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TillTillTillParticipant

With Mercury Transmit, the background color of the pasteboard is just Black. For Comps working with a lot of black, that makes it impossible to work.

Using an M4 MBP with and iPad with Mercury Transmit. I work with lots of Black comps and I need to be able to see the borders of the comp, otherwise the Mercury Transmit feature is useless to me. Confusing why the BG isn’t the same as the pasteboard or just customizable. If I’m missing something, I would appreciate your help!Cheers

simon0815Inspiring

Feature Requests

"files could not be found"Open for Voting

hi,recently this window pop up. Bc I had an project open and moved files in the Explorer.Won't it be nice if there the opportunity to replace the footage? like in Pr, with an path?

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liimsParticipant

Direct 2d Drawbot Hresult -2003238911

Drawbot crashes on After Effects.In After Effects apears after editing interface, moving timeline up and down si imported composition. without it doing with no problemsMy PC Windows 11, 32Ram, Intel arc 16Gb, Intel core 7 ultra, Laptop : Samsung Galaxy book 5 pro 360 last drivers updates.problems with AE 25 & AE 26in attachement is video how problems apear

swrutherfordInspiring

Feature Requests

Add a "Save as Preset" option to the output settings dialog box in After EffectsOpen for Voting

After Effects:Currently, to create a “template” in Output Settings, you click the drop down next to the Output Module and select “Make Template...”Options Presented When Clicking the Output Module settings in the Render Queue in After Effects ...then have to select “Edit” from the middle of the screen…Output Module Templates Dialog Box, Creating a New Template And then you can edit your settings. Output Module Settings Dialog Box This is the same dialog box that can be accessed by simply clicking the queued item’s Output Module Settings in the Render Queue:Queued Composition in Render Queue I believe it would be beneficial to have a “Save as Preset” or “Save as Output Module Template” button on the Output Module Settings page like Photoshop has on their “New Document” dialog box: Photoshop “New Document” Dialog Box - “Save as Preset” OptionHaving the option on the Output Module Settings dialog box would speed up the creation of templates/presets since it can reduce clicks overall. Also

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Sam CornelisInspiring

Selection tool changes mask shape in stead of moving layer

There is a new behaviour after the latest update of After Effects v16.1.3 build 5, OSX Mojave.   When you have a mask on a layer, you have the "Toggle mask and shape path visibility" switched on, and you have the layer selected, you can't move the layer with the selection tool (V) anymore. Using the selection tool transforms the shape of the mask.   If I disable the toggle mask, or deselect the layer, or select multiple layers ... it works as it used to be. Any feedback would be helpful, Thank you,   Sam     This is annoying. Is this normal, and can this be set back to the way it worked before (just moving a layer)?  

Andras SParticipant

Tapered trim paths flickering

Hi all, I am experiencing weird flickering when I apply taper to smoothed (bezier) trim paths. They seem to work fine if I keep them linear, but smoothing the curves brings out random errors in the animation. Tried smoothing the anchor points in Illustrator before bringing them to AE, but the problem still shows.Even though this example curve comes from AI, the same issue can be recreated with simple curves created on a shape layer.Tried switching GPU/CPU rendering, no luck.Currently on Win 10, AE 22.6.0, but I was able to recreate the same issue on different versions of AE 2023 on a couple of different computers.Any ideas how to fix this?Thanks!  

real_5081Known Participant

Error reading the text later. Skipping the text layer

This error completely breaks projects. There seems to be no way to fix it whatsoever. Cannot be opened, cannot be imported into another project. Nothing. Windows 10, AMD 5950, 4070 GPU, all AE versions

Volition74auInspiring

Feature Requests

Feature request - Trim Paths as a Text AnimatorOpen for Voting

Currently there is no way to animate trim paths on live text. A User needs to Convert to shapes or masks and go from there. Meaning that any edits to the text become laborious.Thos animation is a common one too, that I see a lot in titles and motion design.Adding a "strokes Trim Paths" text animator option would be a great way to implement this, once added you set the trim path speed. then use either the range, wobbly or expression selectors to animate. And honestly I don't know why its not part of AE already. as a text animator it would have great control as the selectors have great flexibility.C'mon Adobe.

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Max29840681yomcParticipating Frequently

Feature Requests

Dynamic Link between AE projectsOpen for Voting

This might be a long shot and I dont know if its technically possible to implement, but I think this would be a major improvement to after effects as a whole. I think the easiest way to explain it is looking at the dynamic link feature between premiere and AE, but from AE projects to AE projects.I would have plenty of usecases for this and I it would elevate professional workflows into new heights.Just like having your own library of functions in coding, that you can link in multiple scripts, updating or adding new logic to the source function which automatically integrates in the scripts where its linked to. In this case the function would be an After effects project that you can reuse and implement in other projects and automatically updates in all linked projects if theres changes to the master project.Reallife example: I have a beverage flatlabel that I wrap around a beverage can with UV Map. I use this Label in multiple projects, since theres plenty of different campaigns and

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true_infinity_7472Participant

Feature Requests

Bend/Twist deformers and Boolean operations for the new 3D shapesOpen for Voting

Two things that would make a huge difference:Bend / Twist deformersRight now extruded shapes are completely rigid. It would be really useful to have simple deformers like bend and twist so we could curve ribbons, banners, UI bars, arcs, etc. directly inside After Effects.These are very basic modifiers in most 3D tools, but in AE the only options are exporting to Cinema 4D, or using blender, using plugins, or building awkward workarounds with multiple layers.Boolean operations for 3D shapesboolean operations (subtract, intersect, union) for extruded shapes. For example: cutting holes in a 3D object , creating frames or cut-outs , combining shapes into more complex formsRight now there’s no way to do that in AE’s 3D system, which makes the modeling side of it very limited.Even basic tasks often require switching to another program, which breaks the workflow.deformers and boolean operations would make the system much more practical for everyday motion graphics work.

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Trace34314763f4wqParticipant

Feature Requests

AI-Enhanced 3D Camera Tracker (Adobe Sensei Integration)Open for Voting

Hi Adobe team, I’d love to see a major update to the 3D Camera Tracker in After Effects — something that brings it up to modern AI standards and makes it a truly intelligent scene analysis tool instead of just a point solver.Right now, the 3D Camera Tracker works, but it still feels very manual and outdated comparatively. We get tracking points and a solved camera, but we still have to figure out ground planes, scale, object anchoring, occlusion, and scene layout ourselves.What I want to see is an AI-enhanced version of the 3D Camera Tracker powered by Sensei. Something that understands the scene, not just tracks it.What This Could Look Like1. Context-Aware Auto Camera Solve AI-assisted solve that distinguishes between static and dynamic objects Better drift prevention by ignoring moving people, cars, etc. Real-time confidence feedback so we know if a solve is solid 2. Automatic Ground & Room Detection Auto floor detection and proper world orientation Basic room bui

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dullah08Participant

After Effects V26 has memory leaks! I'm having to restart after 45 minutes of use. Undo is causing memory failures and crashes. I'm on an M1 Ultra Mac Studio w 128G RAM and a terabyte of dedicated scratch space.

After Effects V26 has memory leaks! I'm having to restart after 45 minutes of use. Undo is causing memory failures and crashes. I'm on an M1 Ultra Mac Studio w 128G RAM and a terabyte of dedicated scratch space.

nickn35634941Inspiring

xtractor doesnt work with proxies

in after effects 2023I have a full res EXR Z depth frame, i set proxy to a low res sequence of the same exr format, XTractoR does not detect/use the sequence and displays the original still frame.I get the same behaviour with the cryptomatte plugin, so i cannot work with any of these passes using proxies. Is there a way around this?

Nicol�s_Haurat1735Inspiring

Tengo un texto y cuando le doy al enter el texto me desaparece mágicamente

Estoy escribiendo y cuando quiero hacer que el texto vaya hacia abajo simplemente me desaparece…No tengo mucho más para describir.

FeedbackCommunityMemberInspiring

Feature Requests

BACKGROUND AUTO-SAVE, Auto-save should not interrupt your workflowOpen for Voting

The title says it all. Auto-save should function in the background and NOT pop up with an annoying progress bar every time it runs. Gets REALLY bad on large project files when auto-saves take up to a min every single time.Total workflow killer. Should be just like taking snapshots of your project in the background while continue working.The dialog even pops up and steals focus from another app you're in.

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Chriso M8Known Participant

Feature Requests

Add proportional editing in the graph editor like blenderOpen for Voting

In Blender there is a really cool way to move keyframes around, you can select one key frame and turn on proportional editing where a sphere of influence pops up and you can adjust the size. it's great for stuff like gradually increasing the size of the bezier points in the graph editor. here is an example of it in blenderhttps://youtu.be/hfzfykbbjBw

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emile_3380Participant

How to detect what color theme AE is using via script?

I am developing a script for After Effects that launches a small window and lets the user generate various compositions. I want to include a small image of a company logo on the window: One version that works with a light color theme and a different version that works with After Effects’ dark color themes. However, what ExtendScript code can I use to detect the currently active theme (e.g. ‘light’, ‘dark’ or ‘darkest’?)I’ve scoured forums and Github for answers but I’ve not found anything yet that works.

ericmlevyInspiring

My own plugins not loading in Mediacore

I am an AE plugin developer. With this new MacOS update to Tahoe (or maybe it's the upgrade to AE2026) my customers aren't able to load my plugins via Mediacore, it only works in the Plug-ins folder.Does anyone know how to solve this?

magical_writer4173Participant

Hi need help to cancel free trial for adobe after affect

Hi use creative cloud desktop to do a free trial on adobe after effect and I want to cancel the plan but when I go to my account it doesn't show so I don't know what to do. I tried to contact adobe but I don't know how and everytime I search for their contact I get a link to a virtual assistance. I didn't use my card to do the free trial so was wondering when the free trial is done will i not get charge due to me not using my card? Pls help thank you

injir_8278Participant

UI lag in After Effects

Hello. Recently Ive encountered a serious issue with the After Effects interface. It becomes extremely laggy after any click or action. The problem appears randomly - sometimes the program opens and works fine, but most of the time it freezes constantly.Interestingly, if I move the program window to my second monitor, the issue disappears completely.I’ve already tried the following:Updated and rolled back GPU drivers (twice),Reinstalled After Effects,Removed all third-party plugins,Changed monitor refresh rateSometimes the issue temporarily goes away if I switch between fullscreen and windowed mode, but it always comes back eventually.

jakob13Participant

After Effects Programm sei beschädigt

Hallo liebes Forum,ich habe leider ein kleines Problem. Mein After Effects lässt sich nicht mehr öffnen. Ich bekomme jedes mal wieder eine Fehlermeldung, dass das Programm "beschädigt" sei. Ich habe es schon mehrmals (de-)installiert und auch verschiedene Versionen schon ausprobiert. Es funktioniert leider gar nichts. Ich hoffe ihr könnt mir weiterhelfen und würde mich über jede Hilfe freuen!LG

Vadym B.Inspiring

The program does not start, error window

I was working 30 minutes ago, everything was ok. I tried to log in to continue working, but I got this window (screenshot). I tried reinstalling with saved settings, but it didn't help.I also tried this instruction - https://community.adobe.com/questions-529/after-effects-can-t-continue-an-unexpected-error-has-occurred-and-after-effects-will-now-shutdown-56063.This also didn't solve the problem. All folders have the appropriate permissions.This is annoying because I didn't change anything in the files or settings. All I did was open another guy's project, then close it without saving. That was the last successful launch of AE.I also installed a few fonts from Envato.What could have damaged AE?Latest version of AE installed. And latest version of MacOS. Macbook Pro M1.

real_5081Known Participant

Stop making apps worse

Is Adobe ever going to stop making their apps worse? Every f* day I'm spending more time troubleshooting than working. The slowdown is literally costing me money because your business plan seems to be "Let's justify the subscription model and abusive cancellation practices by rushing out a new version every year" Your priorities are an absolute joke! People don't want crappy new AI tools that slow down the whole app, they want reliability! I know this isn't how you report a bug, but what does it even matter any more? If you actually did fix a bug there's countless more and you will never fix them before moving them along to the next major release. I'm struggling to do my job because you can't do yours. After nearly 20 years of being an Adobe customer I cannot wait to leave this ridiculous company and its staggering incompetence behind

SterphyKnown Participant

Feature Requests

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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abobus00000Participant

Red CTI gets stuck on the timeline

The red CTI (Current Time Indicator) suddenly stops at unexpected moments. Additionally while playing back with a buggy red line the viewport zoom stops working, but that is just extra information. This bug doesn't affect anything except the red line and zoom. I can still see the video and hear the audio. However, it's really annoying because you notice the timeline stopping while the animation keeps playing which feels out of sync. I've read every possible forum about this bug. Many users report it happening when After Effects and Premiere Pro are open together or when using Dynamic Link. The problem is I've never used Dynamic Link, I always render animations as mov-files and import them into Premiere Pro manually. System Specs:- CPU: Intel Core i7-12700K.- RAM: KingBank SharpBlade 6000 MHz 64 GB.- Primary Drive (OS/Software): NVMe SSD Lexar ARES 2 TB.- OS: Windows 11 24H2 build 26100.2605.- GPU: RTX 4070 Ti Super based on Studio driver version 566.36. Important No

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