After Effects

MisterAdventInspiring

Colorize Neural Filter in AE or PR?Open for Voting

So, can the Colorize neural filter be brought into either AE or Premier? I do a lot of  film transfers that people would like colorized, especially color film that's badly faded. In Photoshop it works miracles for single images. Need to make that work in motion. Could do it frame by frame in Photoshop but that would take forever, and wouldn't necessarily be consistent.  This tool should be in AE or PR, by my estimation.

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Dipin_Mathew4947

After Effects crashes when I switch to another app and come back.

Hi, I’m on a Mac and After Effects keeps showing a playback error and then crashes whenever I switch to another application and return to AE. It happens consistently during previews.Why is this happening and how can I fix it?

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lizz_8047

Advanced 3d is not supported by the current hardware

Can my gtx1060 3gb support advanced 3d? 😞

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SCMolloyParticipant

2D video to Full Dome video conversion

Is there a way that I can convert my 4K 1:1 video so that it can be shown in a full dome?Thanks in advance.

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Cesar Ferney32296752atp1

Question about implementing a custom UI in an After Effects plugin

Hi, I’m developing a plugin for After Effects and I’d like to use a custom user interface instead of Adobe’s default one.How can I integrate a custom UI into my plugin?

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LamaDParticipant

How can I Isolate a person rapping on stage?

Hi Community,Is it possible to isolate a person rapping on stage? The reason for this task because the footage wasnt shot well and needing to isolate the person to keep her on a transparent background with her rapping audio. Any good turtorials I can follow? The edit is on Premiere although I figured for the task is best done on after effects. Many Thanks

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ericmlevyInspiring

After Effects SDK: How to Fix Buffer Expansion / Edge Cropping in SmartFX Plugins (SmartRender + Pre

I found a bug in my plugin that was clamping the results when I was using a mask. I've seen a bunch of forum posts about this. Here's a good guide on how to solve it. # Buffer Expansion in After Effects SmartFX Plugins ## Table of Contents 1. [Overview](#overview) 2. [The Problem](#the-problem) 3. [How Buffer Expansion Works](#how-buffer-expansion-works) 4. [Critical Concepts](#critical-concepts) 5. [Implementation Guide](#implementation-guide) 6. [Common Pitfalls](#common-pitfalls) 7. [Real-World Example](#real-world-example) 8. [Debugging Tips](#debugging-tips) --- ## Overview Buffer expansion allows After Effects plugins to return pixels beyond the original layer boundaries. This is essential for effects like: - **Edge extension** - Extending colors beyond alpha boundaries - **Blurs** - Gaussian/box blurs that extend beyond input - **Glows** - Light effects that extend outward - **Shadows** - Drop shadows extending beyond layer - **Morphological operations** - Dilate/erode

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Anonymous

FlowChart searchOpen for Voting

Please make it like a reveal on flowchart feature when you right click a comp or a image or a solid, much more intuitive them reveal in composition in my opinion 

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courtlined245Participating Frequently

Line Trails Stuck To The Ground

ive been given a brief recently which has given me quite a bit of grief in the past. it seems easy on the surface, but have always found it very time consuming, I think I’ve been going about it in the wrong way all along. So one of my clients is a race car brand, and they often give me long shots where the cam is following a car, and I need to put trails behind it, which are left on the ground behind it and stay there afterwards for the duration of the shot.So I’ve been doing it with paths, going towards the end of the clip, and seeing where the dirt trails are that the car has left, putting the paths with the pen tool, then manually keyframing those points every 10 frames to make sure things stay stuck to the ground ( I do this by looking at identifiable pieces of the ground and making sure points are close to them at all times).I know this sounds insane, and it kinda is, but I had to resort to doing this because 3D camera tracking these shots just isn’t working for me. The path

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himanshu_6754

ROTO BRUSH IS NOT WORKING

ROTO BRUSH IS NOT WORKING   , ITS UNABLE TO SELECT SUBJECT  

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Zebbler2Known Participant

When will audio editing stop being terrible in After Effects?Open for Voting

I have one of the fastest possible computers, video renders nearly instantly, yet the audio sounds like it's being played back on a vintage 1940s turntable, slowing down and speeding up, even as render bar shows full green.This is not like... a new issue. It's been the same since I started using After Effects about 20 years ago.I really was hoping at some point this would get solved.I really need audio to be played back correctly, when creating animations for music videos. It sucks to have a pipeline where I have to port everything over to Premiere, or create visual markers to know where my edits should go, or have to RENDER OUT SECTIONS and play them in a standalone player like Quicktime to preview what the audio actually sounds like in my composition.Please. Fix. This.

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Jurgen KParticipating Frequently

Expression paramatersOpen for Voting

When writing expressions with required declaritives, ex: "linear"Rather than the auto-complete resolve to "linear()"Perhaps, just maybe as a reminder to users, the structure could be ghosted in place, "linear(input,inputValueLow,inputValueHigh,outputLow,outputHigh);" Another example would be the wiggle expression. ratehr than "wiggle ()" being the auto-complete, some thing like "wiggle (frequency, amount)" would be much more useful.  Saving time by avoiding the need to use another application to research or remember the properties would be extremely useful.  

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After Effects Artboard LagNot Prioritized

alicanu7985556

posted in Bug Reports

I’ve been experiencing an issue where my After Effects artboard freezes or stutters when I try to pan/drag around. This problem started after I formatted my PC to install a new SSD and liquid cooler. After reinstalling everything, the issue suddenly appeared.Adobe support connected remotely, and I also exchanged emails with AMD support. Adobe tried reinstalling the program, adjusting memory settings, and other fixes, but nothing worked. Today I even upgraded my RAM to 32GB, but the same issue persists.I was able to use After Effects perfectly before, so I have no idea why this is happening now.ChatGPT suggested the problem is caused by a known issue:Windows 11 + AMD GPU + After Effects = HAGS (Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling) bug.Apparently disabling HAGS fixes the stuttering, but in the latest Windows update I no longer have the “Graphics settings” section in the system settings. ChatGPT tried to guide me through registry edits to restore the missing menu, but it got too complicat

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FH_Evolve

Premiere pro file downgraded, now Dynamic links crash AE file.

Recently with the AI masking bug needing all premeire pro files to be downgraded I've come to a big error.So I can't open my origional premeire pro file, I look up the issue, find the downgrading software and downgrade the PP file, boom, the PP file now works good and well.The problem now is when I open up the After effects file that had dynamic links connected to that inital premiere pro file. Since AE is trying to link the dynamic links in the bugged version of PP and is finding that the file can't be opened, it ends up either crashing or stuck on 100% of opening project.This is a big problem for me as it'll mean that all my work in After effects will have to be done again and since I'm using it for work, it'll set me back massively.Hopefully there's a solution.

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Jaydude-wbInspiring

More descriptive progress feedback for Generate Fill LayerOpen for Voting

The current panel says 'Initializing FastMask2ImgEncod...'. All the time. Its hard to tell if anything is happening.

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Ali Jafarzada

How can I make these text effects? (all of them)

I'm new to After Effects and I'm wondering how to create the text effects in the main menu of the Hotline Miami 2 game. I tried using effects like Echo and Glow, and I tried using 3D features, but I couldn't get the result I wanted. Could you please help me?

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Tools in my toolbar keep disappearing and constantly bring up errorsNeeds More Info

James25435457i8d8Participant

posted in Bug Reports

As we all know, After Effects is in serious need of fixing. This is happening daily now, tools in my toolbar that I’ve installed either disappear or trigger this error: “Unable to execute script at line 0. After Effects error: Cannot run a script while a modal dialog is waiting for a response.” This never used to be an issue. I’m on version 25.5.0, but the software continues to be unreliable.What can I do to sort this out?

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PulseMotionParticipating Frequently

3d models separateOpen for Voting

It would be extremely useful to open a 3D file with its objects separated or to be able to choose from the list which ones would be visible, since After Effects treats a 3D file as a single layer and joins everything together. Animate all objects from the same 3D files independently, without having to import several files from the same project, which makes the process tiring and unproductive.

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Jaydude-wbInspiring

Generative Fill error (All target frames are blank)

"After Effects warning: All target frames are blank. The Content-Aware Fill layer generation for Comp (...) has been aborted."This error do I get when trying to Generate Fill Layer.My Comp has a hole to fill, so that is not the problem.I trashed Preferences as suggested in another thread.Any suggestions? Meanwhile, what does this even mean: "All target frames are blank."?

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furry_cutie :3Participant

why "VR Digital Glitch" effect creates a black background around objects?

how i can fix this

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br-ezParticipant

Audio stops playing back - constantly have to manually toggle audio hardware setting to get it back

After Effects seems to have issues playing back audio anytime my PC sleeps, lock screen or I minimise the app for a second. I have to go into settings and manually toggle the Audio Hardware on and off to get it back. I've tried everything in Windows settings. This seems like a bug in AE.

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Rosalie259487484tuzInspiring

Tool handles not appearing after PSD import

I have tried importing this psd in as many different ways as possible because I know some times there are bugs but no matter what I do I can't get the handles to appear for any of the tools. I have created new after effects files, renamed the psd, tried going back and forth between different import settings to try and trick it back but it isn't working. Only the small gray bounding boxes appear - no ability to move or rotate or change the anchor. Other files work fine. I have removed all layer styles and opacity from the psd file which shouldn't matter but that didn't help either. 

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Jaydude-wbInspiring

Add scripts to contextual menuOpen for Voting

I would like to invoke scripts from the right mouse button menu. When using script frequently, it is annoying tho have to go the the File/Scripts menu all the time.

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othmanqw12Participating Frequently

CEP Extension: Modifier Keys Not Detected in After Effects latest versions!

I have a CEP extension panel where Alt+Click and Shift+Alt+Click detect correctly in AE 2023,2024 but not in AE2025.```javascript// Global key trackingvar isAltPressed = false;document.addEventListener('keydown', function(e) {  if (e.key === 'Alt' || e.keyCode === 18) {    isAltPressed = true;  }});// Button eventdocument.getElementById('applyBtn').addEventListener('click', function(e) {  const useCustomValues = isAltPressed; // Always false in AE 2025  // ... rest of code});```I've Tried:✅ Tracking Alt key state globally with keydown/keyup  ✅ Using `e.altKey`, `e.shiftKey` in click events  ✅ Tried Shift+Alt combination instead of just Alt  ✅ Updated manifest.xml CEP version from 10.0 to 11.0  ✅ Added visual debug indicator (doesn't show in AE 2025)  Result:AE 2023: Works perfectly ✅AE 2025: Keys never detected ❌manifest.xml```xml<RequiredRuntime Name="CSXS" Version="11.0"/>```Is the

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