After Effects

So I'd been using after effects 2022 dor about 2 years now and had no issues with it. However I decided i wanted to try newer versions of after effects so I installed the 2023 version to see what new features I was missing out on.  Come to find out, one of the most important thing that i use on a daily basis had a key component missing. The 3d Camera was missing the pick whip that I would use to parent it to a null object. Without it, after effects is basically useless to me, I cant work without the 3d camera and a null object.  I've tried parenting the camera's individual position to the null but the point of interest would'nt be parented to anything so it would just be stuck there. I've also tried using the camera by it self but since I cant seperate the dimensions on the point of interest I could not animate it properly.  I don't want to go back to the 2022 version as I'd already installed the 2023 versions of every plugin that I need and they all have amazi

Hey everyone, my rotoscope was working for a second, then just completely stopped.  I know the basics of AE, so I'm sure I must have clicked something wrong.  Basically, I will start using my roto brush tool (see image below): And when I try to go around a fully highlight the subject, the roto brush tool doesn't connect/isolate the subject in pink like it's suppose to.  It just shuts off and goes back to normal like this (see image below):  I'm sure there is an easy fix or something I might be doing wrong!  Can anyone help please!?!  I've been trying to fix this for 2 days.  I cleared my cache, shut down and restarted a billion times.  Any suggestions or thoughts?  Thanks for any info in advance!  🙂 

Hello,I am facing the below error message while installing Bodymovin Plugin in after effects.I would be very helpfull if anyone knows the solution to fix it.

Tutorial showing how to take advantage of the Advanced 3D Renderer to add a ring to world. You’ll learn how to: Build a procedural ring using Fractal Noise and Polar Coordinates Add fake shadows and lighting that respond to your scene (older versions of AE, not needed for the latest release) Use CC Particle World to simulate rock-filled space rings Create realistic shadow interactions between your ring and planet (older versions of AE, not needed for the latest release)   This video builds on my earlier tutorial, where I showed how to create your own planets directly in After Effects, building up the textures and exporting them to use with a 3D wavefront OBJ file. Following on from that project, we now get to take advantage of the planet being in 3D space by adding a 2.5D comp of a ring system and have it loop around our sphere. But if you want to go further and depict the rocks that make up the rings, then I also demonstrate how to use the included CC Particle World to create

Specs: Mac Studio M1 max, 64GB, Ventura 13.0.1 I am running into a strange issue with a few files I got from Motion Array. The files are a variation of 3D renders exported as Mp4s and MOVs that I am using for some green screen backdrops and overlays. The original files have no artifacts, or glitches but once I bring them into After effects they are unusable. I have also tried rendering them to prores 422 using media encoder, but the artifacts appear in the renders. I thought I found my issue here: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/footage-glitch-in-both-after-effects-and-premiere/td-p/10317417  Unfourtnately none of the fixes suggested worked, the anything enabling mercury acceleration helped with reducing the artifacts. Any suggestions would be amazing. 

In premiere pro, I have a lot of video one after the other. I want to make a transition between each of them (the same transition each time). Th transition is quite complex for Premiere, so I want to create a mogrt in after effects. So in AE, I have two video layer. But I need to be able to change the start time of each one.In PP :-video1-mogrt-video2in AE-end of video1-start of video2-in mogrtcursor 1 : time to start video 1cursor 2 : time to start video 2 In PP, I will change the videos and the cursors in the mogrt, each time I'll use it. But in AE, how can I change the startTime of each videos at the "start" of the mogrt ? Like this kind of script :on startmogrt() --execute this just before playing the mogrt  video1.startTime=cursor(1);  video2.startTime=cursor(2);end I try to put this (correct) script in lot of place (nul object->position, remap time of  video layer, ...) but, of course, nothing works ! My question : is there a place where

Hello, I created a video in After Effects where, in the middle of the video, an orange circle appears and gradually enlarges until it fills the entire screen. I would like to make this a touch-interactive video: When a user taps on the orange circle, the video should continue playing from that point forward. I plan to display this video on a touchscreen (interactive display), and I am looking for a simple and free method to achieve this, as it’s my first time working with interactive videos.

Hi Adobe Community,I’m a Creative Cloud subscriber and I need to install After Effects 2021 (version 18) for compatibility with certain plugins and templates that don’t work properly on newer versions of After Effects.Unfortunately, I can’t find version 2021 listed in the Creative Cloud Desktop App under “Other Versions.”I would appreciate it if someone from the Adobe team could help me with a direct download link or guide me through how to install it safely through my subscription.Thanks in advance for your support!—Wafeek

Hi, I'm creating my first ever map of a country in a 'super' high resolution. My goal was to have the height at 50,000 pixels, and width would probably end up as around 70,000 pixels.  I created about 30% of the map, and when I went to test it in AE, I got an error: ChatGPT tells that the max size in AE is 30k x 30k pixels. Is this true? Is there any way around this? Thanks,

Hi!! I REALLY need someone's help. I recently got after effects on my new laptop as well as the sapphire plugin and oftentimes when using s_shake or s_flicker I get this pop up reading, "after effects can't continue s_shake plugin generated an unexpected exception." How can I fix this? I uninstalled sapphire and installed it again but the same issue occurs. It does not happen right when I add these effects but in a more random and unpredictable manner rather. And at the same time my after effects does not respond 😞

I started using after effects and while i was adding the effects to my video then a pop up appeared which was saying After effects Warning std : exception. how do i reslove it and i can't restart my mac 

Can't download it: it says my browser is not suppoerted or to old. But tryed it on 3 browsers...

After Effects error: unimplemented function 

Always, when I ram preview in AE (even if everything is already cached), the audio plays just a couple of frames then there is no audio for a second or two and then it plays almost normal (sometimes there are other audio skips, it seems when starts another audio layer).I had this problem in AE CC 2015, then there was un update that solves the problem (CC 2015.3 I guess). But when I upgraded to CC 2017 the problem came back again, and now that I have tried to re install CC 2015.3 I still have the same problem.I'm using AE on windows 10. I've noticed that, if I uncheck "mute audio when preview is not Real-Time" option in Preferences, the problem disapper, but the audio slow pitch is very annoying.Please tell me how to solve it, I'm wasting a lot of time.

Hi everyone,Can I have some advice regarding this issue?I believe all my specs are valid for installment. I've updated my software to the latest one, and checked all my specs if it fits the requirement and it seems like I have it all correct. Yet this still keep showing for every attempts I try to download AE. Would like to receive some help ASAP T-T. 

Hey Everyone, I'm working on a project and in the project I am suppose to  take a solid and make it into a ring using masks. I have no problem making the ring, but the next thing I have to do is make it into a 3D layer. Once i do that, I can see the lines for my mask, but the mask itself is gone. It becomes a solid again. The project has it set that the masks are set to both subtracted, and one is inverted. Can I get some help into what could be causing this and how to fix it please? Thank you. (Solid Shape as the Start)(Use Masks to make the Ring Shape) (Change to a 3D Layer, and I lose the Masks...)

Nothing is showing in my compositions, I've created new comps and added objects (see screenshot) and opened old compositions and nothing is appearing.I've tried:I've uninstalling and reinstallingUpdating my GPUClearing the cacheOpening in safe modeResetting my workspace 

Hello,I've lately been importing Illustrator files into After Effects for animation. I've been running into an issue where I'll upload one file, and then every file I upload afterwards is that same first file. Sometimes saving the file in a different folder, or drastically changing its name helps.I've reinstalled AE/restarted my computer. This has been a problem for a few weeks.Thanks for any help!Deric

I know this is a dumb question, but I am new to AE and can't figure it out. How do I open a project file without it closing the project that is currently open? Basically, I want to open a .aep file and have it show up as a new "tab" next to the composition that is currently open.  Thanks!

At 3 seconds in, this project fails exporting with an error message. I tried restarting AE, computer, png sequence also stops working. I do not know how to fix this. Please let me know. Thank you. 

Hi all,I am currently facing the above problem in After Effects when trying to add a 3D Camera Tracker to my clip. Here's my workflow and details of the footage I am working with. Footage: 3840x2160 resolution; 100 fps. Full duration is 15 seconds. 1. I am editing this footage on a 1920x1080 sequence in Premiere Pro. I am using only 5 seconds of the entire source footage.2. Replaced this footage in After Effects composition.3. The Comp settings shows up 1920x1080, and the MP4 file is in 3840x2160.4. Applied 3D Camera Tracker onto the MP4 layer and got the above error. Method I have tried:- Tried to create a pre-comp on the MP4 layer and applied 3D Camera Tracker to the MP4 layer inside the pre-comp and it's taking ages to analyze. Can any experts here give me some advice on my workflow? Am I doing anything wrong?Or is this just the way it is (that I have to keep waiting)? Just want to resolve this error. Thanks for all the advice in advance!

I wish to know  whether Quick Time video is saved as a MOV extension. If so how to open this video? I tried to convert by using VLC but it didn't work.   

Having issues with randomly not being able to make cryptomatte selections, the cursor simply doesnt change as it should when cryptomatte effect is selected. This can happen in projects which have worked well for days and suddenly it breaks and then i stays broken.Furthermore Im having trouble gettin cryptomatte working in already established AE projects - its like I HAVE to make my comp with the cryptomatte effect as one of the first comps in a project - otherwise same issue - cursor doesnt change when cryptomatte effect selected.My cryptomattes are generated with 3dsmax and vray and Im quite confident they are containing correct data its just the effect inside AE which stops working.Any ideas how to fix this?

Hello everyone, I'm encountering a persistent issue where I'm unable to use remote debugging for my CEP extension in After Effects 25.2.2 on Windows. The core problem is that After Effects does not seem to open or listen on the specified remote debugging port. I'm hoping someone in the community has encountered this or can offer new insights, as extensive troubleshooting has not yet resolved it. My Environment:Operating System: Windows (User: Pro980)Adobe After Effects Version: 25.2.2CEP Version (inferred from logs): CEP 12 (e.g., CEP12-AEFT.log shows PlugPlug version 12.0.1.2) Problem Description: When my CEP extension panel (or even a minimal test panel) is loaded in After Effects, I cannot connect to the configured remote debugging port (e.g., http://localhost:8089, http://127.0.0.1:8089, or other ports tested). The browser consistently shows a "site can't be reached" error. Critically, using the netstat -ano | findstr ":[PORT_NUMBER]" command in Windows command line