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AE26.2 localization error occurred

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June 13, 2026
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🐞 Bug Report – After Effects 26.2.1 UI Text Missing & Plugin Crash Issue

Product: Adobe After Effects
Version: 26.2.1
OS: Windows 10/11 (please fill in your exact version)

📌 Issue Summary

After updating to After Effects 26.2.1, several third-party plugins show missing UI text in the Effect Controls panel. In addition, interacting with certain plugin controls causes After Effects to crash.

The issue only affects plugins with localized or non-native English UI systems, while other plugins (e.g. BCC, some Red Giant modules) remain functional.

⚠️ Affected Plugins

Red Giant (Trapcode / Universe / older Maxon components)
Various localized/Chinese (translated) plugins
Some legacy third-party plugins using custom UI systems

✅ Working Plugins (for comparison)

Boris FX BCC plugins (working normally)
Some fully updated plugins using native SDK UI

🔍 Steps to Reproduce

Install After Effects 26.2.1
Install third-party plugins (especially Red Giant or localized versions)
Open Effect Controls panel
Apply affected effect
Observe:
- UI text missing or blank
- Dropdown/options not visible
Click any affected UI control
After Effects may crash immediately

❗ Expected Result

Plugin UI text should display correctly and all controls should be usable without crashes.

Error or problem

Nishu Kushwaha

Community Manager

Hi hyhu, thanks for the report. To investigate this properly, could you share some specifics?

1. Your exact Windows version (10 or 11, plus build).

2. The exact names and versions of the affected plugins.

3. Screenshots of the Effect Controls panel showing the missing UI text.

4. If a crash occurs, please include your email in the crash reporter when submitting.

5. Whether the affected plugins are localized (Chinese, Japanese, etc.) or English versions.

Looking forward to your response.

Thanks,

Nishu

hyhuAuthor

Participant

Hi,

Thank you for getting back to me. Here are the details you requested:

1. Windows version: Windows 11, build 26200.8655.

2. Affected plugins: All plugins that have been translated into Chinese, including the Trapcode suite and all CC effects (e.g., CC Ball Action, CC Particle World, etc.).

3. Please see the attached screenshot of the Effect Controls panel showing the missing UI text.

4. Crash: Normally no crash occurs, but the selection boxes/dropdowns in the Effect Controls panel are all empty. As soon as I click on one of these empty boxes, After Effects crashes immediately.

5. Localization: The affected plugins are the Chinese localized versions. The English original versions work without this issue.

Let me know if you need any further information. Thanks.