After Effects

I work on windows which has a really low character file path limit (~256 characters i think). If I am sending a project to another artist and I do a collect files, it puts all the assets into a folder structure similar to how it is structured on my computer, and if I have dragged in other projects into that project file, it keeps that folder structure too. So I end up with file paths that WAYYYYY exceed the windows limit, so when I go to zip the file, it always fails or it just doesn't tell me and I end up sending projects with tons of assets missing.  In premiere when you media manage a project (essentially the same thing as doing a collect files in AE) It dumps all the assets for that file into one simple folder. It doesnt organize them at all, its just a folder with images, videos, vectors, audio... everything you've used in the project all litterally dumped in one folder. Its ugly as hell but for systems with character limits its kind of perfect and would be really useful

  While working in After Effects, I'm using basic masks for cloning. The preview displays the video correctly, but during the export/render process in the queue, sections of my mask disappear midway. The project is set at a 23.976 frame rate with a 4K resolution. How can I address this issue?  It exports fine the first half but my masks vanish in the middle of the video, particularly on my subject's lower body

Hello guys, could someone please help me with these effects? I've been racking my brain for a long time trying to find ways to achieve the effects shown in the examples. However, I can't seem to achieve a satisfying result with the effects I'm working on (hue/brightness and saturation).Does anyone have any ideas or even suggestions on how to get as close as possible to the examples below? In my view, I need to make the screen more red, increase the intensity of the shadows, and add some distorted particles on the screen, but I still don't know how to get there 😕😕  

HiIm trying to align the left side of a left justified layer ("Left justified text") to a center justified layers left side ("CENTER HEADLINE").Need the left justified layer to move dynamically if I change the text of the center justified layer so it always align with the left side of the center text.It´s going to be a Mogrt.  

I am using both AE 2023 and 2024. When I render videos also in PR, the colors are washed out. But when I put the rendered video back in AE, the colors are fine. Does anyone know what is causing this? This issue started a week and ago and cannot figure out why. The right image is the original in AE and the right is the rendered colors.These are my current settings. I haven't changed anything so don't know what the issue is. This happens in both 8 and 16 bit.   

Trying to animate y position at random, whereas the position change every second but the animation from the current y to the next takes half second. So the y stays put for 0.5 sec in between.ex:- animate y from 12 to 44 during 0.5 sec;- stay at 44 for 0.5 sec;- animate from 44 to x during 0.5 sec;- etcSimilar to wiggle but adding an interval between each cycle.Tried using seedRandom and posterizeTime but it will just snap from value to value, and I'd like it to ease in out and stop for a while. Does that make sense?Thanks in advance.

The video in After Effects looks good but when I render it either on Media Encoder or AE it somehow appears to be cropped, like the image of the video itself doesn't fit the screen because it seems bigger. The preview in the settings of Media Encoder is cropped too.  These are the settings in the AE composition:The settings in Media Encoder:What do you think is the solution of my issue here?

Hi, I am a beginner in Adobe, trying to self teach myself via youtube videos. I am trying to follow this video on youtube to make my own 3D logo but I got stuck at 5:05 when I create from a vector layer all I got was some weird lines on a gray background.My logo looks like this before that step.Thank you in advance...

23.1 now supports 3d import but it still wnt import . Any 3d file i try to import I get a screen that it says its for trapecode.

I just got new 27" iMac / 8core/ i9 and loaded AE 17.0.4 to it.As I am using AE I am finding that when I click on a clip/comp/etc on a timeline and drag it to the left or right that AE hangs for a split second before moving the clip. I am finding this is happening every 4-5 time I have tried to drag a clip. I also see it happen when I click the mouse and try to drag and select multiple keyframes. Every 3-4 time it will hang before dragging around the keyframes. I'm coming from a 2011 single core iMac using AE 16.1.2. I've also notice in Photoshop if I select a brush type then click the keyboad shortcut to make the brush bigger or smaller it will not react until I click the mouse. Again, not seeing this issue on my old system. I'm not sure of it is the Adobe software or the new iMac. Has anyone else had any of these issues? Another note: I am using the bluetooth Apple mouse and keyboard.  Not sure if it is a bluetooth. Thanks for your input.Take care.

Hi, I wanted to know how we can get CEP extension folder path in jsx code.Thanks

When I import illustrator file into after effects and press "Create shapes from vector layer" the colors change and I have to copy the color code from illustrator and paste it into After effects Before-After-How do I fix this? 

  What are media cache files?   When importing video and audio into Adobe After Effects, it processes versions of these files that it can readily access for faster performance. These are referred to as "media cache" files. These are stored in the Media Cache Files folder. In addition, there is a folder containing a database, which retains links to each of the media cache files. These are referred to as "media cache database" files. They are located in the Media Cache folder.   Note: there is a delay in proper audio and video playback while newly imported media is being processed and cached. A progress bar in the lower right of the application shows the progress of the media cache being processed.   Where are these files stored?   Sometimes, these cache folders get too large, or contain a corrupt file, so you need to know where to locate them for deletion. By default, both the cache files (in the Media Cache Files folder) and the media cache

Is it possible for Adobe ExtendScript to access all After Effects menu commands, similar to how we use app.effect to access all effects, without manually adding menu command lists? I intend to populate a Listbox with these menu commands.I have attempted to populate the menu commands by either directly calling a text (.txt) or JSON (.json) file containing a list of menu command IDs.Additionally, I experimented with encoding the contents of the text or JSON file to base64 and then decoding it into a variable.However, it’s worth noting that my experience has been mixed—sometimes it works as expected, but other times I encounter errors.Latest Script  

Hi folks,I have a video that I’m trying to stick a white solid to the null using motion track. So I manually motion tracked because the video filmed with my Iphone is blurry, then I applied the track data to a Null, then placed the white solid into the video by parenting it to the Null. Made the Null and the solid layer into 3D (I made them 3D because I need to rotate the solid layer at some point). Then the solid gets shaky while playing back. I’ve tried applying Smoother to the Null, it helped just a bit, not much. I dont know what I’ve done wrong here. For the context, my footage was 23.997 fps, I interpreted it to 24fps. Because the footage is blurry and out of focus, I manually motion tracked frame by frame. I attached 2 videos (the original footage and the one with the shaky solid) and a screenshot below. The original footage: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1XI7W4Biesn1azmU-KgEEDDpyXlEEPzAT/view?usp=sharingThe shaky solid: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1lbRXaFb4

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Hello everyone, I have been having problems with the align layers function lately, I have to press the button several times to get the layers perfectly aligned and this has never happened to me before or I didn't even notice it. Do you know this problem and can anyone give me a solution?

Hi gang; I am attempting to make my first custom parameter. In particular, I am trying to achieve something pretty much identical to the "Opacity Map" custom ECW paramter found in "CC Particle World", where a user can draw a curve which defines a particle's opacity of it's lifetime. This is what it looks like:  Despite having carefully reviewed the UI examples that ship with the SDK, I am totally in the blind. The closest example is probable the "Custom_ECW_UI" sample. So I have some questions I could really use some help on for guidance: 1 - In order to store the time-dependent values of the curve, I have created a vector array. I am storing the user input in the vector when the user draws the curve. The values are inserted into the vector array in the DrawEvent function.  However, the vector array needs to be global in order to be accessed from the SmartRender function and I keep seeing that global variables are bad. Is this the wrong approach? Is there

Hi there,I'm sure this must have been discussed already but I'm relatively new to AE. I'm wondering if there is a way  to zoom in/out of the timeline so that just the work area fills the timeline? I'm not trying to trim the length of the overall composition down to the work area . And I know that double clicking the work area bar extends the work area to the full length of the composition. I just want to zoom in/out on the specific work area I'm dealing with without having to zoom in/out and then resize and move the work area to fill the timeline.  FYI - I'm working on a Windows 10 PC Thanks,Dave

Hi, so I have this problem for a very long time and it bugs me. So when I import footage (no matter which one I tried with many different formats) it looks very buggy and pixelated. It's only the case when I import it in after effects, so when I watch it in windows video player everything is normal. Things I tried: reinstalling my programm, reinstalling windows, clearing cache and restart, set the playback quality to 1/3 etc., reinstalling nvidia driver, use studio drivercomp settings: 1080p, 30fps Specs: nvidia rtx 2070 SUPER, amd ryzen 3600x

I'm relativly new to after effects and I've been  having a problem with the preview getting stuck after just a few frames and & then starting over again with previewing just a few frames and not the full clip. (attached a video file of the problem). Am i doing something wrong or what could the issue be, appreciate all help! 

Hi all! Recenty I've been working on a simple animation for an illustrated character that I've made in Illustrator. I've created multiple variations for the same character (different skintone, hairstyle, and t-shirt) and I'm trying to find a way to create an animation for all variations, using the puppet pin tool to animate an arm, a leg, and the head. I've tried to parent whip the positions of puppet pins of the variations to a "base" variation, but it seems impossible to place a puppet pin on the exact same spot in different layers. What is the best and/or easiest way to "bulk animate" a set of different character variations? 

hi, I need help when I render the video my after crashing and show me this "after effects can't continue s_blurmocurves plug in in generated an unexpected exception" and I don't know why. I have Adobe After Effect CC 2018 and the plugin name is sapphire plugin

Hi - hopefully this makes sense. I downloaded an iStock video that the first half is in full color, second half is the same video but colors removed to have a strong black & white contrast so you can key out the ground. What is it called to apply a chroma key effect to a stock video based on an identical stock black-and-white video? I want to key out "the black" in the high contrast portion of the video and apply it to the color version. if someone could let me know what that's called I be so grateful. I'll look up tutorials but for the life of me everything I search leaves me empty handed. this is my video I'm working with, if helpful.https://www.istockphoto.com/video/christmas-frame-or-new-year-frame-with-fir-or-pine-leaves-and-snowflakes-in-gold-gm1423280271-468309085 

I opened After Effects on my 15 inch macbook pro, and the only part of the application window I can see the very bottom. I can't work in it, and I can't even find the options to resize the window. It's just stuck off screen.The only solution I found is to System Preferences > Displays > Scaled... Then I choose another size text and if I go smaller it's fully on screen but obviously much bigger text and less work area. Please help.