After Effects

Ok…weird. When We bring an audio file into AE, the duration listed of the file is wrong.In the screenshot attached, the audio file is 4secs, 11 frames.The project windows says it’s 5 seconds long(?).The Media and and out imply 4 seconds long (??)But if we make a comp of the audio file, the Project windows display’s the comps duration correctly. Nothing wrong or odd with the kHz settings, bit rate or frame rate - as far as I can tell.Brought the same audio file into Premiere, and the Project window in PP is correct.

Directly opening a project file (doubleclick or right click > open) while AE is not already opened, results in simply opening the app, not loading the project itself.I find this behaviour counter to expectations, and wish it would load the project as well, like all other Adobe apps do. Currently you have to open the project twice, once to load AE and once more to actually load the project.Is there some reason why AE does not do this?Is it a bug?(same behavior with zero plugins installed, consistent through all available modern AE CC versions)(Macbook Pro M1 Max)

My compositions no longer appear on Media Encoder when I try to export them from After Effects.Also when I try to add them manually from Media Encoder by browsing to the file, it gets stuck on "Connecting to project..."Also when I try to use "add to render queue" and then use the "queue in AME" button it doesn't work (after pressing this button nothing happens) AE Version 24.6.2 (Build 2)AME Version 24.6.1 (Build 2)

Hey guys i have ryzen 5 3600 and gtx 1660 supermy adobe softwares like after effect / premier pro / illustrator lags a lot and most of the times crashes while in lag what can i do it used to work fine but now days its been happening i tried multiple fixes like deleting temp files reinstalling adobe installed studio driver can someone help me find the issuethank you 

key light out of memory glitch issue while using aftereffects 

I’m working on an automation app called X-Cast (built in Electron/NodeJS). The app patches an .aepx project file with correct data and then needs to render a specific comp from that project.I know I can trigger renders using aerender.exe, but I have two main challenges: Populate AE Output Modules in UII need to programmatically load After Effects’ output module presets (codecs and settings, e.g., H.264, ProRes, etc.) into my app’s UI so users can select their desired codec. Is there a way in AE 2025+ to query or export this list without launching the AE GUI?Render without opening AE UIAfter the user selects a codec, I want to start rendering from the command line — ideally using aerender or another supported headless method — so the AE GUI never launches.Questions:How can I fetch the available AE output module presets programmatically (2025+)?What’s the best supported way to trigger rendering of a specific comp from an .aepx via command line, fully headless?Is there any modern API

Hey Yall Im having trouble figuring out how to add a keyframe, fill to this clip. where at the end it fills with color, I can get it keyframed with a solid color but I'm having trouble blacking out the 3 spaces in the middle of the logo... I need a way to post this looking professional so if yall could help me that would be great!

Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had any tutoails or guidence they can send my way. I was trying to create a splash explosion similar to this only in after effects  https://stock.adobe.com/video/water-splash-underwater-explosion-or-object-hitting-the-water-surface-3d-render/379479518#token_type=bearer&expires_in=86399996 I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to do it. I have been watcing a few red giant turoals but I was not sure if there was a better toolset or plugin to look into. Or ateast get somewhat close to the effect 

Bonjour! Il y a quelques semaines je suis passée d'un laptop à un Pc fixe plus performant. A chaque fois que je travaille sur des projets avec des effets (exemple CC particule, Bend it) le logiciel freeze, s'arrête instantannément ou met un message d'erreur. Bien souvent c'est le AfterFX.exe qui tombe en panne. J'ai déjà fait toutes les manipulations nécessaire : mise à jour des pilotes, installation et désinstallation, reboot, retour à Windows 10, retour aux version antérieurs d'After effect. Le problème est toujours là.Elodie29026523q639 a signalé le problème récement ici, mais j'ai bien un seul pilote installé contrairement à elle. Mon nouvel ordinateur : Je tourne sous Windows 11 Professionnel 24H2 26100.4946Carte graphique : NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 TI SUPERPilotes à jour : 581.15Processeur :  Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-14700KFRAM : 32Vram :16J'ai envoyé un rapport d'erreur avec mon adresse mail après un crash.Merci d'avance pour votre aide!

I'm currently rendering a shot. Tons of FXs so it is taking a while. I accidentally pressed the spacebar and AE switched from the Render Queue panel to a Comp Timeline. EA is still rendering but I can't see the progress bar or the time remaining. How can I switch back to the Render Queue panel? I tried hitting the spacebar but it does nothing. Help, please. I'm using After Effects v18.4.1 because of some compatibility issues.

This bug causes incorrect color space to be exported when working with ACES CG. The project must be set up for ACES workflow. ACES 1.2, 32-bit, ACES CG. I work with EXRs that are also in ACES CG and are interpreted correctly. If you export the composition and leave the color management in the export tab set to “Working color space - ACES CG,” an incorrect color space is exported, namely ACES 2065-1. To work around the bug, you have to explicitly select ACES CG for it to work. Thank you for fixing it. 

It is well known that not all effects work when working in 32-bit mode in After Effects. Some colour modes are also affected and cannot be used in 32-bit mode, because otherwise the highlights in the footage will be greyed out.However, this bug also affects Add mode. This was never the case before, but since the latest updates, it has become a bug. The last version where I used it correctly is 25.1. thank you

Hallo,ich schreibe bewusst auf Deutsch, da ich ein deutschsprachiges After Effects habe und leider keine Idee habe, wie die Bezeichnungen der Tools auf Englisch heißen. Vielleicht liest ein netter Mensch mit, der ebenfalls ein deutschsprachiges After Effects hat und sich besser auskennt als ich. Ich möchte gerne zu Weihnachten eine 3D-Animation erstellen, bei der Weihnachtsgeschenke (vielleicht so 15 Stück) explosionsartig erscheinen und durch die Luft fliegen. Ich bin komplette AE Anfängerin und habe mir mit Chat GPT eine Anleitung erstellen lassen. Leider will es trotzdem nicht klappen. Ich habe Particle World gewählt, habe mit Alt die Geschenke dupliziert, habe sie unter Texture auch zumindest eines ausgewählt. Es bewegt sich rein gar nichts. Explosion habe ich eingestellt und auch Texture Square. Velocity 3, Gravity 0. So wie es mir die KI gesagt hat. Gemini hingegen behauptet, es würde ohne ein Plugin nicht klappen, leider ist dies kostenpflichtig und ich kann es mir überhaup

I’m on version 25.4 and was able to import QuickTime (MP4) videos from a coworker yesterday,  they screen recorded them on their iPad. But when I try to import MP4s recorded on my own iPad, After Effects gives me the error: “The source compression type is not supported and this ‘MooV’ file is damaged or unsupported." The videos aren’t corrupted, they play fine in QuickTime and Preview.  When I tested the same files in After Effects 24, they imported without any issues. Does anyone know what’s causing this and how to fix it? 

Here is the problem guys while editing in after effects, AE doesn'nt use my gpu at all, I have to constantly switch from mercury GPU accleration (OpenCL) to Mecury software only cause when i switch to mercury GPU accleration (OpenCL) an pop up appers that says your gpu is out of memory when its not even using 1gb og video memory and the rendering time is horriable it takes 15+ hrs to render an 17sec clip, If you know the solution please help and I use intel arc a750 gpu if you wanna know.  

cada vez que estoy en after effects y utilizo la herramienta o scripts de motion tool se cierra, dando un mensaje de error.

In one comp I already use Null A to drive the size/scale of a group of elements. I also need a Null B to control the opacity of many layers (bars, logos, etc.) without: pre-composing those layers, orpick-whipping opacity one by one (sometimes 50+ links).Ideally, I could bulk-link multiple layers’ opacity to a single controller (null/effect controller), with a quick way to (re)connect/disconnect layers, and have it coexist with the existing parenting for Scale (a kind of “multi-control”: parenting for Scale + global controller for Opacity).An explanatory video is attached to the ticket to show the current setup and the desired outcome. video explanatory and desire result 

Hi, I'm using Ae version 23.2 and Animate version 23.0.1 (which I believe are the latest versions) however I am unable to import .FLA files into Ae. This appears to be a known issue in previous versions going back to threads in 2020 - surprised it's still an issue with the latest versions. In any case, can anyone help?  I have restarted my machine and also uninstalled / reinstalled both apps. Same error which reads as follows  'An error occured while importing this file. Please try again.' Ae tries to import the .FLA file for around 30 seconds before bringing up a box with this error message every time. (I've attached a screen shot). Please help 😉 

Hello, how are you? I am having a problem that I believe to be a memory leak, both in Premiere, but mainly in After Effects.Any simple task causes After Effects to consume all available RAM. For example, a simple animation of a shape's position without any effects attached consumes 23 GB. Can anyone help? I've never had problems like this before... I feel like I could do more when I had 8GB of RAM lolMy setup is a Ryzen 5 5600 | 32 GB RAM | GeForce 2080 graphics

In After Effects, I animate bars (shape layers) with Trim Paths to change their length. I want a logo (or a null) to automatically follow the bar’s tip, with no manual Position keyframes. I’m looking for a native or expression-based solution to fetch the path tip position according to Trim Paths (End/Start) and attach the logo there (ideally with matching orientation/tangent).Goal: I only adjust Trim Paths (or bar size) and the logo instantly follows the bar’s end. video explanatory and desired results  

In AE 2025, when I switch from an external app back into After Effects and try to click on a property in the Essential Graphics panel (e.g. a text field), there’s a delay of a few seconds before it becomes active.Thanks,Gali