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dermot_faloon
dermot_faloon
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April 7, 2025
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After Effects 25.2 lag when using menu

  • April 7, 2025
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Win 11 64Gb Ram, Nvidia Studio Driver 572.83. The update to AE went ok, but I am getting incredible strained lag when I use the general top drop down menus - especially if you navigate back and forward. Even in AE Safe mode and Software only. 
Looking at Task Manager it briefly flickers the word 'efficiency' when it freezes but not sure if thats anything. Anyone else notice this. May have to go back to an older build of AE.

 

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    Correct answer dermot_faloon

    Thanks! I'll give the Beta version a try then.


    installed 25.3 (build71) official update and on initial use it appears the issue is gone.
    will update here if it comes back after a few days use.

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    andyt121
    Participating Frequently
    June 10, 2025

    I'm having the same issue and have tried sooooo many things to try and put it right. I've also had Adobe tech guys working remotely on my computer, but have still yet to fix the issue. Tried going back quite a few versions too, and it's still happening. It's infuriating. 

    dermot_faloon
    dermot_faloonAuthor
    Inspiring
    June 10, 2025

    Try the Beta - it seems fine with me although I dont want to use it on production work , the official 25.2 and 25.2.2 are too broken to use. I am back to 25.1(build68) and its behaving. I await a new official release to try again. Highly irritating. 

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    andyt121
    Participating Frequently
    June 10, 2025

    Thanks! I'll give the Beta version a try then.

    nishu_kush
    Community Manager
    nishu_kushCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    April 8, 2025

    Hi dermot_faloon,

     

    Thanks for writing in. We're here to help. I've seen a similar issue in After Effects some time back. Do you mind sharing a screen recording that shows the problem?

    Looking forward to your response.


    Thanks,
    Nishu

    dermot_faloon
    dermot_faloonAuthor
    Inspiring
    April 8, 2025

    Here is a grab. This does the same in AE safe mode. No other apps have the issue when brought fwd.

    nishu_kush
    Community Manager
    nishu_kushCommunity Manager
    Community Manager
    April 8, 2025

    Thanks for sharing the screen recording. Please try this: go to the Window menu and uncheck the "Character" panel. If that doesn't help, try running After Effects in Safe Mode with third-party plug-ins disabled if you've not tried already.

    Let me know the outcome.


    Thanks,
    Nishu

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