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Product: Adobe After Effects 24.0.3 build 2Operating System: Windows 11Description: When adding compositions to the Render Queue in Adobe After Effects, the output module defaults to naming the file "tst.mov" instead of maintaining the composition's name. This requires manual renaming for each file, which can be time-consuming and prone to errors, especially when dealing with multiple render jobs. Attachments:Screenshot of the Render Queue with default file name "tst.mov".Screenshot of the Save dialog with "tst.mov" pre-filled as the file name.Additional Notes:This issue has been present since the last after effect version. (the update did not fix the issue)

Hi, I got after effects yesterday so im just a beginner, I started editing but then accidently changed the whole layout. I really want to know how to reset the layout or whatever they call it to the default layout. I tried looking up tutorials on how to but they dont work. Im on macbook air.

I need an After Effects 2021 installer because my processor (i7-2600K) does not support AVX2, and AE 2023+ won’t run. If anyone has the official setup file, please do share it.

Hi all, Wondering if I could get some help on how to achieve the affect in this example:https://www.instagram.com/p/DGyfHFCikE9/Would be great if anyone has any guides that illustrate this that they can link me to on youtube, etc. I'm a beginner to After Effects, albeit familiar with Adobe interface since moderate use of Premiere Pro, and wondering how difficult this would be.Cheers!

I am refreshly a beginner so I don't have much experience.Problem: Just now I was editing a video together and I double clicked on the screen which has cause this black screen to appear and my work to disappear. Help.

  

I can't seem to find the plug ins folder under the After Effects CC 2020 file. I have checked hidden fileand still the only things that show up are:User LibrariesUser PresetsVideo LibrariesHas anyone else experienced this 

Hi all,No matter what I try I can not get an image to show up in my Composition Panel. It appears in my timeline as a layer just fine. But I can only see the handles for it in the Composition Panel while the image itself remains invisible. I tried the following ideas to troubleshoot so far: I tried multiple ways to import it. (File>import vs. drag/drop)I tried dragging it directly onto the timeline vs. dragging it directly into the timeline layers.I tried importing different file formats (.png and .psd)I tried re-saving the image and giving it a different name. I tried changing the image into a comp and dragging that onto my timeline.  I made sure the timeline layer is not locked or hidden.I tested the image in a different file and it worked fine. Everything else on the timeline previews fine — except this image.  My computer is fine. Mac Studio / M2 Ultra / 64 GB Ram / 4TB SSD I attached screenshots below.Can anyone help with this issue? Many

Olá, estou enfrentando um problema com o After Effects no meu trabalho. Recentemente, o programa começou a travar a timeline, impedindo que eu possa reproduzir o vídeo após renderizá-lo. Já tentei formatar a máquina, substituir o HD por um SSD e verificar se a máquina atende aos requisitos mínimos do programa, mas o problema persiste.O programa em si está funcionando normalmente, mas quando tento fazer cortes, voltar à timeline ou reproduzir o vídeo, o programa trava e preciso reiniciá-lo. Já tentei reabrir o projeto, mas o problema continua.Estou com prazos apertados para entregar meus trabalhos e preciso de uma solução urgente para esse problema. Se necessário, posso fornecer imagens, vídeos e mais detalhes para ajudar a identificar a causa do problema.Agradeço desde já qualquer ajuda ou orientação que possam me oferecer.

hi guys, im installing plugins from creative cloud app but they are not showing up in after effects, and i dont know where to find them on windows. can any one help me?

애프터이펙트 2025 버전으로 작업 중 거의 5분에 한번씩 컴퓨터가 멈추고 로딩이 걸리다가 컴퓨터가 강제종료 됩니다.재시작 해보면 사진과 같은 crash repair option 창이 뜨는데요, 3rd party effect plugin은 설치되어 있지 않으며환경 값을 초기화 하고 앱을 삭제 후 재설치 해도 같은 현상이 나타납니다. Steps to reproduce:    1. ... Result: ...Expected: ... System info    Application: After Effects v25.1.0.68    OS: macOS v14.2.1, RAM: 32.00 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 12

Guys, I’m editing a hero video in After Effects for a client’s website (spotifydescargar.org), and I’m stuck with two weird AE-specific issues. First: The Gaussian Blur effect (applied to the background) makes the video lag like crazy on mobile (iOS/Android). If I remove the blur, it’s smooth, but the client wants it. Tried pre-rendering ProRes with alpha, lowering samples, GPU acceleration… no luck. Second: The semi-transparent overlay (using Multiply blending mode) flickers with random pixels in Safari (desktop/mobile). Works fine in Chrome/Firefox. Tried Straight Alpha vs Premultiplied, Solid Composite effect, even PNG sequences—still flickers. When I export via AME (H.265), the file is 50MB (needs to be <5MB). Render Queue H.264 breaks the alpha. Searched YouTube for “AE blur lag mobile” and “Safari alpha flicker AE”… only found basic fixes I already tried. Is this a known AE bug? Should I switch to Camera Lens Blur or ditch blending modes? Client’s deadline

撮影した動画を差し込んで3D空間の動画を作成中。写真や動画を多くいれ、ヌルで移動し写真を移すメッセージ動画です。 全て完了したあと、あえて手ブレ感を出したくwiggleを使用しましたが、動画が動いてる最中はwiggleをオフにしたく、チェックボックス制御をつかいたいです。 すでに完成しているものなのですが、チェックボックス用のヌルをさらに挿入しリンクしてもチェックボックスのオンオフできず、、さらにはヌルを一番下にもってこないと写真が映らないものがでてきます。 分かりずらいのですが、原因わかる方お願いします。

Can someone help me where to find the icons? There are nowhere to find. See screenshot.I have the latest version 25.1 (MAC OS).Thanks for any help.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0JxRdfJtTE I have followed the above tutorial, but my shape is bigger than the composition, I want to follow the trim path end until the end of the shape, but keeping it in view at all times, so the shape needs to also move to remain on the composition.  Is there a way to do this that's not just laboriously moving the shape's position every few frames?Would really appreciate any help! Thanks! 

so when trying to pickwhip in an expression to the Grid>Feather>Width property after applying the effect we get errors as it populates the expression with thisComp.layer("Base").effect("Grid")("Width")which there happens to be the grid width property with that name. I found this out by copying a layer with 'relative property links' and the feather width and height kept populating with my grid width and height values. In my attached screenshot you can see the value refers to the Yellow value when i want the green arrow value but i cannot get that to pickwhip. I can get it to link usingthisComp.layer("Base").effect("Grid")(8) // feather width thisComp.layer("Base").effect("Grid")(9) // feather heightIf any reads this and needs a workaround in the meantime. Replace "Base" with your layer name 

Hi there,Before coming here I have already tried the following options:-setting AE to run as admin and turning off all Windows security software (uninstalling them)-Uninstalling and installing AE again and running the CC cleaner software-Fixing all footage with warp stabilization in Premiere to minimize shakiness-Restarting the computer after each of thoseI have been trying to figure this problem out to use the 3D Camera tracker as I want my 3d text to stick to a certain area of the footage as the camera movements change (ie pan up and such)If there is an alternate way to get the 3D text to stick to a building/area of the footage (if the analysis solve failed) cannot be fixed, that would be so helpful! (Does the Motion Tracking do the same thing?)Ideally I would like this effect: 3D CAMERA TRACKER - After Effects Tutorial (Easy) - YouTubeThank you

Howdy, I'm experienced in video editing but am an After Effects virgin. I was told that the 3D modeling aspect of After Effects is still pretty new. So I am unsure if my current issue is just me being new or the new software being jank. I was working on an animation in After Effects today using 3D models (Object files) and got everything imported and added to a composition, but nothing was viewable? I was able to select the objects I added and manipulate them but couldn't actually see them. I added a colored background, transparent background, etc to see if it was hiding under something. I get the usual rotation and manipulation X Y Z axis for the object itself, but no visual? See screenshot included. Is there a box I didn't tick or something? I am new to AE so still not sure what everything is or does. 

I have all kinds of problems with MP4 footage not updating properly, and I feel like it didn't used to be this bad in previous AE versionsMy standard workflow is to export MP4 renders from another animation software and composite them in After Effects.Whenever I re-render an existing shot and then switch back over to After Effects, the MP4 footage becomes all garbled / corrupt looking in the AE timeline."Reload Footage" does not help."Replace Footage" (with the same file) does not help.Purging All Memory & Disk Cache (then reload or replace) does not help.Most of the time, quitting out of After Effects entirely,  purging cache, re-opening the project and reloading the footage works.But sometimes it doesn't.Sometimes I have to change the file name of the MP4, then "Replace Footage" when After Effects reports it missing... and then change the name again every time I re-render it!This is unacceptable.I should be able to re-render footage in another app, tab back over to AE and se

Hello,I used a text preset and would like to use the same preset for another project.  How can I tell which one I used? Thank you!Holly

Hi everyone,I'm facing a very frustrating problem with After Effects. Every time I try to launch it, I get this exact error:"After Effects can't continue: An unexpected error occurred, and After Effects will now shut down. Check if you have proper permissions to access After Effects' preferences folder."Here's everything I've tried so far, without success:Completely uninstalled After Effects and Creative Cloud multiple times.Deleted preferences manually from:%AppData%\Adobe\After Effects%LocalAppData%\Adobe\After Effects%ProgramData%\AdobeDocuments folder caches and preferencesChecked and corrected folder permissions in Windows (including enabling inheritance and setting correct ownership).Reset After Effects preferences using Ctrl + Alt + Shift.Disabled antivirus and firewall temporarily.Verified the Windows hosts file (no Adobe entries).Used Adobe's official Creative Cloud Cleaner Tool to remove all Adobe software.Checked firewall rules (removed Adobe blocks).Installed and tested the

Hi guys.Does anyone knows how to Extend a timeline duration of composition AT THE START ??Basically BEFORE the start of the timeline.anybody ?? 

Hello to you all!I'm working on an animation project in AfterEffects and I have the problem that if you look closely at the vertical lines in the animation they flicker.You can have a look at it here: AfterEffects Vertical lines flicker - YouTube It gets better if I render the video with 60 frames per second but I don't have the option to give away the video with such a high framerate.It has to be 25FPS. So my question: is there a way to avoid this flickering even at 25FPS.I tried several things to avoid it:1. Reduce Interlaced Flicker effect: no improvement2. I  tried to put animated grain in the background: no improvement3. I slightly blurred the whole animation: a bit better, but not reallyThank you for any suggestion!

 I’m experiencing persistent issues when exporting from Adobe Character Animator (Ch) to After Effects (AE) via Media Encoder (ME). The main problems include:Mouth sync lagging or speeding up in Ch.In AE, the mouth animation moves too fast, and some audio segments are missing.Occasionally, AE’s timeline doesn’t show visibility or sound icons for the imported video.A “posterized time” error appeared earlier in AE but has since disappeared—though it may be related.I performed a full clean install of Adobe apps, but the issue persists. Here’s a detailed breakdown:Issue Details:Character Animator (Ch): Mouth sync lags or speeds up inconsistently (24 fps project, using ElevenLabs audio, no live mic).Export Process:Exported a transparent video (QuickTime/Animation codec) via ME.Also tested direct import from Ch to AE.After Effects (AE):Mouth movement is too fast.Specific sections of audio are missing.Sometimes, visibility and sound icons don’t appear in AE’s timeline.Issue occurs regard