.value;has 1 lines of text, then the dropdown menu will be value 1, if it has 2 lines the menu will be value 2, and if the text has 3 lines it will be value 3. (The default vaule of the dropdown menu should be value 2.) Is there a way to do this, where you reference how many lines a text layer has with an expression? Thanks!

hi all how to give same slide effects in ae . Below is attachment of video for refernces Title edited by Mod.

Hello everyone! I have been trying to recreate something I saw online for some time ago but with not much of luck,I am trying to skew some characters on a word using text animator but adjust also the space of the lettersso the skewed letters doesn't fall on the othersAny ideas would be much of a help.Cheers!

There is a problem which is driving me crazy for months now.We have multiple computers running After Effects, and there is a brand new PC with no expense spared components in it which just crashes really often (Intel Core i9-13900K with 128 GB DDR5 RAM, RTX 3060 Ti and a MSI MAG Z790 TOMAHAWK WIFI) and a All other, much lower quality PC-s manage to continue working on the same comp, same AE version, same Windows, without problems. Its not a comp specific or effect specific thin, it can happen anywhere, even in  safe mode (both Windows and After Effects)I have tried updating drivers, stress tested each hardware compoment separately including RAM, CPU and GPU, installed it clean, run in safe mode, deleted 3rd party plugins, uninstalled RAM modules one by one, ran without GPU, updated BIOS, checked Event Logs, analized dump files, used driver verifier, tried basically all solutions found online without a result. I am working on this with the support of ChatGPT for weeks without any s

So I reset my PC a few weeks ago and I freshly installed AE as well as my other softwares. Now while working AE randomly just runs out of memory and black screens my monitor for a few seconds, then gives me the whole error message shtick. I'm literally working with simple text layers and shape layers. No heavy VFX (although this shouldn't happen with that either). Changing the amount of memory AE can use in the settings doesn't help anything, nor does setting the AfterFX.exe task in task managers' priority to Low, as I intitally thought was helping. I'm running 32 GB RAM, 5800x3D, 3060 ti. What could i do to fix this?

Hello, I installed the sapphire plug in, and it works, but it has a big red X in the middle of the screen. If someone can explain to me how to remove the big X, I'd really appreciate it. I should also add, I downloaded the plug in from, BorisFX.