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What I've Accomplished:I've successfully created a time dilation effect with simple panning shots using this workflow:Track and stabilize the backgroundApply time dilation to moving subjects (which correctly positions them in 3D space)Reverse the stabilization to get the final compositeThis works perfectly for simple camera movements. You can see the results in the before/after images attached.Current Challenge:I'm now trying to achieve the same effect with a more complex camera move - specifically a camera that's both pushing forward and panning while subjects move through the scene.Technical Setup:I've successfully tracked my camera dataCreated a ground plane and null objectAttached a tracking shape to my null (visible as the white box in Image 1)What I Need Help With:I need to stabilize the footage so that:The tracked shape (white box) remains perfectly static in 3D space from first to last frameThe footage should rotate and move around this fixed point to maintain the shape's persp

I am looking for any good og bads you guys might have experienced. The giffs i export can be both simple and complexe. 

For context, I'm working on a visual that has several sections of the video masked for alpha transparency, but the black areas that are not masked are still vital to maintaining color + texture with some of the overlays I'm using.  I just updated to AE 2025, and suddenly all of my black solid layers that were preserving the overlay in this project are now totally alpha/transparent and not functioning with the overlay as intended?

hii have created a shape layer of red dots (used a repeater)i want to make them randmoly appear and dissapear, i tried making them with trapcode particular but seems like the grid emitter doesnt have an option to make the dots randomlly appear on the grid, am i wrong? also tried using luma matt with cell pattern effect, but i cant match the squares for the spacing of the dots, (also i dont know how to make the cell pattern or fractal noise to have black and white only without grey) whats the best way to make the dots twinkle?

I'm new to after effects, I'm currently using the 2020 versionWhen I see the preview of my video, it gets slow, and a warning "not playing in real-time" appears, the information in my video turns red, (ram, fps, etc.) and my preview bugs. The problem intensifies even more when I apply a CC or text preset. This happens in all my projects. My computer is in perfect condition, and I have made enough RAM available for my after effects. I already reset the settings and nothing works.I ask for help, please. This problem doesn't let me carry out my projects in after effects.

Hi, when I working with AE an cinema 4D, I get this error when I launch AE and create layer MAXON CINEMA 4D File… How can I fix it?  Versions:AE 17.0.5,C4D R21.115,Mac OS Catalina 10.15.3

I was given a gradients to import into my Library but I can't really utilize them inside of After Effects. There doesn't seem to be any way to apply them and it says they aren't supported.  This seems irrational when it's just two hex codes on a linear gradient.When I look into the info of the gradient, I can't even copy and paste the hex codes to apply them myself and instead I have to type every single one by eye. Am I missing something or what the gradient not setup correctly? 

Hi, I want to ask if is possible to make a looping video in AF? Thank you for your advice. 

Hi,I’m currently using Adobe After Effects, and I’ve noticed that the performance is quite laggy. I’m wondering if it’s normal for a 4K video (581MB file size) to take around 45 minutes and 31 seconds to render.Here are my PC specifications:GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4060 8GBCPU: Intel Core i7-12700RAM: 48GB (4533MT/s)Motherboard: B760MStorage: 1TB M.2 SSD + 1TB SSDI’d really appreciate your insight on whether this rendering time is normal or if something might be causing the sluggish performance. I’m feeling quite frustrated because my PC doesn’t seem to be delivering the expected performance, which is making me hesitant about fully committing to Adobe products.I’ve already tried several optimizations, including adjusting 3D graphics settings, editing tool preferences, and seeking advice from friends, but they all say my PC should be more than capable of handling After Effects and Premiere Pro. However, I’m still experiencing lag, delays in effect adjustments, and sluggish rendering times, even

This is probably very simple but I am having trouble writing fractions in After Effects.  I have some titles for this project that require me to write numbers as fractions.  I have no problems with ½, ¼, ¾ but I am specifically trying to type ⅓ and ⅜ and when I paste these fractions into my text layer in AE, the text goes blank.  I know text is being pasted into my layer because I can select it and change it but I can't see anything.  I'm pasting these fractrions from https://lights0123.com/fractions/ Any help is greatly appreciated.    

I've being doing the same thing for years, and suddenly I'm getting this message, instead of seeing my imported content: This is how I import my file: And this is how the file in AI looks.I'm using AI and AE 2025, seem to be updated to the latest versions.

I have a video of a running man like the one you see. I want to put a shape on his left hand. Say I want to paint his left hand red or put a glove on his left hand. But this new red painting over or glove should follow his hand when he runs. How should I do it?

I am an avid Adobe products user. However, in the past year and a half, I have had countless problems with After Effects on my computer, and nothing seems to be working to make the program stable. I have spoken to at least 7 different agents about my issues, both on the phone and in the virtual chat on the official Adobe website, and nothing seems to resolve the problem I am facing. I am operating the software on a Macbook Pro 2019 with (updated) MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 with 16GB RAM. I have operated After Effects 2023, After Effects 2024 and After Effects 2025, and all three of those versions on my computer continuously crash at random times. And when I try to replicate what could have caused the crash, the software crashes for a different reason.  Previous agents that I have been in contact with have :- Changed permission settings in my computer.- Changed different permission settings, again. - Deleted After Effects from my computer and reinstalled it from

I can't seem to get grow bounds to work these days. I might have done something? or is anyone else having this bug?using 24.1.0Windows

In this example below; what I'm trying to accomplish is the yellow triangle to follow the end of the text as it animates in. I've scowered the internet for answers but haven't found anything trying to do this. As the text animation builds each character in, I want the triangle to follow the text until the end. 

Color of content aware fill reference frame got darker after I created it. Does anyone know what cause this problem? 

Trying it now. One thing that isn't working: when I click "Create Reference Frame" I get this error: "...cannot locate an application to open 00.psd." See screen capture of error below...Photoshop is installed. All Adobe apps are updated. PC has been restarted since updating.

Come mai una volta scaricate le applicazioni adobe non si aprono? ci sono dei parametri da modificare?

After Effects can't continue: The Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) suite couldn't be loaded. You may need to reinstall. I'm usin After Effects 22.6 on Mac and get this error when opening the app. I've tried changing permissions to read & write, reinstalling, and using CCleaner and still get the error.

Hi, I'm looking to create videos like the one linked below. I plan on using Blender then adding text and other elements in after effects. Looking at the video, would anyone have any suggestions for the best way of doing this? Could it all just be done in Blender or is it best to use both programs. I know this is a chat solely for after effects but just wanted to get some insight on the best way of developing this if anyone knew? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQf6Q8t1FQE 

Been using 2025 ae for few months, but sedenly the keyframe assistant missing easy ease, ease in & ease out selection, anyone facing the same problem? 

TL;DR : I can't find how to acquire piSuite since I can't find the string indentifier, neither how to call the getCurrentPos function. Note : I am aware that this issue is related to the Premiere Pro C++ SDK, but I posted this message here since most of my plugin uses the After Effect C++ SDK. Hi ! I am currently making a Premiere Pro plugin, and I wanted to use the legacy callbacks (piSuites) described here, and more specifically, timelineFuncs's getCurrentPos function. My issue When I try to use the piSuites, I can't find any string indentifier within the SDK to acquire the suite... Here it was I call a suite's string identifier :#define kPFUtilitySuite "PF Utility Suite" // ... #define kPFUtilitySuiteVersion13 13 #define kPFUtilitySuiteVersion kPFUtilitySuiteVersion13I might have missed it in the Premiere or After documentations, but there is no code sample or any indication on how to initialize either of the following structures that stores a poin

hey i have a stupid doubt but i want to answered , why fractal noise always visible no matter what are order of layer stack becuase as i understand if any layer which have fractal noise and stack below a layer which have a solid background that background should be visible because it lies on top but in reality fractal noise always visible why so ?

What would be the best way to get a more 'native' looking dialog in AE importer/exporter plugin settings. We can open a pop-up to provide extra settings but these dialogs look a bit out of place as they do not adhere to the color scheme of After Effects. Is there a way to create these dialogs such that they look like they are part of After Effects with the same style buttons and background colors set by the user? I read a lot about these panels in the SDK for panels but from what I could tell all this is not available when building an importer/exporter plugin.

I just updated my mac to sequoia 15.3 and now my AE 2022 won't open and states'After Effects can’t continue: unexpected failure during application startup' ?  What can I update AE to that it will work and I can keep the plugins?