After Effects (Beta)

I've been trying to figure this out since the v25 of the beta for AE came out. It'll open just fine but then the minute I create a composition and/or try to add a layer, beach ball appears. I'll try to open it in Safe Mode to see if any particular script is causing the issue but I also wanted to know where I could find crash logs for the AE beta to submit and hopefully someone could take a look.

Hi beta users!   Beginning in version 25.0x19 of After Effects Beta, we’re changing the way 3D models are imported into the Project panel.   Some 3D model formats (.gltf and .obj) rely on additional external files to render, e.g. .mtl or .bin. Previously, After Effects imported those linked files alongside the main model file and everything was stored together in a folder.   Now, After Effects Beta will manage those external dependencies automatically behind the scenes, so you will no longer see them in the Project panel. You will just see the .gltf or .obj model on its own. Dependent files will still be collected as needed if you Collect Files.   Please give this new functionality a try and let us know how it’s working for you.

I'm working on a custom extension building a cep panel. When updating to the newest version, 25, I can't open panels anymore that I've placed in the Common Files/cep folder. This includes the default project downloaded from the adobe cep resources github. Other extensions like motion4 and copy pasta open just fine.

I've tried to set a Keyboard Shortcut for both Reveal in Explorer and Reveal in Project, but neither of them work.

Steps to reproduce:    1. ... Result: ...Expected: ... System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v24.4.0.24    OS: macOS v14.4.0, RAM: 64.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 20when i try to run duik angela script i get this message, i tried to delete the files and install it again and againg but didn't work still the same message

Hi beta users!    Starting August 5, After Effects betas will switch from v24.6 to the next major version, v25. We make this switch once a year when we get close to shipping the last dot release of one major version and switch to the beta of the next major version.    If you open an existing project in v25, After Effects will guide you through the project upgrade process and automatically version the project file. Unless you specifically save over the original file, you will have a backup.   Like previous major version changes, After Effects projects saved in v25 cannot be opened in previous versions of After Effects, including the shipping version (v24.5 at the time of this post). You can open your projects in an older version by going to File > Save As > Save a Copy as 24.x.   It is also required to have v25 of Premiere Pro and Media Encoder to make use of Dynamic Link. We suggest updating all three at the same time.   And, as always

As per title. De-installing Ae 2025 I was able to open Ps again.

First I couldn't use the expression "effect("Turbulent Noise")(21) + time * 2000" on Turbulent Noise because the evolution stopped after 15-16 seconds although there were no additional keyframes or other expressions on that layer and the evolution indicator showed that it was evolving. I could only resolve that issue by manually setting keyframes with an evolution setting of up to 100. When I entered 200 or 300 the freeze was back. Then, the layer in question suddenly increased in opacity randomly, again without any changes, keyframes, other layers etc. What could be the issue?

Starting with AE Beta 24.5x40, Camera and Light Options available in the Timeline are accessible in the Properties Panel. Simply select the appropriate Camera or Light layer and the available properties will be shown in the Properties Panel.   Camera Options The Camera Options will adjust based on the composition Renderer (Classic 3D, Advanced 3D, Cinema 4D). Quickly access additional settings such as Focal Length, Film Size, Angle of View, etc., by clicking the Camera Settings button.   Light Options Change the Light Type or any of the associated properties of a light directly from the Properties Panel. You can also change and adjust multiple lights at the same time.   When the composition renderer is set to Advanced 3D, you can also choose the Environment Light Type and then pick from any HDR or EXR environment source layers from the Source drop down menu.   We hope this makes it easier to set up and customize your Camera and Light settings for your projects. L

I have a comp with a Spot Light, and I separated the xyz Position dimensions. But the combined xyz position also remained, so I now have "Position, X Position, Y Position and Z Position" which makes no sense: 

Steps to reproduce:    1. Do something that probably involves saving things, like exporting a mogrt. Or any number of things - this error pops up many times in a day; I just ignore it. Result:"Unable to execute script at line 0. After Effects (Beta) error: Can not run a script while a modal dialog is waiting for response." error Expected:No error System info    Application: After Effects (Beta) v24.6.0.65    OS: Windows v10.0.19045, RAM: 127.91 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 32

If I'm creating a mogrt in AE, and "Add Formatting" > Add Group, and put some things in that group, when I export the mogrt and import it into PPro, one or more of those things are no longer in that group, which is rather annoying. I've tried using the release versions of AE (24.5.0x52)  and PPro (24.5.0x57) and the beta versions of AE (24.6.0x65) and PPro (24.6.0x75) but the problem is the same...well, I think it's slightly worse in the Beta versions - I seem to have two things "fall out" of the group, and it tends to be only one "fall out" in the release versions. Here's the mogrt in AE:...the "Growing Headline" checkbos is happily in the Headline group. But in PPro:The last one or two things in a group tend to fall out of the group. Deleting the old mogrt from my library, then re-exporting the mogrt from AE, then replacing it in the timeline (and saying "yes" to replacing all occurrences of that mogrt in the project) does not change anything. I've tried adding rand

It's already been a while since the beta with OCIO got introduced. I'm really happy with it's implementation but it's not perfect yet. There are some serious issues that need to be adressed and some other quality of life improvements needed to make this work smoothly for everyone. Here is my summary of things I hope to see improved or added. It's quite a lot and no fancy pictures so bear with me! 1. OCIO 2.x Display Transformed exportsThis is probably the most important one to adress. With OCIO v2.x configs the ACES display view transforms are separated from the colorspaces. This design is a good step forward because it removes the need to list all the viewing conditions paired with every display space as it's own unique color space inside the list itself (making the list unnecessarily long) and can be it's own list for the viewer. Problem:What "breaks" here is that whenever we have the desire to send off tonemapped exports for review we can't bake the view in. Thus we c

Timeline auto scrolls to top when clicking stopwatch in properties panel OS: Windows 11AE: 2024, beta  

I am unable to continuously preview RAM on the custom range, I have never had issues with over 18 years of use before.I am using the beta and CC 2024 versions with  all the latest updates

Dans la version française (et probablement dans toutes les autres langues), on a toutes les catégories d'effets dupliquées, une fois en français pour les effets Adobe, une fois en anglais pour les Cycore. Si vous avez le temps de corriger ça, pensez aussi à traduire la catégorie Blur & Sharpen par Flou & Netteté (comme dans Premiere). Ça évitera d'expliquer qu'il faut aller chercher les effets de flou dans la catégorie Netteté ; ce qui dès le début d'une formation ne donne pas une bonne image de la traduction.

Hi everyone,   Starting with AE 24.4.0.24 beta, we have introduced a number of miscellaneous Font management APIs which we hope will be super interesting to some of you who have more refined workflows around Fonts - we created them to help our internal testing, and decided to expose them to Beta following your feedback.   As always, we have updated the Scripting Documentation, where you will find more detailed information about these new APIs. Here is a quick overview of the new APIs:   app.fonts.fontsDuplicateByPostScriptNameHaving more than one Font instance which has the same PostScript name can lead to surprises when the Font instance you thought you were going to get was not the one the FontServer handed back. Earlier releases of After Effects were prone to crash in this state and one of the focuses of the last year of FontServer work was to make this situation work.   Simply use the TextDocument.font API to select a Font by PostScript name is problematic

Seeing glitches like the image attached on MXF files in precomps, which have been evident post 24.1 I am running Win11, z790, 14900k, 128G Ram, GEForce 4090, updated to latest versions and BIOS

effects panel stops responding after 2 -3 clicks ,refreshing the workspace or refreshing the list doesn't help

For a very long time now, After Effects has used a sort order in the Project Panel that hasn't always sorted files containing numbers in an expected way. We are making a change today, starting with the AE Beta 23.4x18 release, that switches the sort order to a more expected case insensitive sort order that will work better for names containing numbers.   Please give it a go and let us know if this is better for you or if you prefer the previous sorting method. 

Dropped an imported 3D object in to AR beta. I can animate it, drop effects on it, but when it comes to rendering it doesnt appear. Even PNGs dont work!?!?

It'd be nice, when I drag a guide onto my comp then right-click it to specify its precise location, to be able to specify, instead of pixels, its position as a percentage from the top-left corner; i.e. on a 1920px wide comp, if I dragged out a guide, I could set it to "50%". Currently it sets its position to 50pixels.

Hi After Effects team, I recently got into the world of expressions, and I noticed something that feels like a bug, so I'm reporting it here 🙂 When you try to rename an effect name that's linked inside an expression, using a try catch method. It unlinks the effect from the expression, while a normal expression without try & catch does rename it properly. I've attached a video showing the issue, and the project file, hope that helps explain it. Thanks in advance!Kind regards,Onno Build:24.6.0 Platform:MacOS Sonoma 14.5Apple M2 Max, 64GB 

I’m curious about the ongoing development mentioned: "Fixes a crash when running a very long script. IN DEVELOPMENT. Prevents switching of hardware accelerated views, which was causing a crash when running long scripts." Will this update address the issue with ProRes Raw not working properly in After Effects on Windows, especially after applying effects or doing significant work on ProRes Raw files? Regular ProRes file types work fine in After Effects, but ProRes Raw has been problematic. I’ve worked with support multiple times, but they couldn’t resolve it and said it’s a known issue. However, I haven't found any official documentation about this problem—only reports from users in several forums.  

Rotobrush can now take advantage of pre-existing propagated frames when performing the Freeze process.   Our internal testing indicates Freeze is now 1.6x to 5.8x faster to complete. Performance results can vary depending on platform, OS version, and GPU. Older GPUs will see the biggest performance gains. Performance gains are reduced when using the Refine Edge Tool (1.2x to 1.6x faster).   This update is now available in After Effects 24.2 Beta builds, starting with build 71, and is supported with both Rotobrush 2.0 and 3.0.   If you are a Rotobrush user, we’d love for you to try it out and help us by answering the following questions:   Is Freeze faster for you and for your projects? If not, which projects perform worse? Do you experience any frames unexpectedly re-propagating during a Freeze? Are there any unexpected slowdowns or increased use of memory during the Freeze process? Are projects with frozen Rotobrush layers reloading and rendering correctly? Is fr