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how do I delete this vertex and keep the shape open? When I delete it together with the other one,I would like it to stay like this 

Hi,   I'm using AE in command line. Running through powershell, it works fineBut running through an apache web server, it crashes with the error "The Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) suite couldn't be loaded.".     $command = '"C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" C:\\Users\\blabla\\script_that_calls_AE.js'; exec($command)    Why is that? Thanks

Hi There Im learning how to create mogrt and learning expressions and i was wondering if anyone could give me a bit of advice on the below? i have a rectangle main body with a smaller rectangle inside, i need to give the ability for the smaller rectangle to move from one side to the other when the user wants it to and then back to its original position when they want it to.   im very very new to expressions and would love to know if there is a way to do this? i have seen ways of doing similar with texts but was wondering if there is a way to do it with shape layers, pre-comps etc thank you Kind regards Hugo Campos 

when i open why after effect my screen showed black but when i change why screen front to active camera my solid layer showed up but its  not showed up in front camera but when i do my layer or convert it in 3d layer showed up ?? why this is happening  

How can I slo-mo a single object in AE while the rest of the video is playing at normal speed? Ex. a clip of someone shooting a basketball, the basketball is in slo mo while the player is running at normal speed (and the rest of the video)Thanks!

Software: Cinema 4D R18 e After Effects cc 2017.1With Cinema 4D I made the car.With After Effects I want to apply a realistic light to the front light.In Cinema 4D, the machine is animated in a null object.Then I created a null object (for the light in After Effects) that I put as a child to the null object of the animation and it follows perfectly the animated path.The problem arises when I use a camera.If I do not use any camera, when I open the .c4d project in After Effects, the null object follows perfectly the center of the front light.If instead I use a camera, the null object is not at the center of the lighthouse and does not follow the animation perfectly, why?How can I fix it? I absolutely need to use the camera. Thank you.

Hello all,I have an interface in script ui that relies on event listeners initialized like this:var button = palette.add("image", rect);button.onDraw = buttonDraw;button.addEventListener('mouseover', onMouse, false);button.addEventListener('mouseout', onMouse, false);button.addEventListener('mousedown', onMouse, false);button.addEventListener('mouseup', onMouse, false);I need these events so I can change images (fake buttons) when the user moves the mouse over them or clicks one of them. Everything works as it should, until I decided to render something. While rendering in After Effects, a window or something is opened somewhere and it makes all scripts useless, they do not respond to user input at all, and that's fine to me. It works the same for all scripts that I tested.The real problem is with event listeners. Scripts that use them will generate a background error if any listener is activated. And when the render finishes, AE will show a popup message letting you know about these e

After the AE CC 2022 update I got the same thing now. Adobe - any suggestions? After Effects warning: The following plugins have failed to load. Please reinstall these plugins:C:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCC3dImageShatter.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCC3WayColorGrade.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCCAdvancedComposite.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCCAlphaPixelNoise.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCCAlphaProcess.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCCAlphaSpotlight.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCCArtistsPoster.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCCBeatReactor.aexC:\Program Files\Adobe\Common\Plug-ins\7.0\MediaCore\Continuum Plug-ins\BCCBe

I want to create a video that has a still image and sound (dialog). I want to key over a sound waveform of the dialog to give the still image some motion. Does After Effects have this ability?

Hi is it possible to set superscript character in TextDocument by scripting?I have TextLayer with text: 01st  03rd , this is downloaded from api urlAnd i want to set superscript for st and rd characters. var textProp = layer.property("Source Text"); var textDoc = textProp.value; textDoc.text = content.value; // <--- here is value from api textProp.setValue(textDoc); thanks for your hints. 

After Effects and all Adobe products crash when opening Windows File Explorer within the program.This only happens on my account, when I go to an Admin account it works fine.  This crash happens across two different computers as well.Basically I can use the program without issue until it needs to open up Windows File Explorer and it will instantly crash.  I can drag files from a windows file explorer window that was opened up outside of the app without issue but I can't save or export anything since those actions require opening it within the app.  It's made working in adobe impossible to do.  Adobe has sat on my computer for multiple hours now and not been able to solve it.  Hoping someone here can help because they just closed the ticket without an answer.I attached a log of the recent crash.I have removed all plugins, cleared perferences, uninstalled everything.  This problem happens over two computers using ANY adobe apps and versions.my main version i

First of all, I'm running AE 2025 on a Macbook Pro M3 Max, Sonoma 14.5.Having a  frustrating issue where by the cursor or tool often flickers while trying to target a certain part of the UI. Eg. Simply trying to drag out a layer length means the tools change between cursos / extend layer tool, which takes a few attempts to grab it with the right tool It's difficult to pintpoint what could be causing it and sometimes seems worse than others, but maybe this is just dependant on the task I'm doing (eg. drawing masks is particularly frustrating) Some videos here here I dont think this is a new problem and have noticed it on previous versions, but have been trying to live with it. Thanks for any help 

3d Camera Tracker Error 'unable to obtain dynamiclink server connection'. I have re-installed and updated to the latest release. Please note I do not use dynamic link ever! 2017 Imac Monterey Vers 12.6 64GB Ram, Radeon Pro 580 8 GB. Any assistance here would be greatly appreciated. My productivity vs cost of Adobe subscription has been seriously compromised this year. Rich.   Title edited by Mod. to include After Effects version

Both Skew and Motion4 do not open. I reinstalled AE 2024 and they work. The extensions manager shows compatibility with 2025. I have no issues with Mister Horse Animation Composer 3. Anyone else? Thanks

Any idea how I can solve the issue since it's interrrupting my workflow.GPU is RTX2080 Max-Q and my renders are not that complicated but rather basic.   

Hi, I'm using AE in command line. Running through powershell, it works fineBut running through an apache web server, it crashes with the error "The Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) suite couldn't be loaded.".  $command = '"C:\\Program Files\\nodejs\\node.exe" C:\\Users\\blabla\\script_that_calls_AE.js'; exec($command)  Why is that?Thanks

When I try and edit/create text layers, the text input is painfully slow. I will type, and nothing will appear in the text box, or in the text layer in the composition panel. So it is not receiving the input for some reason. Text in Premiere works completely normal. Is this a bug?  I have tried the "reset character" fix from other posts, and this doesn't work. It's definitely an issue with the actual input/reception of text information.  Mac Studio Ultra128GB RAM AE 22.5.0

Experts 😉I have run into an issue, I have several video clips that I am using in an AE project, the ones that are animations (renderings) are smooth and play like cream.  When I include them in the AE project and send to Media Encoder, they become choppy and laggy.   Not all video clips do this.  The ones shot from a camera do not do this, only the renderings.  I have tried to run the animations thru ME on their own and every format results in choppiness.  I do not know what I am missing.    Thanks in advance

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Bonjour à toutes et tous, Je rencontre un problème sur ma vidéo en .mp4 avec le remplissage d'après contenu.J'ai utlisé ce tuto : Adobe remove element Voici ce que cela me fait, voir image en pièce jointe. (le but etant d'effacer la marque sur l'appareil)Je suis loin d'être expert sur after effect.Par avance, merci à vous, Julien  

 This behavior makes me crazy every time I use AE. Why does the render setting randomly set to Software only? When the performance is getting slow, most of the time, this is the cause of that situation. Because of this problem, I can't work with the confidence that everything is perfectly set up. How can I get rid of this problem?

bangla typing problem in after effects, someone help fix this. shows drawbot error too.

My pen tool is stuck on add vertex. I can change it to remove vertex, but not the default pen option or convert vertex, or mask feather. This was happening in 23.2. I updated to 25.1 but the problem persists. I have tried the fix detailed in an old post relating to the same problem in version 16.1.3 - https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/the-pen-tool-is-stuck-on-add-vertex-tool-in-ae-16-1-3-build-5/m-p/10618330#M92310 - but this has not worked. Grateful for any solution - this is a pretty serious problem for the paricular work I need to do.

Create vortex like patterns with an old plugin.   Follow along with my investigation into reproducing an amazing visual effect that does not seem possible in After Effects. Thanks to some insights from X user AECartographer and a handy guide from Texturelabs I was able to animate Vincent van Gogh’s Starry Night.   Using the old, hidden plugin CC Time Blend FX and Vector Blur with a precomp with plenty of circular gradients, I found it was possible to make all the swirls and brush work slowly spin in place. With no keyframes or expressions needed, you can add animation to any picture or image with lots of circular patterns. At the start of the video, I explain what Curl Noise is, and then I run through how to activate CC Time Blend FX. Then I go on to demonstrate how to use Time Blend FX for other animation. Once that’s covered, I show how to how a vector map with CC Vector Blur to create the final look. And then I start showing off, animating other images and even the

Hi I'm very new to expressions and trying to create an expression to a slider in After effects that will control when a text will appear.An example would be for a dot point that is timed to when speakers says that point.So I could have a text animation that is delayed until a certain point in time that is controlled by the slider.I found something close with Evan Abrahams, but can't get it to gel. On=thisComp.layer("Controls").effect("Text on")("Slider")x=value[0]+easeIn(time,On,0,122);y=value[1];[x,y] Thansk to anyone that might be able to helpPhil