After Effects

Pretty simple problem here, but maybe without a simple solution. I have a large collection of short (~5 seconds or less) clips (~300 in total), and need to apply pixel motion blur to all of them.The problem is that pixel motion blur creates a massive volume of cached data (several GB for a 5s clip). So I need an automated solution to: loop through each clipapply pixel motion blurrender the clip outclear the cachemove on to the next clipI could do this manually, but it would take absolutely forever.I tried to automate the process with AE scripting in JavaScript, but it seems that pixel motion blur in particular cannot be applied in a scripting environment (?)Any suggestions?

When I copy Position keyframes from one layer to another in After Effects, the anchor point on the target layer also changes to match the anchor point of the original layer. I only want to transfer the motion, not the anchor point settings.I’ve seen the same issue mentioned in a YouTube video, but no solution was provided.Can someone explain why this happens or how to copy motion without affecting the anchor point? I’m new to After Effects and stuck on this problem.https://youtu.be/cU_1LShq7b0?si=d4T6TNBDqbuw4L4_

Hey everyone,I’m running into a pretty time consuming rendering issue and wanted to ask if anyone has dealt with something similar before. I have an particle effect that uses Trapcode Particular combined with Echo to create particle trails. The look is perfect, but the render times are absolutely insane. For example 2 minute 16 seconds of a footage takes about whooping 3 hours to render sometimes even longer. Here it is basically how it looks like:  Particle trails created by increasing Wind in Particular, and Echo is what makes them dotted like this. I tried pre-rendering the particles first and then applying Echo, but it doesn’t produce the same result. I also tested alternatives like CC Time Blend etc. but none of them matched Echo’s look either. Are there any tricks to make Echo faster with particle systems? or is there any plugin that behaves like Echo but renders faster? For the record I’ve also tested the same project on friends systems (i have GTX 1650 Ti, they have RTX 3060 Ti

When linking layers to a null controller via the Parent pickwhip, the layers disappear. I'm using AE 25.6. This has never occurred in previous versions for me. I noticed similar earlier posts about this glitch and the issue was that the user was connecting to the null via the Track Matte pickwhip. I am using the Parent pickwhip. Can someone suggest why this is happening? Thanks!!

Hi!I'm trying to make a line that is marching ants from point a to point b but no matter what I do to the offset it looks as though the dotted line grows from each individual dot. See video below and notice the first few dots as it moves. I really want just a smooth constant and consistant movement. Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Hello, this is my first time writing a message like this, but it's also the first time I've been unable to solve this problem. I will briefly describe my task so that you are aware of the situation. My client wants us to use 3D on a phone to present the features of their application. I am purchasing the 3D from Envato. Everything is fine, but I want to put some brand elements under the phones themselves and I can't because each 3D model has a background that I can only change, but I can't remove. I am attaching screenshots, and I can upload more, but I would be grateful if anyone has done something similar and managed to solve this issue. Thank you in advance.

How to make eye glow effect like this in after effects please help.     [Mod: Moved to the After Effects forum]  

Does Photoshop's new "Dynamic text" tool not exist in After Effects?How to disable Photoshop dynamic text converted to text in After Effects, I didn't find any control

When I replace a clip in my timeline inside of Premiere Pro with an After Effects composition, my Ae opens up to an empty composition.I'm using the BETA version of both Ae and Pr. Posting this to either find a solution or atleast let the devs know. 

Hi there! Is anyone else experiencing difficulties building the GPU sample on a Mac (M3 with Xcode 16) for SDK_Invert_ProcAmp?The log indicates an issue with SDK_Invert_ProcAmp_Kernel.metal.h issue the file looks incomplete, which might be related to Boost or the Python version, although I'm quite sure both are set up correctly.If anyone has suggestions in general, especially for an OpenGL workflow,I’d really appreciate your advice. Thanks!

hi all, i have a distorted (glitchy effect) video. (displace pro plug-in , the displacement map is taken from  a "old glitchy VHS video" resource, it alters the video by luminance/hue)i would like that the sound also be "glitchy" as well, in sync with the glitched video. want to use the Modulation effect on the audio layer, but i need a number value to link it to the parameters of the effect so the sound is altered when the video is slightly/very glitchy. so i figured - if i can get a number value from an expression that calculates the difference between the original video footage and the final glitchy video footage - i could link that number to the Modulation parameters and the desired effect would be obtained. so, can anyone tel me how to write that expression? number = orig_layer - glitched_layer ? would so much appreciate this. i mean the internet is filled with "how to make video react to sound" but not 1 answer about the other way around.ai

In Short: Limited ability to locate an instance of an asset in the project Since when: this has been going on for years in After Effects on Mac.Situation: Select any object in the Project panel, and next to the preview icon at the panel's top, click the dropdown menu to see a list of all the instances where the object is used throughout the project.The problem: this list is greyed out, you can't click any object on the list in order to see its instance in the target composotion.Workaround: attempting this and then switching to another application and immediately back to Efter Effects, makes the list clickable.Problem with workaround: this solution is temporary and needs to be repeated every time I click the menu. thanks!

After Effects simply will no longer render now.I set the queue and file paths, all of that works fine.  Hit Render -- Nothing happens.  Also this is the worst timing possible.  The rendering was working completely fine earlier today and then for no clear reason it stopped working. MacBook ProApple M4 Pro48 GBI closed and restarted, reset preferences, then I was able to view the comp.  Then it simply stopped working again.  I have a bunch of precomps I was going to pre-render all of them roughly 737x246 so there is no reason why this shouldn't work.  Rendering them out as Quicktime 4444 RGB+Alpha.What is going on with After Effects, I have never ran into more issues in my 20 years of using this software than the amount of brick walls that I have run into this year.  What am I paying this company for??  Higher cortisol levels, come on man..... Please assist.

No crash UI shows as startup image hangs after "Initializing Audio Devices" text disappears:  I have tried: tried safe mode and no plugins opening from a projectopening as adminupdated my NVIDIA studio driverinstall older versionre-updated to current versionmoving out plugins from commons folderturned firewall offrestarting computer Here's the logs: -------------------------------------Ticks = 0      <43448> <5> App Version = 25.6x101 releaseTicks = 0      <43448> <5> App Dir = D:\\Programs\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects 2025\\Support FilesTicks = 0      <43448> <5> Executable Dir = D:\\Programs\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects 2025\\Support FilesTicks = 0      <43448> <5> Resources Dir = D:\\Programs\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects 2025\\Support FilesTicks = 0      <43448> <5> Package Dir = D:\\Programs\\Adobe\\Adobe After Effects 2025\\Support FilesTicks = 0      <43448> <5> Plugin Dir = D:\\Programs\\Adobe\\Adobe Afte

컴포지션에 GLB 파일을 임포트하면이렇게 뜨면서 계속 튕깁니다.

HelloNot sure if this is new.I have a hundred layers using SampleImage to set scale from a map layer precomp.One of the layers had its expression disabled.I replaced the map layer by alt dragging  with a different precomp, and the expressions updated.They did not update on the layer with the disabled expression.This is also the case if thereference layer is renamedHas this always been the behaviour?Can I highly recommend it is changed?!Disabled expressions referencing a comp layer should still update when renaming or replacing the reference layer. Tris   

Dear Adobe Team, I am writing to you because I have a strong desire to start learning Adobe After Effects. I am a 16-year-old high school student and, unfortunately, I am unable to afford a monthly subscription, nor do I have a bank card for online payments. I have a significant interest in video editing and I hope to be able to develop my skills. I know my request is unconventional, but I sincerely hope you might consider making an exception for me. Would you please consider granting me free access to the program until I turn 18, which will be on February 10, 2027? I am ready to provide proof of my student status (e.g., student email or official document) if required. Thank you in advance for your time and consideration.

hey, does anyone know if theres any way to download ae 22? i currently have an ae 25 subscription but i also want ae 22 since it has the theme colorization (i know stupid reason) but theres not an option to install that version in the creative cloud app

Then F9 key does not trigger easy ease, if you look in the shortcut panels, the shortcut is in grey. I have tried to change system setup, i followed other tutorials but nothing done. F9 is still unavailable. I'm on a mac book pro, Tahoe 26.1 (25B78), after effects 2025thanks

Hello, I am having issues and it's honestly the same issue that has happened a few times this year. I don't even remember how I solved it and now it's come to a point where I absolutely do not have the time to troubleshoot this anymore.  I have attempted to fix this myself by installing different versions of after effects to see if that would help change this issue and had zero success. Here's the issue:  every time I try to import into after effects, which I will sometimes either double click in the project space window or manually select file to import or sometimes even try to hit command + i.  I've been using after effects for the past 17 years so I am a seasoned veteran.   Macbook ProChip - Apple M4 ProMemory - 48 GBI would also like to note that the company I work for uses SharePoint (sharePoint has given me many issues and I'm not sure if that is the reason why this is happening).  I even tried at one point to disconnect from

I posted a how-to for creating preview files for Mister Horse Animation Composer and Premiere Composer extensions. If you use either of these extensions but have avoided using the "User Library" due to a couple of limitations, check this out: Create your own previews for Premiere Composer and... - Adobe Product Community - 15606855

Im trying to post something to instagram in a carosel with three slides. When I export the artboards from illustrator to my phone to post on instagram it's seemless. But i want to add a video from after effects. So I upload each individual artboard from illustrator into illustrator from after effects, place the video then over to media encoder. But after i've air dropped them to my phone and try to upload to illustrator they dont line up correctly. They look fine in the preview but not on the actual post. Any ideas? I added some photos below

Hello, I'm having trouble dragging and dropping files from file explorer to after effects. I tried to drag and drop files with the correct format but I can't import them into after effects. I've checked whether after effects is running in run administrator, but after effects is running normally, not in administrator. Now I can only import files using ctrl + i and it's really slowing me down in my work. Please help me.