After Effects

After Effects 26.5 hangs or takes extremely long to open projects containing offline network-linked filesOpen for Voting

After updating to After Effects 26.5, I encountered a serious issue when opening older AEP projects.The problem occurs when the project contains a file that was originally linked from a network/server location that no longer exists. This is not a typical "Missing Footage" situation.In these projects, After Effects 26.3 did not classify the file as missing footage. Instead, it generated a different error related to the unavailable source. Despite the error, the project could still be opened normally.After updating to version 26.5, projects containing such references either:do not open at all, or take an extremely long time to open.For example, a project that previously opened in about 1 minute can now take 20+ minutes to load.Expected result:After Effects should detect the source as offline or missing and allow the project to open normally, similar to previous versions.Actual result:After Effects becomes unresponsive during project loading or takes an extremely long time to open the pro

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kittituch_5538Participant

Can the latest version of After Effects copy a path from Illustrator and paste it directly onto a Solid Layer's mask? Pls, help me

Plese help me

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5 days ago

smart_ideaeafbParticipant

Mera pass under pipe line ka video hai jis ke under mud or rock or bhai bhut object hai jis ko hum ko remove kar na hai or us video ko realistic dikhana hai

Hum ko pipe line ka video editing kar na hai

hasdhjasParticipating Frequently

When I press spacebar to play preview, it takes about 5 seconds before playing?

Never had this issue on my Windows 7 desktop, this is only on my brand new laptop running Windows 10... which should be a lot quicker and run AE better. Anyone else experience this? I press space bar, wait about five seconds and then the preview plays even if it is already loaded.Tried google and found nothing. This is on the latest version of AE but I'm using it for the first time on this computer. Specs: https://i.imgur.com/XpZmZfx.png It makes no sense to me because everything else is fast except this. Additional info: I'm using Mercury Software Only in settings if it matters. 500gb memory and disk cache are empty, purging affects nothing. Display drivers up to date. Working from local drives. Video footage is just small 1080p mp4 files recorded with OBS, so loading them is no problem once the video plays.

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takashi vfxInspiring

roto brush v4 Refine Edge Matte with Smoother first frame glitch if the precomp frame prior is blankInvestigating

there is glitch in Refine Edge Matte with Chatter reduction Smoother selected.it’s only happens if the precomp layer has blank frames. I'm guessing that Smoother option look for before and after frame for Chatter reduction. there is no issue if the roto brush is applied at the 1st frame or apply directly to footage that trimmed but frames exist,solution now is trim the precomp to footage length, add duplicate frame at frame before, extend head frames if you have.thanks,tsystem info:MacStudio M2 UltraOS 15.7.9AE 26.5.0

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SterphyKnown Participant

Folders in After Effects timelineOpen for Voting

Timeline folders. We have them in Animate, Photoshop, Illustrator... precomps can utterly ruin your work and is NOT an alternatives to having a simple folder hierarchy - especially when dealing with shape layers or anything that requires continual rasterization.

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easygoing_fun8f30Known Participant

SmartFX: complete Full-resolution upstream input during reduced preview, including negative-origin text and continuously rasterized AI

We are developing a native SmartFX effect on macOS/Apple silicon, tested in AE 26.5x89. We need to analyze the current frame's upstream alpha at a consistent resolution while rendering Full/Half/Quarter previews. This is not a request for a historical frame or time-remapping support.The effect derives content bounds and occupied cells from alpha. Reduced input can lose a faint detail and change the occupied-cell set, which then changes the timing of other visible cells. We can reproduce that in AE with a synthetic 32×8 PNG: two opaque 4×4 corner patches and one alpha=4/255 pixel. At Quarter, the faint feature disappears while the opaque patches remain. Input dimensions or a conservative bounding rectangle alone cannot supply the missing occupancy information.Ordinary SmartFX checkout supplies the complete required extent in our text test, but PF_RenderRequest has no documented per-checkout resolution override. Our isolated diagnostic also tried this acquisition chain:1. PFInterfaceSuit

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abstract_hands0688Participating Frequently

Same Path to follow

I want this object to follow same path it had before. By holding SHIFT key it is possible to have either vertical path or horizontal path. Is there any key to hold to follow same path it had before? file & video also attached.Same Path.aep

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abstract_hands0688Participating Frequently

Selection option & graphic font is different

Font is graphic area shows italic font but selection is regular. What is reason? File is attached as well.Font.aep

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realistic_Flower4b8bParticipant

Urgent: Need help downgrading an AEP file from v24.6.4 to v18 (CC 2021)

Hello community, 🙂 I am in a big rush and working on a restricted PC, so I cannot update my software right now. I need to open a 26 MB project file created in After Effects 2024 (v24.6.4), but my local version is CC 2021 (v18).Could someone with AE 2024 please open it and save it as a copy for CC 2023, and then from 2023 save it as a copy for CC 2021? I would appreciate it infinitely.Here is the WeTransfer link: https://we.tl/t-YiBzshhsuJsCn0TAThank you so much! 🙏🏻

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abstract_hands0688Participating Frequently

Selection option & graphic font is different

Font is graphic area shows italic font but selection is regular. What is reason? File is attached as well.Font.aep

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nwitchellParticipant

Cryptomatte brokenOpen for Voting

Hi there, I’m on 2026.5.0 on a Mac Studio M2 chip running MacOS 26.6.2. Cryptomatte is not working consistently in this latest version. When freshly opened for the first time, I can apply Cryptomatte and select a single color to create a matte and after that the plugin becomes almost entirely unresponsive. Shift+clicking other colors does nothing in the viewport. Deselecting the current color does nothing in the viewport. The only indication I have that something is happening under the hood is that when I shift click to add colors to the matter I see the additional color ID being added to the list of color IDs that cryptomatte is using, but the minute I move my cursor off of said color, the ID disappears and nothing happens. The viewport is unchanged by this as well. Clicking a second color and seeing the ID list update is only showing in the effect control panel. the additional selected color in the viewport remains its original color. Once this behavior begins it occurs in every othe

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Ignatz Johnson HighamKnown Participant

When transforming mask shape the mode changesOpen for Voting

Selecting mask path on solid layer and then hitting ctrl + t to transform whilst dragging the transform box edges the mode of the mask randomly changes or cycles through. It then remains on whichever random mode it was on when releasing the mouse. This occurs both with mouse and pen tablet. Video attached. AE version 26.5.0

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Soothing_innovator858aParticipant

My Roto Brush in version 26.5 doesn't work at all. The strokes disappear when I move the cursor, and freezing it doesn't create any visible results. I've tried different versions and several fixes, but nothing works.

My Roto Brush in version 26.5 simply doesn't work. I can't use any of the available versions. I can make the strokes, and sometimes even select the areas, but as soon as I move the cursor away, the markings disappear. If I freeze it, it processes, but nothing appears visually. It only creates an Object Matte in the layer, but I can't actually use it. I've tried searching for a solution but couldn't find anything. I've tried several fixes and different versions of Roto Brush, but nothing changes. It keeps behaving exactly the same way. My next step is to uninstall and reinstall After Effects, but if that doesn't work, I honestly don't know what else to do.

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Flavio_StInspiring

Add text background like in PremiereOpen for Voting

Is almost ridiculous that premiere has the option to add a backgrounhd color to a text and After Effects, which should be more advanced, hasn't. Come on.... We have to invent all types of weird expressions to do that, and this way you can't even add corner radious to the background like in Premiere. Premiere has so many advances features for text that I wish could be brought into After Effects as well.

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Rick GerardCommunity Expert

Looks like the forum was attacked by an AI bot

Security needs to improve. The forum is flodded with posts from an AI bot or a hacker.

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rachelcenterLegend

when i add lumetri to a .heic file in adobe after effects 2025, it stretches the whole imageOpen for Voting

when i add lumetri to a .heic file in adobe after effects 2025, it stretches the whole image. i’ve encountered this a few times in the past. Happy to upload a picture to show you, but i cannot post it to a public forum. I then took a professional picture downloaded from Getty images and applied lumetri to it, and it too became stretched. (but if i delete lumetri and try colorista, it doesnt stretch the photos). Lumetri should not be warping/stretching the photo.AE version 25.6.6 (build 4), mac os Golden Gate 27.0.1. Using this AE template: https://app.envato.com/video-templates/a6370aea-cb3b-4061-bcc9-4f46308ae271

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Gerhard_DrawsKnown Participant

View > New viewer option gone in recent update

After effects recently did an auto update and now I see the New viewer option is gone??This is a crucial funtion I need to see how my precomps update in the main comp.  Is this a mistake? Has it moved somewhere else?? After Effects 25.2.2 

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magnificent_Buttercup22f7Participant

After Effects Fresh Install crashes on launch (Windows 10)

After Effects 25.5 Crashes on launch. Splash screen launches but just a mere seconds after a crash window pops up. Splash screen never gets past “Initializing MediaCore”Crash Window always displays a different code or error. Latest one was this one. This is a fresh install of After Effects. No third party plug ins or preferences.I have the same problem with Illustrator. I already tried:Uninstall AE and Creative Cloud and do a fresh install (deleting all related adobe files from C:/) Using Adobe Cleaner Tool Using Adobe CC diagnostics tool (for some reason it only wants to diagnose troubles with premiere pro, which is not installed) Install another version Graphic Drivers are up to date Reinstalled Graphic drivers Windows is up to date (WIN 10) Restarted my PC several times Run as administrator Installing Older BuildsMy PC specs areWindows 10 build 19045Nvidia GTX 1660 OCRAM 32GBAMD Ryzen 5 3600 (no integrated graphics so disabling GPU is not an option) I would appreciate any help you

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abstract_hands0688Participating Frequently

Font style in graphic & selected option

Font style in the graphic area is ITALIC but selected font style in option is NORMAL. What is reason for this? File is attached.Font.aep

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BenterAInspiring

After Effects 2026: ProRes 422 HQ exports incorrectly tagged as Rec.601 instead of Rec.709 at non-standard resolutionsInvestigating

BUG: After Effects 2026 – ProRes 422 HQ exports incorrectly tagged as Rec.601 instead of Rec.709 at non-standard resolutionsProduct: Adobe After Effects 2026Operating System: Windows 10Export Format: Apple ProRes 422 HQSeverity: High – Incorrect color metadata in professional master filesISSUE SUMMARYAdobe After Effects 2026 appears to assign incorrect color space metadata to Apple ProRes 422 HQ exports at certain non-standard resolutions.When exporting a composition at 1536 × 576, the resulting ProRes file contains Rec.601-related color metadata, even though Rec.709 Gamma 2.4 was explicitly selected as the output color profile.The same export settings produce correctly tagged Rec.709 files at 1920 × 1080.Interestingly, exporting directly to H.264 from After Effects at 1536 × 576 does not exhibit this issue.This suggests that the problem is specific to the ProRes export pipeline and may be related to resolution-dependent color space handling.STEPS TO REPRODUCETEST 1 – STANDARD HD RESOL

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system_9730Participant

Request to Increase the Maximum Duration of After Effects CompositionsOpen for Voting

In After Effects, the maximum composition duration is currently limited to 23:59:00:00.However, in actual production environments, there are cases where filming begins late in the 23:00 hour and continues past midnight into the following day.For this reason, we would like After Effects to support timelines longer than 24 hours more naturally by either removing the current 23:59:00:00 maximum duration limit or extending it beyond 24 hours.Although this is a rare case, we have also encountered situations where a frame after 23:59:00:00, such as 23:59:05:15, needed to be used as the starting frame. However, After Effects was unable to support this.

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Alex SchenkeParticipant

Node Based and Layer Based Compositing in After EffectsOpen for Voting

I'm a big fan of the layer based compositing and layer based editing After Effects currently has. That being said I'm well aware of the demand for node based workflows from other professionals in my field who use software like Davinci Resolve/Fusion/Nuke. From what I gather I have heard the excuse that AE is too old and integating such feature's would be too difficult. I'm no expert on software development but my suggestion would be to devide After Effects in two. Upon opening After Effects you are greeted with a choice of what kind of project you would like to make. A "Layer Based" or "Node Based" project. Selecting Layer Based will take you to the traditional layout. Selecting Node Based will launch you into a new UI that visually more akin to something like Nuke. Over time Adobe can work on ways to integrate the two halves together but by doing this they can cater to professionals or new enthusiasts who want to try out other methods of compositing.    

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John+SoldaParticipant