Questions

I just updated my AE to the latest version and the tracking points on the 3D Camera tracker are not working with my footage. I can't interact with them. I have show layer controls turned on, the layer and effect selected and still no luck. I even tried re-analyzing it... 

Hi,I've recently updated After Effects to latest 2025 version, running on latest macOS.After the update I was having crash after crash. I tried everything from clearing cache, updating OS, running only AE open with my 32gb ram on M2 Max chip and 700+ gb of free space. But nothing helped.After some time I discovered that moving my project files from Dropbox it solved the issue.And nobody could say connection problem because I'm running on 1gbs fiber. Just letting anyone know who would might be having the same issue.

Help! My after effects 2024 and 2023 keeps crashing after I use magic bullet looks and hit the edit button. After the first crash it then crashes upon even trying to open the app. I've tried updating my nvidia driver and backrolling it. I've also tried updating and back rolling Magic Bullet versions. i'm on VVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 laptop GPU. I've tried Studio Drivers 546.01 and 537.42. What else could this be?

I want to render multiple composition in a single file but it has to render specific composition which will be controlled through JSON. This has to be done automatically through scripts without running it manually.

Hey, I was wondering whether you could tell me specifically what type of Mac is needed to run the new Advanced 3D renderer which was just released in AE 24.1? I have two machines: a Windows machine I do most of my work at and a MacBook which I mainly just use to test my AE scripts. On my Windows machine, the new Advanced 3D renderer works perfectly, however, on my MacBook it tells me that the Advanced 3D renderer is not available and I also cannot access it. Other than that, AE runs fine on my MacBook. It's a fairly old MacBook Pro from 2017 (macOS Monterey, 3.5GHz, 16GB Ram). Now, since the Advanced 3D renderer isn't working, I'm looking to buy a new MacBook. Can you let me know what exactly is needed to run the Advanced 3D renderer? I was looking at a MacBook Pro M1 from 2021 (8-core CPU, 16GB Ram). Certainly not the best specs but since I mainly just use it to test my AE scripts, so I don't need the best specs. However, at minimum it should run the Advanced

I want to build a renderfarm where i can replace text and images without opening after effects. Now i am doing this using extendedscript and cep panel,socket.io.  Is there way for automation without opening after effects or adobe api for that or advanced usage of aerender.exe something? How to build effienct template changing after effects render farm. 

I’m reaching out on behalf of my agency, where we recently got an interesting project involving a Spain-based calculator site called https://calculadoradederivadas.es/. The project primarily involves creating dynamic overlays and motion graphics for their educational content. The client wants sleek animations explaining how derivatives work, which align perfectly with their branding and purpose. While working on this project, I ran into a peculiar issue with one of the layers. Here's the scenario: I created a text layer for an overlay that was meant to fade in and out dynamically with a smooth easing effect.However, when previewing, the text layer behaves strangely—it either flickers or disappears completely during the animation.This only happens when I apply the Track Matte Alpha setting to blend it with a shape layer below. Without the Track Matte, it works fine, but the blending effect is crucial for the client’s branding style.I’ve double-checked the pre-compositions, re-

I am working on a animation and encountered something weird. In some frames there are these strange black lines showing for 1-2 seconds. Please see the screenshot. I am curious what causes these lines to show. Specs of my composition:1080 x 1350 px (4:5/0.80 aspect ratio)Square pixels30 fps After Effects version 25.1.0 (Build 68) 

 

Hi, guys! I'm trying to make a paragraph text layer that adapts to the lenght of the text - I use the same layer to multiple texts and I need it to be easier to do, sometimes when the text is bigger than the previous, the paragraph layer cuts part of my texts off. I'm studying the sourceRectAtTime expression to make that happen, but I tried a lot and couldn't find a way to make it work 😞 I have tried anchor point, position and scale settings, but I can't make this "responsiveness" happen. Is there a way to do that? 

I worked on a project with AE Beta and now can't open my project with my normal AE. Is there a way I can convert it back? I got this message, when I tryed to open it with AE 22.5All my programs are updatet to the latest versions.Macbook Air M1 12.5.1 AE Beta 23.0AE 22.5

i have after effects 25.0 installed but the creative cloud not showing the update to 25.1 . i go online and the update says my computer is not compatabile. any ideas

I'm attempting to pass a string, such as "testCommand," from a JavaScript (ExtendScript) script to a custom After Effects plugin written in C++. Below is my current JavaScript code:var command = "testCommand"; var pluginPath = "C:/Program Files/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0/MediaCore/SaveImage/"; var libFilename = "SaveImage.aex"; var consoleLib = new ExternalObject("lib:" + pluginPath + libFilename); var utf8Command = encodeURIComponent(command); consoleLib.setCommandString(utf8Command); consoleLib.unload();I would appreciate guidance or examples on how to receive this string within the plugin using C++.

My Magic Bullet Looks used to work fine, I re-installed after effects after having a misunderstanding over a clip which was HEVC and I thought it was mp4. After I realised there was no problems with the HEVC and converted my HEVC clip to MP4, my new re-installed After Effects shows a Black Screen whenever I apply Magic Bullet Looks. I don't have a graphics card and cannot switch from "Mercury Software Graphics", I am running an I5-1035G1, 8GB ram and my computer is 64 bit on windows 11. I have even tried switching between "8bpc", "16bpc" and "32bpc". My After Effects before re-installation didn't say this but this one does, in the top right corner "Display Acceleration Disabled". I am running After Effects CC 2021 by the way, if anybody could provide any help I'd be extremely grateful. 

https://youtu.be/tOpIBnNR-5A?si=p6BhSem-epRCrMjC  Is there any other software needed for the animation and map creation.

Hi everyone, I’m working on a project for HV Home Builders (https://hvhomebuilders.ca/) where I need to create a professional promotional video using After Effects. However, I’m facing an issue where the video preview becomes laggy, and transitions don’t render smoothly, especially after adding motion graphics like text overlays and effects. I’ve tried adjusting the resolution and clearing the cache, but it’s not resolving the problem. Does anyone have advice on optimizing After Effects for smoother previews and rendering for this kind of project? Thanks in advance!   

Bonjour, Je me suis retrouvé dans une situation que je rencontre régulièrement, travaillant sur des films publicitaires.   J'ai un plan (Raw_footage_Sample) que j'ai dû accélerer pour avoir les élèments qui m'interèsse à l'écran.Puis je dois passer mon plan dans after effect afin de le travailler.Mon plan dans Premiere pro est reglé sur 150% de sa vitesse, cela dit, une fois dans after effect, je vois qu'il est consideré comme étant à 100% (1sec/1sec), alors qu'il est bien lu à 150% lors de mon export (car l'image d'entrée est la même que celle de sortie, ou en d'autres termes, on voit exactement la même chose que lors du mongage sur premiere), et évidemment, dans premiere pro, le plan sample.aep est à 100% aussi (ce qui est logique pour moi) Maintenant imaginons que je veuille, une fois l'avoir mis dans after effect et travaillé, repasser ce plan à 100% de sa vitesse dans after effect, peut-importe la raison (croyez-moi, il y en a)Comment dois-je faire??Il y a-t-il un m

Colors in the library (same color code) are appearing duller on screen in the 2025 version of After Effects compared to the 2024 version. Can someone explain this phenomenon? This doesn't appear to affect any exports, but there is a visible difference in the After Effects interface.

Bonjour, Je souhaiterai intégrer une photo en tracking dans un courte séquence vidéo (voir vidéo ci-jointe). Pourriez-vous me conseiller la manière la plus simple d'y parvenir ? Merci d'avance  Samy

When I load a 3D model into After Effects and add it to a composition, it doesn't appear in the Preview, just a black screen. When I try to turn on Draft3D mode, AE crashes, but allows me to save the project.I tried this with different 3D models, including those that worked fine on other PCs.My version of AE is 25.0.1I also tried with version 24.6.3My laptop is11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i9-11980HK @ 2.60GHz 3.30GHzNvidia geforce rtx 3070 8gb32 gb ramWindows 11I have updated my video card drivers to the latest version

In an animation I need lots of quick cross dissolves from one frame to another. So I use the sequence option to offset all frames and do a cross between them. But this results in white flashes in the middle of each dissolve. How can I prevent this?

For some reason, I cannot import any files to After Effects? I'm trying to make a simple composition of a .png-file, it's size is 1.39 MB. I keep getting a pop-up telling me "Memory Allocation of 2,2 GB exceeds internal limits. Decrease the memory requirements for rendering this frame (12802)". I've tried clearing my cache, in- and decreasing the memory requirements, deleting After Effects and downloading it again, and nothing helps. Anyone know what to do?

Hi, I have got two clips on premiere timeline. one from DJI Mavic 3 in DLOG and second from FX3 in SLOG3. When I open it in AE the Sony footage is totally oved graded, contrasted... Can you help me, where is the problem? I tried to export the FX3 clip, put it back to timeline and it works fine. But original one is totally unuseable!

Hi everyone. I have been having extensive visual glitch issues with the Red Giant VFX Shadow and Primatte plugins in After Effects. The basic outline of the issues is using the Shadow & Primatte plugins causes graphic glitches that show up in both the working file and rendered files. This makes them unusable, and I am unable to properly see what I am working on. Here's a video clip showcasing the glitches.  Happens for any new file I make also. Current version of AE is the latest one 23.1. My GPU is an Nvidia RTX A4000 card. Up until now I've been able to do broad strokes in terms of editing, but because these issues show up in the actual renders themselves it means I have to fix them asap. I'm quite frustrated at this point after trying to find a fix for quite a number of weeks now with no results. I've been emailing Maxon Support extensively over the past several weeks but we are yet to find a fix for these issues. Oddly these glitches do not happen on my

Whenever I press the space bar and playback my video it turns out all choppy and laggy. I use After Effects CC 2018, on a Mac Book Pro. I know it is not trying to render the effects because from the moment I import it into a composition it's laggy. I edit for fun so I don't know much about my computer and about my settings on AE. I've looked up many videos and forums but none of them showed my problem. If someone could just help me that'd be awesome.Thanks.