After Effects

Hello all! I have a project where I have five layers in an Adobe Illustrator file. I have to apply trim paths to each layer so that it appears as if being drawn. I import Adobe Illustrator file as composition with document size and create vector shapes on each layer by left click on each layer. Then I add Trim Paths and animate the End from 0 to 100%. It works fine, however I wish that I just replace one Adobe illustrator file with another, so that I don't have to repeat the animation process. I tried making changes to original Adobe illustrator file and saving it but it doesn't incorporate the changes to created vector shapes. Is there a way I can just replace the Adobe illustrator file so that I don't have to apply trim paths animation repeatedly? (All files of Adobe illustrator have 5 layers labelled 1,2,3,4, and 5).

I’ve set the PF_OutFlag2_PARAM_GROUP_START_COLLAPSED_FLAG flagIn ParamsSetup I add the PF_ParamFlag_COLLAPSE_TWIRLY flag to my parameterAEFX_CLR_STRUCT(def); def.flags = PF_ParamFlag_COLLAPSE_TWIRLY; PF_ADD_FLOAT_SLIDERX( STR(StrID_Gain_Param_Name), SKELETON_GAIN_MIN, SKELETON_GAIN_MAX, SKELETON_GAIN_MIN, SKELETON_GAIN_MAX, SKELETON_GAIN_DFLT, PF_Precision_HUNDREDTHS, 0, 0, GAIN_DISK_ID );However when I apply the plugin to a layer my parameter is collapsed and does not display the slider What am I doing wrong?

Is is possible to get the AEGP_LayerH if I only have the AEGP_EffectRefH? I have some complicated way of getting the effect reference I need, and I want to go back up to the comp. I can get the comp from the layer using AEGP_GetLayerParentComp, but I'm missing the first step.

I have this clip with hand playing cello. I want the hand to have a meaty end where its cut off. Is it possible to make that? Like blood, veins maybe hanging from the wound? It must be a movie, not just an image. Maybe use a tracker somehow and an image at the cut of stump? The greenscreen effect is not perfect so I will fix that. 

Hey,I have a csv dataValue "1920x1080" that I want to convert to separate to two integers, one for width and one for height. My thinking is to first split it up with a split command and then convert it to an integer with parseInt.However, I get "TypeError: Cannot read properties of null (reading 'split')" for the split command.I am pretty sure the res value of the specified csv field is "1920x1080", and replacing the first line in the code below with "res = "1920x1080" works perfectly.With the dataValue([13,1]) being "1920x1080", why does this not return "1920" without an error?res = footage("list.csv").dataValue([13,1]); res.split("x")[0] Thanks!Mikael

AE Refuses to read any HAP format video I load in the program. It literally doesn't show any preview. About the export, even after installing the HAP Encoder from the link below, the HAP option doesn't show in the Output module -> Format. I'm working on a Macbook Pro M1 Max.The only way I found to make it work is to open AE with Rosetta. By doing so, everything is where it should be. Clearly a problem of optimization of AE for M1. Using Rosetta works, but slows down dramatically the overall performance of AE. Is there any workaround to fix this problem? I'd really appreciate some help. Thanks! HAP Encoder link:  https://github.com/disguise-one/hap-encoder-adobe-cc/releases.      

I want to import Psd file as editable layers. When I import my file into After effects It doesn't opening the dialog box to choose "Editable Layer style"Thanks you very much !!

Hello, if change the size of a solid in a comp, after effects creates a new copy of the solid, keeping references to the original the same in all other comps.Is there a way to swap out a solid/change the size of a referenced solid or adjustment layer?I do not mean when you select something in the project manager then swap it with the selected layer in the currently opened comp. I mean like how you would resize a comp which is used in various other comps, they are all still pointing to that same comp.

Hello la Famille Dans la version 25. 2.2 je cherche comment retrouver l'effet type writer  (machine à écrire).Quelqu'un (e) autait-il (elle) une piste de recherche .? Merc i

Hello, my After Effects application is not opening after I uninstalled the Sapphire plugins. I uninstalled using the uninstall file and then deleted all the contents of the Boris/Sapphire package, as I did not wish to use it anymore. Now I am unable to open After Effects at all. This error keeps appearing, and whenever I click 'OK', it reappears. What can I do to solve this issue? I have paid for the application,n so why is it not working now that this plugin is gone? It was working fine before when it didn't have the plugin as well. 

 I am trying to get a graphic to react to the audio in my project but I keep getting this error no matter how closely I follow tutorials. Please help!

I have a .psd that have multiple layers in a group, and i want to animate them separately in AE, but when i import the .psd, all the layers come merged, even when i select to import as Composition - Retian Layer Sizes os as CompositionThe .psd is an artwork of a human, so it has a layer for each finger, each arm, each leg and so on, and i really dont want to convert every single layer to a .psd just to make it work. Yesterday i imported a differnt character with the same layer organization and had no problems. Restarting the computer and AE didin't worked too, and both AE and Windows (10) are updated.

When I open AE a message pops up saying:Can't find Sapphire bundle in /Applications/GenArtsSapphireAE/config/sapphire-ae64.bundle: file does not exist. Please reinstall Sapphire Plug-ins to fix this problem I've uninstalled and reinstalled after effects and creative cloud in general multiple times. I used the CC cleaner on basically everything. I've deleted all sapphire files from my computer. I reset my preferences as well using "Command-Shift-Option". Nothing is working.I have a MacBook Pro, currently trying to use the most recent version of AE 2022. 

We really need Pro Import back to work with AAF files. I know it was removed. I heard they'd be adding it back but I still dont see it. How are we supposed to work with industry standard AAF files without it?

I am running After effects 14.2.0.198 on a Mac Pro(Late 2013) running 10.10.5, and have been having this error for the last 6 hours or so:[effect name] return invalid max_result_rect from PF_Cmd_SMART_PRE_RENDER(25::237)After searching on the web and this community, I tried restarting AE, updating AE, restarting my Mac, purge all memory and disk cache, reset AE preferences, rearrange the effects order, put HSL effect before the effect in the error message.I am using third-party effects, they are all built-in AE effects like corner pin, fast blur, levels, HSL, curves.....etcNone of them work.Any idea to get rid of it?Thanks

I've successfully been able to work with a 3D camera for the first time. Saved it yesterday, opened this morning to refine "We'll Focus On the Finace" However my 3D axis mouse tool is gone! I've clicked through everything, looked in the effects panel and it's not showing up! what have I done? 😞 

I m currently facing an issue in After Effects where the Text Engine is missing, and as a result, I’m unable to edit or work with Marathi fonts. This is severely impacting my workflow, as I frequently work with regional language content.

I have a rig set up where I can have a stack of line layers all parented to a control layer which allows me to set the 'top' and 'bottom' layers of the stack and then have the middle layers linearlly interpolate the line shape, position, color, and stroke weight. This is nice because it allows me to create one shape layer, apply an effect preset, and then simply duplicate the layer to make the blended array. It works and looks great as long as the top and bottom lines are the same weight. If there is an increase, the spacing starts to look funny as it's just a linear distribution of each layer's position rather. What I'm trying to do is update the position calculation's expression to adjust for a difference in line thickness.  Using Illustrator and rectangles instead of lines, I've identified a pattern in the difference between a center-based distribution and a gap-based distribution. The difference in distribution increases at a predictable rate to the center of the layer st

Hello everyone I am working in Adobe After Effects (version 17.7.0 Build 45) and I have the following: How can I get equal spacing between the three layers when each layer is a different size? Let's say I want 60 pixels between each layer?In other design software, it is easy, when I drag and drop, it tells me. Here's Figma for example: How can I get the same in Adobe After Effects? I already know about the Align tools in Adobe After Effects, but they do something different. For example, I couldn't say "I want 60 pixels between each layer".

hi people This is the first time I've tried adding paths to more than one group in a shape layer and something is amiss. I need to add 2 groups and then add multiple paths to each group. Each group is added and assigned to variable but for some reason the first group varibale becomes an "invalid object" after the second one is created?! the workaround is to create the first group add all the paths to that, then create the second and add paths to it, but this is clunky as all get out and shouln't be needed. what is going on ? any help greatly appreciated. cutdown example code below this breaks when trying to get the name of vrtGroupvar C = app.project.activeItem; var L = C.layers.addShape() var vrtGroup = L.Contents.addProperty("ADBE Vector Group"); vrtGroup.name = "vertical lines"; var hrzGroup = L.Contents.addProperty("ADBE Vector Group"); hrzGroup.name = "horizontal lines"; $.writeln("hrzGroup.name: " + hrzGroup.name) $.writeln("vrtGroup.name: " + vrtGroup.name)

Not sure if it's called the utility panel or not, i'll be referring to it as the utility panel in this post. But for some reason when I select a shape layer sometimes the panel doesn't show up at the top (as shown here), I have to go into properties: shapelayer to edit it. I just tried it in a new comp and it works perfectly fine here. When I re-opened the project it works again but after a while it stops working for some reason here. I am unsure of the steps to reproduce this issue.What should happen is the utility panel should open up when you select shape layers (and also text layers if I'm not mistaken). I have a couple of plugins (Align Pro, Motion 4 and Keystone)OS: Windows 11 Home (version: 10.0.25100 build 26100)Hardware: Intel 13900k, RTX 4090, 64GB RAM

Hello,I am working on a very simple video project in AE (fullHD for Instagram, nothing complicated or resource-intensive), but AE crashes systematically during RAM previews (at half resolution and 50% size—I can't even manage a full 100% preview).It seems the issue does not occur when I don't have any video files in my project.The crash is strange—I can click on the interface, but it doesn't respond, and I can't close the project without a hard reboot via Finder.I've already reset the preferences multiple times and granted full disk access as recommended for Sequoia, but nothing seems to resolve the issue.help! Hardware information:Model name: MacBook ProModel ID: Mac16,6Model number: Z1FG000MQFN/AChip: Apple M4 MaxTotal cores: 16 (12 performance and 4 efficiency)Memory: 128 GBSystem firmware version: 11881.101.1OS bootloader version: 11881.101.1Serial number (system): DCJ65JH2GVHardware UUID: 0040DF4F-7323-5450-A7E6-C3AE3179B726Provisioning UDID: 00006041-001468AA3C04801CActivati

This is an After Effects and Premiere Pro question.  I took a Canon 8K raw video file (file suffix .CRM), imported it into After Effects, used its Tracker with the Stabilize option to stabilize the footage, and then imported the composition into a timeline in Premiere Pro.The problem is that I can not use Premiere Pro's effects panel to set the Color Space and Gamma.  I guess I need to do that first in Premiere Pro?What is the best way to do this? Note, I tried Premiere Pro's Warp Stabalizer but I wasn't happy with it.

Totally no idea how to achieve this audio requiement.... anyone can help? Thanks

(Screen Recording attached)A rectangle in a shape layer. Added a "repeater" to rectangle, which created 3 repeats with no offset. I suppose each repeat gets its own layer space, with its own origin, and an anchor point. My question is why is that when I change the anchor point's coordinates, none of the repeats move to adjust for a constant position value? I mean each repeat has its own origin and its anchor point, and a repeat's position is the position of its anchor point as measured from the origin of the previous repeat. If I'm not wrong the origin for each repeat here will exactly be at the center of the these squares. A position value of 200,100 in the "transform:repeater" would mean that the second square's anchor point (which is at its center, exactly on the origin of it), is at a distance of 200,100 from the origin of the 1st square. And the anchor point of the third is at 200,100 from the origin of the second square (which makes sense in the video). However,if I change t