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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 

Hi,Is there any way I can keep a layer fixed/frozen in the timeline panel? I mean I want it to be the first and fixed so that if I create any new layer (Be solid, text, or anything, rigging controller) it will be automatically positioned below that fixed layer. Is it possible in AE? in (Attached image) I want the marker to be fixed as layer number 1. I don't want it to go down or shift its position every time I create another shape layer/text layer or produce a rigging controller/s. I want them all to stay beneath that marker layer Automatically.. Is it too far-fetched? Thank you.   

Hi all, I'm working on a visualizer for a podcast. I want to set it so that each speaker's picture only appears when they're speaking. This is the expression I'm using on the opacity of the picture, which references the audio keyframes: speaker1 = thisComp.layer("speaker1").effect("Both Channels")("Slider"); if ( speaker1 >= 1 ) { 100; } else { 0; } This is working as it should, but the issue is the image flickers on and off for things like pauses between words, and breaks in laughs. In addition I feel like the animation would be more visually smooth if the picture lingered for a moment instead of turning off immediately when the speaking stops. Is there a way I can add some kind of condition instead of the else statement here? Something like, if speaker1 < 1 and has been so for at least 20 frames, then the opacity = 0. I'm fairly new to expressions so I don't quite know where to start. Thank you.

Hello, I need to download version 2024. How can I do this? Thanks.

I want to change the size of a rectangle width wise from the anchor point I've set (from the left). Not 'scale' but the size property in a rectangle path. I know I can do this with scale property, but this squashed the stroke. The only work around I've seen is, using this in the anchor point expression:w = content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[0]; h = content("Rectangle 1").content("Rectangle Path 1").size[1]; [w/-2, h/-2] Is there an easier alternative to this? or am I doing this wrong?Also shouldn't this be the default expected behaviour when setting an anchor point and scaling?  

Hello everybody,when creating a shadow catcher plane, it is not invisible, it is in dark grey color? How can I switch it to invisible with the shadow of 3d text objects? My graphic card is NVIDIA Quadro K2200 Best regards from GermanyKlaus

hi everryone I can't seem to get sound up on after effects, does anyone know how to? Helen

Hey everybody, I'm a beginner and I recently discovered the pan behind a mask tool. Works fine so far, but the animation behind the mask looks very stiff. When I try to make it smoother in graph editor, both mask and element start to move. Does anyone know what i am doing wrong here? Thank you!

Hello, I have a vector map consisting of cmall circles ( a lot | 2000 of them).When I import it in After effects it's impossible to work with/make shapes from Vector layer/... I would like to put an expression on all circles that randomly pops the scale to 100% But now I can't even work with the circles. Is there Anything I can do? 

Hello!  I have few questions/issues regarding After Effects 2020 v17. If anyone could possibly provide me some insight, answers and/or solutions that would be greatly appreciated. I'm noticing a few issues with fonts. When selecting font choice under 'Character', at least 2 different instances (in the last 2 days) where installed fonts are nowhere to be found/seen in After Effects, but visible in every other application (i.e. Photoshop and Illustrator). I read a suggestion someone had made regarding the issue (which apparently isn't new or uncommon?) to uninstall and reinstall the font, to which does work. I'm not sure why this is now starting to happen, but it's frustrating to say the least.  The other issue at hand is when opening a template that alerts me to a missing font, when I search for missing fonts in the document - nothing appears? The search feature worked fine in the previous version v16.1.3 - I'm not sure why now it doesn't? I'm working on an iMac

Hi I have script, which downloads texts from external api url and fill this texts into project TextLayer/TextDocument components.I have problem with some glyphs, that are not displyed correctlyfor example string from api (content utf8) is Rázová vlna by DRÉNis displayed in TextDocument as  R√°zov√° vlna by DR√âN part of code is simple: var textProp = layer.property("Source Text"); var textDoc = textProp.value; textDoc.text = content.value; // <--- here is content downloaded from api textProp.setValue(textDoc);  How can I fix this?When I write characters manually all is OK.Data from script are valid characters.Have you some hints for me?

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Hi, I have an issue when I try to Create a Reference Frame from Ae to open automatically in Ps.It pops up : "After Error: cannot locate an application to open 521psd.   (1::77)"I appreciate any help and your time. Thanks a lot.

I created a simple video - a black rectangle moves on a white background. And after reviewing a lot of instructions, I did everything step by step. It doesn't give anything. The site is still transparent. What am I doing wrong?

I have a scene in C4D lite that includes an animated camera aligned to an instance of a spline. The position property in the Align to Spline panel is keyframed, and the camera movement behaves as expected within C4D lite and looks the same in AE via Cineware. I also have a couple of Z-axis rotation keyframes on the camera itself, and all looks good until I extract the C4D camera in Cineware so that other elements there will react as if they're in the 3D scene. When I do that, I only see the camera's Z-axis rotation having an effect on the AE elements, and I only see dynamic keyframe data on the Z rotation. The spline based motion doesn't carry over. Is there something I'm not doing or is there a way to bake in that position data? I can't find any information on this that I haven't already tried. Thanks!C4D lite 2025.0.2 | AE 25.1.0 | MacOS 13.7.2 | 3.8 GHz 8-Core i7 iMac | 128gb RAM | RadeonPro 5500 XT 8GB

I've been having way too many issues with after effects. To list them all would take a life time to read but I'm TRYING to update after effects and it shows this:and this:Which is confusing af because all of my software is up to date. I've cleared as much storage space and disk space, files, and cleared all media and cache in my computer and after effects. I was about to render an edit and I closed out of it because I wanted to save it because I don't trust ae not to crash so I save my projects just in case. Anyway, when I went to save and close it, it gave me the (3 :: 0) error. I've gotten this before and I had to reset my preferences. I had to quit ae at that point, and I lost ALL of my progress. I've had my computer since December of 2023 and I'm getting really tired of missing footage, updates that won't work, crashes, and full storage. I ALSO have been editing on ae for 2-ish years and haven't been able to install ANY plugins except for saber by videocopilot. I can't get blurmocu

When I add deep glow to images, it turns transparent. Its fine with 'unmuly' unchecked but obviously I don't want a black BG. any ideas?

Hi.In new After Effects 17.5.1I've accidentally rotated my scene using the new 3D 'rotate around the cursor' tool.I don't have a camera in my scene.How do I reset my orientation back to the default zero so that I am looking face on again??

i have serious error and i don't know from where and this is the error any help  

Hi everyone,I have a question regarding the process of creating Essential Graphics Assets. I mainly work with After Effects that was installed in the English version and have been creating assets for Essential Graphics which are shared with my colleagues. They, however, use German Version of Adobe Apps and my question is if the different App-language version may affect how well the Essential Graphics assets function? Do the assets created in my english AE version translate well and work as intended if used on the german version of other Adobe Apps?Thanks for the help and I am looking forward to your informative replies. Cheers,Erwin

Hi! I've been trying to manipulate a particle path by dragging the red circle on the video preview to edit the position value of the particle to make a smooth motion path. However, it makes very jagged lines and doesn't get that smooth transition between two positions. Instead, it makes a hard angle and two straight lines. Does anyone know how to make these smoother? Is it something to do with Bezier? Anything helps, thanks! It's this red thing I'm moving and making the path with but it doesn't make it smooth. Anybody know why or hot to fix it?

Hey Guys, got question about Mocha tracking. I have made a composition with mocha tracking screen where everything looks fine for me. Screen 1 example.But when I put that composition into the another composition the screen is shifted, Screen 2. (red line) I Don't get why it's happening, thanks for the help!

Hi my question is pretty basic but I couldn't find anything about it so please bear with me I'm an absolute beginner. Now that I finished each seperate composition of my project I would like to merge them together to a finished video. What is the best way to do that? I thought I could just put them in the renderqueue one after another and select the same output file, but after effects is not accepting that. I also tried rendering the compositions individually and merge the videos afterwards via Keyframe Assistant => Sequence layers. But that also didn't work for me or I just did it wrong. Sorry for the basic question but I'm actually lost atm. Thanks for helping me out!

About a year ago, I shared a method for After Effects to allow you to add bold to part of a text layer using Text Animators. Trouble was, it was faking bold using rather than an actual bold font. But with After Effects 2025 and the new Per Character styling via expressions, you can now do it for real.   I break down how to use the new expression, then I add some slider controls to make it easier to adjust. And finally, I share my latest work in progress which allows to you select words instead of characters.  

Hello folks,I never seen this issue before.When I add a Light to the Composition my 3D layers render black.I tried changing the Light parameters and the only thing that makes any difference is when I switch to Ambient Light.When using Spot, Point or Parallel the 3D layers change to black.It doesn't matter if I move the Camera or Light around. I'm running AE 17.7.0 (Build 45) on Mac. I appreciate any help. Rodrigo