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Aug 24, 2021 6:21 PM UTC
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"Cached Preview Needs 2 or More Frames to Playback" in After Effects

I've been editing a video for a day and this morning when I went to play "Cached Preview Needs 2 or More Frames to Playback" pops up. I've tried purging and putting it in Quater or Custom but nothing works.I've tired putting more ram in but whenever I change it and look back it goes right back to 0 and I don't know how to fix.. 

 

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nishu_kush
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Legend
Aug 25, 2021 12:03 AM UTC

Hi Saqerfice5ED1,

 

Sorry for your issue.

Please check out the following article: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/cached-preview

Let us know if it helps.

 

Thanks,

Nishu

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d-korolkov
Participating Frequently
Apr 9, 2024 11:14 AM UTC

All those references to RAM issues regarding this problem is worthless. 
Turn off Continuously Rasterize on the layer with some raster effects (e.g. Pin tool) to avoid this issue.


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nishu_kush
nishu_kushCorrect answer
Legend
Aug 25, 2021 12:03 AM UTC

Hi Saqerfice5ED1,

 

Sorry for your issue.

Please check out the following article: https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/cached-preview

Let us know if it helps.

 

Thanks,

Nishu

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Participant
Sep 1, 2021 9:54 AM UTC

Hey, this worked thank you for this.

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Community Expert
Aug 24, 2021 6:57 PM UTC

Make sure you did not accidentally set the work area (b and n keys) to one frame. It is easy to do. You can also set the Preview Panel to ignore the work area.

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Participant
Jul 31, 2022 5:36 PM UTC

This worked for me!! Even though my work area wasnt one frame apart, I just made the work area bigger and my preview was working again

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