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Emily23178875zrez
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March 8, 2022
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Animation in precomp not showing up in main composition

  • March 8, 2022
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Hello,

 

So I'm animating a character with expression controls on a guide layer in a composition. So far so good, animation looks alright. But when I nest this animated composition into another one, the animation is not happening/showing up. Is there anything I have to enable in my main comp? I'm going crazy not knowing why this is happening. 

Correct answer Emily23178875zrez

Answered my own question, lol. My controllers were set as guide layers, which only render in the original composition. This is why the animation wasn't showing in nested comps. Just talking to myself in case someone has the same issue. 

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Rebeca 5F84
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December 12, 2022

Hey, I think I'm having the same problem. I made a moving diamond in a pre-comp, and I can see the the movement when I'm in it, but when I play it in my main comp, there is no movement. I don't understand the solution you provide. Could you explain it?

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    Emily23178875zrezAuthor
    Participant
    December 12, 2022

    In my case, I'd had certain movements of layers parented to controllers on Null layers. I had those Null layers set as guide layers, so there was a bright blue hashtag next to the null layer name. 

     

    I solved it by removing guide layer status from the nulls and everything worked peachy, hope that helps. 

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    Emily23178875zrezAuthorCorrect answer
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    March 8, 2022

    Answered my own question, lol. My controllers were set as guide layers, which only render in the original composition. This is why the animation wasn't showing in nested comps. Just talking to myself in case someone has the same issue. 

      ShiveringCactus
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      ShiveringCactusCommunity Expert
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      March 9, 2022

      Thank you for coming back and posting the resolution.  You've probably saved someone in the future struggling with the same issue.  At least it's a new thing for them to check.

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        Emily23178875zrezAuthor
        Participant
        March 8, 2022

        Not sure how to edit my original post, so here's an additional detail: anytime I turn a layer on or off, that will show in the main composition, for some reason. The animation that I do in the precomp does not show up.

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