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I've looked at other posts on here and have tried everything. However,  I keep having this issue. I am rendering 2D characters, however, when I use the set matte feature to give the characters bangs (I use this feature so that I can use a facial null to make it appear that the character is turning their head) it leaves the faintest outline where the "Head" shape is. I included a few screenshots to hopefully help with understanding what is going on.

Hi all, I have an After Effects project that I created to simplify and automate a weekly animation for my team that will automatically scale/place an image, and import text from a CSV file using expressions.  Everything works. However, occasionally, the CSV text will require a couple of words to be italicized. As far as I'm aware, there isn't a way to apply any sort of formating to the text in the CSV file. And I don't see any obvious way to isolate specific words for italics using expressions either.  Do any of you experts have some insight on a possible way to do this?  

I'm quite new to AE. I have made an image sequence. I would like it to be a slow ( dreamy) transition from one image to another. I would like each image to play for 30fps. I've played with the sequence settings ( overlap, duration from 1fps to 25fps, transition- off, dissolve front, cross dissolve) and everything I've tried gives me a jerky transition with a black fade somewhere in the transition. It's fine in iMovie, tempted to just do it there but wanted to use some AE magic.  Or shall I make a video in iMovie and edit it in AE?  Any help appreciated. It's probably obvious to you guys!Thanks in advance 

Can you tell me how to use one comp in different places with changes? I have seen many projects that create animation by using one comp and changing it according to them. In the panel, only one comp is used. How is this possible????

Hey Guys,I have a script which adds a bounce function to a property. It works fine. My only thin g i;d like to do is make sure it is only run when the property selected is keyframeable.Can someone help with a code snippet.Say if the user has a property that is keyframeable we say "Thanks" with an alert. if it is not keyframeable we can alert with "Not keyframeable". Love to see if anyone has a clever idea for this. or i've missed something obviious.Thanks In advance

Hi, I need some guideance. Please help me 😞  I am trying to remake an animation from inspiration. no way I can figure out how to attach a comp with two nulls. I can sense there is a trick but I cant figure out,  and also how can I make a loop in such animation I dnt understand that either. any kind of guidance will be appreciated.. Please help me. :'(  

I was trying to make a logo reveal animation using the vegas effect. When I changed the blend mode to transparent, the whole image disappears. Anyone can help? 

Hello Everyone!! After I put the pre-compose on the clip, then I save the project and go back to After Effects again, the clips are shifted. This can be seen in the first picture. When I try to restore the clips, a part remains between them. ( 2 pictures )Does anyone have a solution for this?Thanks in advance!

I am getting multiple values from a layer property and saving them in a CSV file. However, I want to extract only the largest number (e.g., 7.1). You can see the attached image for reference. How can I retrieve only the largest value, either using a CSV file or without saving to a CSV? What blocks or logic can I use to apply this functionality in different scripts?Thank you in advance for your help!

Hello everyone, I encountered a problem. I want to use CMD to open my AE project file and run a script. So I wrote the following code： “C:\Program Files\Adobe\Adobe After Effects 2025\Support Files\afterFX.exe” -project “C:\Users\kyle\Desktop\export.aep” -r “ C:\Users\kyle\Documents\20250110_02.jsx”    But after running it, I found that it only opens the AE main interface, but does not open the project file, nor does it run the script. When I delete the part of the code that runs the script, the project file opens successfully. Is there a way to use CMD to open the project file and immediately run the script? I would appreciate any responses. Thank you.

Ciao a tutti,Vorrei creare un'animazione come il video in allegato. Il concetto è di rendere automatizzata la rotazione della cornice di testo per far si che il testo nell'area si modifichi di conseguenza. Questo video è stato realizzato tramite uno screenshot video da illustrator, rotando manualmente la cornice. Potete aiutarmi? esistono dei metodi per realizzare questa animazione? Grazie mille!

My after effects tool suddenly got reversed, i dont know what happend. I deleted after effects and then reinstall it but it didnt help. 

Olá à todos!  Estou com problemas no Dynamic Link entre o After Effects e o Photoshop. O After apenas reconhece as alterações de cores feitas no documento, deixando as demais de lado, como a de posição do objeto mostrado no vídeo, e mesmo substituindo o documento após o salvamento, o software não reconhece a alteração. Agradeço quem puder ajudar!

Hello,I've recently been using more and more after effect's shortcuts and I'm really used to defaults ones. I've an AZERTY and because I'm working with my windows and after effects in English, AE Keyboard layout is being set to QWERTY. I really would like to be able to change that setup back to AZERTY. I know I can change each shortcut on each setup, but because I'm working on too many computer I can't do that each time. What bothers me and why posting that question is it seems that the possibility exists. (screen below)So apparently I can change my layout to AZERTY.Once clicked, everything's fine with all the sortcuts I need and want.But the moment I'm leaving the sortcut editor, the keyboard layout is being reset from FR to EN I have no idea why, if anybody has an idea on how make that work, would be awesome.

Hello everyone, My after effects is crashing after giving me the following warning:'The following plugins are installed, but are not compatible with this verison of after effects. They will show as missing in existing projects and cannot be applied. To use these plugins, run after effects on an intel-based Mac computer.' The thing is, I already uninstalled these plugins (mainly red giant plugins) and i don't have them on my mac anymore. Any advice?

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Hi. I need to multiply this stock footage donut on the screen.We had the file done orginally by a freelancer but when I needed to make changes in the file - we were only given a WIP file (not final) so I need to do some of the animation and video work myself.I need to use 7 versions of this donut and figured I could Rotoscope it - which worked great. But only allowed me to do 1 at a time. I figured a solution was to export once I did 1 new position and keep doing until finalised. However, I totally forgot that this would destory the quality of the video and as you can see in the screenshot that the footage is blurry. (1 is orginal and 2 is the work I did)  How can I do this while getting the output I need but also keeping the high quality of the footage? Many thanks.

Have a problem when open AE project with mp4 video - it is shown with incorrect size (1088 x 1920 instead of 1080 x 1920). Also it looks 4 times smaller than it has to be and the rest of it's area filled with strange lines (on the screenshot). It happens on laptop Asus ROG Strix G18 laptop. On another Device (PC) where this AE project was created it is shown fine. I always have to convert MP4 files to MOV and then everything is ok. Need help.

I am trying to replace the card art on the attached clip. In Mocha Pro, the new AI matte tool does a really good job of tracking the card. Is there a way I can use that data for planar tracking? If not, what's the best way to make sure a planar track works correctly? I start running into trouble when the card tips forward (top edge moves toward the camera), and things get really bad when the bills obcure the card (I knew this would be a problem from the outset). I've got the tools, I just lack the knowhow. Any help is appreciated!

I am using the full version of Cinema 4D 2025 and After Effects 2024. When I am attempting to file>>> export >>>Maxon Cinema 4d Exporter absolutely nothing happens. I've also tried to Layer >>> new >>> Maxon Cinema 4d file and I get an error message which states that Maxon Cinema 4d 2024 must be installed.  Anyone else experience this since they've upgraded to the latest C4D? 

If I view it in the layer source there's no crop, but as soon as I drop it into a composition it crops. The aspect ration on both the video and the comp are 1920x1080 so I'm not sure why it's doing this. Help is appreciated.

Hello, I've imported an OBJ model from Dimension. The light has an image source that isn't from Dimension, and because the material of the model is meant to be super reflective, the image source is affecting its appearance. I'd like to remove/replace the image, to have greater control, but I have no idea where this lives. I've added an Environment Light which allows me to edit the light's Intensity etc., but the source itself is not available. Layer > Light is also greyed out. Any ideas would be appreciated, thanks! 

Hi, I was trying to export my video and ened up exporting it as a proxy video now it has the red bar saying proxy enabled I just wanted to now how to remove the proxy from the video as the quality has decreased a significant amount. Thank you in advance for your time and answers.

Hello everyone, I hope you're all doing well. I have been posting here occasionally about the challenges I face while working as part of a video editing agency. This time, I am dealing with a particularly frustrating issue with one of my client projects for a company https://allofinsta.com/. The project involves creating dynamic video ads optimized for social media platforms, but I’m stuck at the rendering phase in After Effects. Every time I render the video (which includes multiple compositions with keyframe animations and some third-party plugins), the output either gets corrupted or has random glitches like flickering frames or desynchronized audio. I've tried different codecs and export settings, but the problem persists. This issue is delaying the project delivery, and I am running out of ideas to troubleshoot it. Has anyone here faced similar rendering problems or knows what might be causing this? Could it be something with the plugins, or is it related to ha