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When creating multiple masks on a layer, it comes in very handy to be able to lock a mask, to prevent it from being changed accidentally.

If I change the position of one point, the position of the opposite point changes at the same time.There is no button anywhere to disable this, so it is a program error that is inconsistent with what the user is doing  

Hi everyone,I am working on a stateful GPU Particle System plug-in using the AE 2022 SDK. Because the plug-in is stateful, every particle's state at frame n depends on its state at frame n-1.I am using a caching technique that stores previous states, which works perfectly during a standard serial preview. However, if the user jumps randomly to a later frame (or to the end of the timeline), the cache is invalidated, and I have to run a naive loop through all previous frames to calculate the current state.During this loop, I need to sample a layer that might be animated. This requires checking out the layer for every frame within the loop. My current approach is:Call checkout_layer inside PreRender().Inside SmartRender(), for every cycle of the frame-calculation loop:Call checkout_layer_pixels().Process the layer data.Call checkin_layer_pixels() to free the memory.The Issue:When testing with a large layer size, the plug-in crashes. After debugging, I found that the GPU runs out of memory

Hi guys, just wondering, is it possible to use one layer animation to mask out another layer? If so how do you do this please?Would be very grateful for any help on this one please.

This, from 1:19 to 1:26 ty!  

This is opposite of what most people would want to do, but I would like to add a piece of 24 fps footage to a 30 fps comp so that 24 frames still takes 24 frames, meaning the footage will play back a little faster and run a little shorter. In other words, at 24 fps, 120 frames takes 5 seconds to play, but I would like to drop it into a 30 fps comp so that it takes 4 seconds. I know I can time remap it, but it would be neater and more precise if I could just tell it to align the frames as they are. Thanks!

After Effects 26.3.0 + Media Encoder 26.3.1 cannot export projects stored on SMB NAS unless Media Encoder is started first after every rebootSystem InformationComputer: Mac Studio Processor: Apple M2 Max Memory: 64 GB Operating System: macOS Sequoia 15.7.7 After Effects: 26.3.0 Adobe Media Encoder: 26.3.1DescriptionSince updating to After Effects 26.3.0 and Adobe Media Encoder 26.3.1, we are experiencing a reproducible issue when exporting compositions from After Effects through Media Encoder.Our production workflow uses an SMB network-attached storage (NAS) where all After Effects projects and assets are stored. Multiple designers work on the same projects, so moving projects to local storage is not a practical option.This workflow has worked reliably for a long time and only started failing after updating to the current versions of After Effects and Media Encoder.Projects stored on the internal SSD export correctly. The problem only occurs when the project is located on the SMB netwo

With the introduction of AE2026, the encoding of the call AEGP_GetEffectName changed. I found it strange for an old function to simply start returning “different values”, but I updated my plugins accordingly. The strange thing is that now, at least in the latest update of AE 2026 (26.3), all this was rolled back, and the function now returns the same encoding it did in AE2025.Is this going to stay like this from now on? What was the unintended change, 26.0 or 26.3?I also would like to know the exact version when these changes occur so I can update my plugins accordingly. 

When I duplicate layer the old layers no longer stay selected. Only the top layer stays selected leaving a bunch of interleaved, unselected layers. The old behavior kept the old layers selected so you could drag them anywhere in the layer stack. Please fix.

Bonjour, comment rendre réguliers des zigzag entre chaque point selon que ces derniers sont éloignés ou rapprochés? Exemple bien moche pour un simple rectangle ! Merci d’avance 

Necesito saber si desde la ultima version de After Effects [26.3] los plugins EFX [Chromatic Aberration, Keying Alpha, Render Elements] dejan de ser compatibles. Sucede que al instalarlos y correr el AE salta cuadro de error.POR FAVOR SI ALGUIEN TIENE ESTE DATO ME PODRAN RESPONDER?MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!I need to know if the EFX plugins [Chromatic Aberration, Keying Alpha, Render Elements] are no longer compatible with the latest version of After Effects [26.3]. When I install them and run After Effects, an error message appears.PLEASE, IF ANYONE HAS THIS INFORMATION, COULD YOU ANSWER ME?THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!      

after effct 24.3.0 이 필요합니다. 프로그램 다운받을 수 있게 부탁드립니다 아니면 after effct 24.x.x 라도 좋습니다. 제발 부탁드려요. 원도우(window user)입니다.

Hi everyone, does anyone have the After Effects 2023 installer?According to Adobe official support, they can no longer directly provide the 2023 installation file. But they did confirm that it is okay for me to get the setup file from another user who had previously downloaded it.If anyone happens to have the official Adobe installer for the 2023 version, could you share it? I am an active Creative Cloud subscriber, so I am strictly looking for the genuine, official file. Thank you!

Hello Guys, i'm from Brazil, sorry for my bad englishI think to be a good idea if would have a button or property that makes the layer aways on top. Usually we work with audio layers, animatics, textures on element 3d, masks and all Guide Layer types that we keep always on top or bottom. Would be easier if exists a property that we activate and makes the layer always on top/bottom. What do you think?

Hi folks, If I open an After Effects project produced elsewhere and there are missing fonts, how can I select a font to use instead of the missing one? Particularly in the the situation where I have the font used but perhaps mine has a slightly different name so I'd like to just say 'use this instead please' Thanks

After Effects has used all of its memory doing nothing. This happens regardless of computer. Over 45GB ram used without a project file open.   

When I try to use the Cinema4D renderer for my comp i have this error. I have C4d Lite R21 install. I install the last AE version 17.5.1 (build 47). but the previews version was with the same problem.I have i7-3770K CPU @ 3.50GHz, NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 32Go RAM.Please help.   

Hey everybody I am creating some golf tracer shots for a golf competition. When the camera is steady making the shot tracer is pretty easy. It's when the camera zooms in I'm having difficulty. Attached is an example video (no tracer added yet) and would like to know if it's even possible to create a tracer and have it track the tracer while the camera zooms in. Also, it's an organic zoom in it's not digital. It's the way they shot it. Working on a super fast PC and everything is updated.  

I need to download after effects 2023 but it's not available in the creative cloud! how can I download it? 

When I export my project the color becomes a lot lighter. Mainly the text, but you can also see it in the picture. I’m using the general profile sRGB IEC61966-2.1 I tried to export my project with (same as project) and selecting the same profile in the export settings. Both become dull. Is there a setting I’m missing? I tried different screens/displays as well but its in the file. See screenshot.The right one is the correct color, that is the after effects file. And the left is my export (mp4). It happens in mp4 as well as mov. I would like a mp4 but if i can get it right in mov I’m already helped a lot.  

I’m having a very specific crash in After Effects and I can’t find a real fix anywhere.When I try to change the font on a text layer, AE crashes ONLY when the text layer is highlighted AND I type certain letters in the font search box (for example “a”). I can type those letters normally in the Character panel, and I can scroll fonts normally. The crash only happens when the text layer is selected and I type into the font search field.  AE does NOT freeze or lag — it instantly closes or gives a controlled crash Reset Preferences does NOT fix it Clearing cache does NOT fix it Safe Mode does NOT fix it Reinstalling AE does NOT fix it I did NOT modify AE or install plugins This only happens on text layers that already exist in the comp Creating a new text layer sometimes avoids the crash, but the problem returns when searching fonts I recently activated some Adobe Fonts, but the crash still happens even after deactivating them Other Adobe apps (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc

  “When I enable Per-Character 3D on a text layer in After Effects, the text disappears. I want to apply a mask and rotate the text 90 degrees while keeping Per-Character 3D enabled. In Advanced 3D, I can extrude the text, but it disappears when I switch modes. How can I fix this, and what causes the issue?

When I try to change a font on a text layer, it gives me “After Effects warning: Unknow BIB Error: Probable invalid access, CT, 0 ( 83 :: 3 )”, specifically when I write only “si” in the properties panel. This is the first time that this problem has occurred. Prior to this problem happening, I downloaded 4 fonts from Adobe Fonts: ‘Cheddar Gothic’, ‘Six Hands’, ‘JohnDoe’, and ‘Papyrus’. As I went in After Effects and tried to change the font to an already existing text layer and started typing “si” (only with the letters si together) in the properties panel to select the ‘Six Hands’ font it gave me this error, for the first time. (I have a video of the problem) I tested a couple of things to see if it would be tied to that font, I deleted it, tried again and it did the same thing. The confusing part is, when I typed only “s” in the fonts properties panel, I scrolled down to the ‘Six Hands’ font, selected it and didn’t have a problem of using it in the project (I forgot to record this pa

I would like a mobile version of after effects because i've seen many good edite made with after effects and i want to make the same too, but can you make it simple like capcut for mobile in the future?,Thanks

So I have a 2D project of a line that is moving from left to right while the "camera" follows it (by adjusting a null's anchor point to always have it in the center of the screen so it looks like the camera is following the line movement). I can successfully attach an object (i.e TEXT) to the line's movement so it looks like the Text is at the front of the line and directing the path. However when the line goes up and down, the text rotates it's shape WITH the line instead of staying horizontal. Is there a way to LOCK the text's rotation so it still follows the line's path, but doesn't rotate and stays rotationally stationary but still moves with the line?Thanks guys -- any ideas?