Bug Reports

Layers randomly disappear from the Timeline window, but the video is still viewable and playable in the Composition window. I need to shut down the Timeline, then reopen it, and the layer reappears. This happens almost daily. I'm on a Mac Mini M4 running Sequoia 15.2 and AE version 25.1.0ChatGPT responded: You're not alone—this issue has been reported by other After Effects users, though it's not extremely common. The problem seems to be a UI glitch where layers remain in the composition but disappear from the timeline panel.

hello, i have rendered to mp4 via both AE render and Media encoder but the files are rendered damaged with black screens. The same files can be renderered lossless to avi without issues. And if i convert those avi files to mp4, the result are damaged files again. I have tried to render another project in mp4 but they are damaged. i have uninstalled and installed AE back but it is still not working.Is there any way i can reset or reinstall the codec for mp4?

When I hit space bar to preview the timeline the visuals play for rounghly 2s before the audio kicks in. The audio remains in sync but there is always a 2s deleay before it starts.This is apparent even on all comps I'm working on and I've even tested it on a blank comp with nothing but an mp3 in it. the play head moves for 2s before the audio catches up.I have also tested this in a workspace that has 0 additional third party panels and the issue is still there.This issue is new to Ae25.I'm working from macOS Sonoma 14.6.1 on an M1 mac.Using After Effects Version 25.0.0 (Build 53)

Reproducible only on macOS Squoia - calling this ExtendScript function:var path = "~/Desktop/Scene01.idm"; var file = new File(path).saveDlg();resulting in a default file name inside the opened file-picker dialog that contains a duplicated extension name: "Scene01.idm.idm" instead of just "Scene01.idm". This only happens on macOS Squoia(the latest major version), and in addition - only for "non-standard" file name extensions(something that's not a "*.json" or "*.txt" for example). Attaching a screenshot for a demonstration of the resulting unwanted behavior.

My issue is that whenever i am working on a project and the color space is set to Sony S-Log3 (any variation) the lumetri colour doesn't seem to transfer when using Dynamic link. I have check and the footage is in the same color space in AE as well. any help? cheers

Estou com problema problema chato no after effects, toda vez que eu vou fazer Stabilize Motion aparece a tela preta por causa do tracker da camera, mas o problema não é esse, é ainda mais complexo. Para resolver a tela preta eu coloco o efeito Motion Tile, só que o mesmo fica apresentando umas linhas pretas no video... Alguém sabe como resolver? Ou não tem solução? Estou usando o After Effects 2020Windows 10 Pro

Hey Team, as u can see the UI where the layer is showing has become purple, when I zoom in or out in the timeline it dissappers or comes back. It can take different colors depending on which color the marker has. In my case it was purple but I had this with yellow, too.Best GreetingsMischel 

Last year, I finally got into the editing world. Things were going so well that I decided to buy a computer powerful enough to work faster, complete more advanced projects, and climb the ladder in the editing world.I bought an i9-14900k + RTX 4090 + 64GB + 1T SSD (one of the best, by the way). To my surprise, since last year (August), since I opened After Effects, I feel like the improvement from my old computer, which is MUCH inferior to the one I have now, is very small.The program lags to the point that it's impossible to work, and this is with just a few effects. They aren't even large compositions or projects. When I apply the first effect to the first text, everything lags.I've tried talking to technical support, I've watched all the YouTube tutorial videos to improve Ae, an Adobe technician was on my computer remotely and couldn't do anything...It's frustrating to have an investment in a good computer like this and not be able to work comfortably. I'm asking if anyone knows a so

Hii, I'm new into AE and I'm having this issue where I edit all of my text layers, change color and font, adjust position, and when I hit save and restart After Effects everything is saved but some of the text is misaligned, has changed color or font or something:(, is there anything I can do?, first image is in the correct position, but layer  "Make" was smaller, different font and color and it said "make it", im slowing down my editing proccess because of this, ¿am I doing something wrong?:(

If a library in the library panel is left open, the lock and sync icons are doubled and flickering really fast. After closing out of After Effects, the icons were still there and somewhat burned into the screen, but they were still flickering. Even with a restart and shut down, the icons remained, but they did appear to be fading. The icons seem to have disappeared completely after about 20 minutes.  The flickering seems to happen when the side panel is scaled/ pushed to the right enough to show the horizontal scrollbar.  Ae 25.1.0 (Build 68)Windows 10

Hi, i was doing a edit and in one single clip i get this everytime can i fix this or not? Because when i try to export the file i get the same error everytime on the same clip. On the clip there is only a shake and a zoom in and out.

We faced a persistent issue in our recent project that involved several extension panels. Closing one extension panel window occasionally caused the content in another active extension panel to vanish.(Ref: https://youtu.be/8icV1-ORiLU )We investigated this issue and found that it is exclusive to Windows . After spending several hours of debugging, we found out the pattern. The issue applies to all the extensions that exist. Closing an earlier opened extension panel causes the content in the most recently opened panel to vanish. We confirmed this bug persists across several After Effects versions (from 2019 to 2024) on Windows 10.(Ref: https://youtu.be/c-c1G9ALV0E) To replicate this issue, follow these steps:Open one extension panel (A).Open another panel (B).Close panel A.Notice the content in panel B disappears Our project relies heavily on using multiple panels, and this bug could frustrate users. Hope you can find a solution for this. 

Hello,After Effects stops working on certain files, as you can see in the attached video. There is no progress in the preview section, even though I move forward in the timeline. Additionally, the save screen that appears when I close the file stays on top of all windows, and it doesn’t go to the background even when I open other applications or finders.To troubleshoot, I unchecked the "Enable Hardware Accelerated Decoding" option in the Import section, but the issue persists. There are multiple .mov files in the project I am working on. I have also completely uninstalled and reinstalled After Effects three or four times, removing all plugins.I would greatly appreciate your help in resolving this issue.

When working on a Windows 11 Enterprise platform on a Dell Precision 7680 13th Gen core i9-13950HX, 2200 Mhz, 24 core, 64 GB RAM with an RTX 5000 Ada, After Effects hangs up when importing a layered .ai file as a comp in versions 24.6 and above. In version 24.5 it works, and on a Mac Book Pro (m1 chip 2019) the latest version (25.1) it works as well.My process:1. Open a new project in AE2. Choose File--Import--file3. Select my layered .ai Illustrator file (latest version) and for when Import kind I select composition and keep defaut Document size.4. AE continues to show the spinning wheel and won't open the file on versions later than 24.6. Normally, AE is able to import a layered .ai file as a comp.I have no 3rd party plug-ins, and do not install with Cinema 4D capabilities since I do not sue the program.

Why is After Effects doing this? I've got the proportions sorted in the way I want them on the image on the right and it all looks fine until I export the animation: However, this is the result once it's exported:  The image has gone really thin and weirdly proportioned.  

Hi everyone.I have a problem with After Effect,  it gave me a problem while i editing, Cause it Glitch the preview and also the Render. The problem is Always in the first 10 second of the video. I Don't Know how to fix that and i'm hoping that someone can help me

Issue: I don't use the home screen typically , but when it appears (e.g. I need to start in safe mode), it's massive, starting at monitor 2 (middle) and extending beyond monitor 3 (right).  Fix: Have it constrain itself to the "main" monitor, only.

The new way that AE 2025 handles the video files when you create a dynamic link from Premiere Pro is not useful for several applications, like motion tracking and rotoscoping in AE. For example, to use motion tracking you have to be working in the layer for the video footage (not the main composition).  The problem with AE 20245 is that the dynamic link creates a composition that doesn't have the video footage you want to work with already nicely trimmed.  Instead the dynamic link creates a compostion with the video footage inside of another composition, and that composition has the ENTIRE video file.  This is causing me problems for 2 reasons:  1. If the video file is 5 minutes long and I only want to motion track 5 seconds of it, I don't need or want the full video file.  I want the 5 seconds of it I trimmed in Premiere Pro to be imported to AE with that footage trimmed the same way, and nicely placed on it's own layer.2. If you want to motion

Hi guys,I’m experiencing an issue with the After Effects 3D camera and was wondering if anyone has a solution to the problem below. Essentially, whenever I select any object in any project, the 3D layer controls appear huge. Does anyone have a workaround for this?Thanks in advance!

I've been using aerender on my 2020 Mac Mini M1 for the past year and it's been working flawlessly, but with the latest update I've been unable to even start the program. First I input the following command as usualcd /Applications/Adobe\ After\ Effects\ 2025 ./aerender -project /Users/username/Desktop/ProjectTitle.aep -mfr "ON" 100 -sound "ON" This results in Terminal returning following without acually rendering anythingaerender version 25.1x68 PROGRESS: Launching After Effects... username@Mac-mini-2 Adobe After Effects 2025 %  Is anyone else having this issue and knows a workaround I would be grateful!

Issue: When rolling mouse pointer over the "Active Camera" or similar buttons at the bottom right of the Comp window, the Tool tip (e.g. "3D popup View") pops up and flickers endlessly until the mouse is moved. Resolved by: This flickering stops when the mouse is moved. Likely fix: Don't have the popup appear under the mouse pointer. It's probably the classic 'retriggering' issue because the popup is appearing under the mouse, hence being re-triggered endlessly.

objファイルを使用していたAeファイルが先日までは正しく動作していたのですが日をまたいでAeを開くと下記の画像が表示され、Aeの操作がすべてできなくなりました。objファイルを使用しないAeファイルは問題なく正常に動作することができました。改善策があれば教えてほしいです。

After Effects 25.0.1 (Build 2).  HUGE INTERLACE BUG.  Adobe please fix. NTSC footage - when changing intrepretation from UPPER or LOWER FIELD or vice-versa, AFX still does not honor changes when reversing the interlace, as After Effects has always done.  Emptying the disk cache does not help.  I must save the project with the interlace interpretation change, quit After Effects, and when reopening the project fresh, only then is the interlace interpretation change executed. Big and quite annoying problem, as I'm constantly fighting to set the proper field order, and I'm used to After Effects immediately honoring and displaying the interlace change as always in the past.

Everytime I use After Effects it keeps on crashing show me an error of (Unable to allocate memory). Even on light task like animating the motion of simple text and image it's giving me an error of not enough memory. This makes it totally unusable since it'll only take 2 - 5 mins for it to show the error, crash and then restart the software.IDK what's causing this issue but I'm using a couple of plugins and it didn't cause these error in the past.Here are the list of  plugins installed* borisfx sapphire* Mister Horse* Deep Glow* Fx Console.Here's my systemWindows 10 Proi9 10850kRtx 4070 ti super64 GB Ram2* 2TB NVME M.2 Samsung 980 pro

Hello,I'm having an issue with a shortcut in After Effects 2024, 2025, and the beta version of 2025. I've been using the application for years and have always relied on shortcuts to speed up my workflow. For some reason, after updating to the latest versions, I can't add or edit shortcuts to move layers in and out in the timeline. I found some forums mentioning that After Effects may no longer support this feature—is that true? If not, why can't I edit such a basic and important keyboard shortcut? Any solutions or ideas? Thank you.In older versions it was very easy to edit and add that short cut, imposible in this one, here the code:["CPanoProjLayer"]"Clear" = "(Delete)(FwdDel)""ClearMask" = "(Alt+Delete)(Alt+FwdDel)""OpenComp" = "(Backslash)""TimeSetIn" = "(I)""TimeSetOut" = "(O)""TimeStretchIn" = "([)""TimeStretchOut" = "(])""TimeTrimIn" = "(Alt+[)""TimeTrimOut" = "(Alt+])"