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Hi,The objective is to identify and select a certain effect instance among all instanciated effects. I'm using the following code segment to iterate and scan all the effects currently applied:    // Data structure used for identification    typedef struct    {        uint64_t uniqueID;        bool isKeyEffect;    }    t_struct;    ...    AEGP_ItemH itemH2 = 0;    AEGP_CompH compH = 0;    err = suites.ItemSuite8()->AEGP_GetActiveItem(&itemH2);    if(itemH2 == 0)        return err;    err = suites.CompSuite9()->AEGP_GetCompFromItem(itemH2, &compH);    if(compH == 0)        return err;    AEGP_Collection2H collectionH = 0;    AEGP_

Is there any chance of Adobe setting up a form to allow users to give feedback on the new UI, please? I've spoken with some of the team in other channels about some issues, and I understand that there's a risk of such a form being inundated with unhelpful comments, but it would be appreciated to have somewhere convenient to log concerns and comments about the UI, without each of them requiring a new conversation.

I had to pick up a project again that I had finished 2 months ago. I was working on v24 but now I am on v25. Every single .ae file from that project crashes on opening: previouse versions, autosave...I have tried unistalling ae, reinstalling both 24 and 25, restarting computer, restarting with plugins disabled, clearing cache, importing in a new project... nothing works. I am on a Macbook Pro M1 Max. I tried opening a couple of the .ae files of this project on my old PC and they open just fine with no issues. I then tried to save another copy from my PC by either just saving incremental and opening a new blank project, importing the ae and saving a new file. Nothing works. this is the report file, can anybody help me understand what could be the issue? I'm lost...https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9h60kkt0nnoyh7tfp2pzt/8c81fe78-b639-4512-b5cc-54d65f8cbb1c.dmp?rlkey=zbi75wcn1x5312935v8siquk5&dl=0

Is there a way to export SRT or VTT file from AE for CC videos?

Hello guys, I am trying to export from AE with a transparent background logo in 3D to MP4 format.It's not working with RGB + ALPHA, only separetly - one file RGB and another alpha... I want to have it as one in MP4 format, any tips?

I have created a BG in photoshop to be used in the 3D camera in AE.There are several layers and folders in the psd -file so there will be many subcomps.As I understand it you need to make all layers into 3D layers to work in the camera view.Is there a way to mark a layer in a comp and it's subcomps in an easy way.best regardsMattias( using AE 2018 at this time )

Bonjour,J'ai un projet contenant un fichier première pro et un fichier after effect, ces fichier sont sur mon disque dur externe. Mon fichier Premier Pro s'ouvre mais les lien adobe dynamik link venant de mon fichier after effect se casse dès que j'ouvre mon fichier sur un nouvel ordinateur. Le problème s'est agravé puisque maintenant dès que je tente d'ouvrir mon fichier After effect mon logiciel crash. Concrètement : - J'ouvre AE, je clique sur ouvrir un projet- Je sélectionne mon fichier, il y a la petite fenêtre de chargement- Puis After effect ne répond plus et ça me met le message windows" fermer l'application ou attendre que l'application réponde"J'ai essayé de réinstallé AE, sans succés, j'ai éssaye de copier collé mon fichier sur mon ordinateur en me disant que le problème venait peut-être du disque dur, mais apparement non. J'ai supprimer tout mes plugins (je n'avais que les plugins DUIK que je n'utilise pas pour mon projet) Il s'agit de la derni

Do somebody know how to get rid of that TIME CONTROL black rectangle on my After Effects Screen? It appears also when I export my video or gif animated. 

 Hello,when ı load the 3D model in After Effects,the 3D model appears on the screen,ıcan make adjustments but it is not visible

Hi, I am a complete newbie to AE expressions. I have 24 comps that I don't want them all to start to play at the same time, I would like them to start randomly, essentially randomly delay each comp by a few seconds. I don't want to stagger the comps as the project may grow and I would rather use an expression if possible. I found the code below but I am getting an error. Can someone please advise me? Any help would be greatly appreciated.//time remapdelay = 5;framerate = 25;n = name - 1;d = n*(delay)/framerate;t = thisLayer.timeRemap.valueAtTime(time-d);[t] 

Hello,I am very new to the Ae SDK,I tried to change the slider in the template plugin to show the percentage,But the sdk doesn't seem to have a percentage type slider per se,So how to make the slider parameters with percentage AEFX_CLR_STRUCT(def);PF_ADD_FLOAT_SLIDERX(STR(StrID_Gain_Param_Name),0.0, 50.0,0.0, 100.0,0.0,PF_Precision_TENTHS,0,0,GAIN_DISK_ID); 

Hi I'm totally new to after effect and I'm trying to follow tutorials along, but i encountered one issue. when i create 3d objects (sorry if i don't know the technical names yet) and i activate the 2 view camera to edit the depth, sometimes the bars doesn't move at all, and then if i try to get out of that view (going back to 1 view), to try a different approach, instead of going to the main composition, AE only shows the black screen that's supposed to control the main comp. I cant seem to find a solution for this other that reopening the program completely, even if i rest the workspace, no matter what i do it just wont go away. Any solution to this?PS: Also sorry about any grammatical mistakes, English is my second language.

buenos dias,tengo un problema con after effect, cuando voy a poner un effecto al objecto que quero mudar, este effecto se va a poner al principio de la linea temporal y no quando quiero yo.Como puedo aplicar el cambio con los effectos quando quiero yo? Por favor si alguien me lo puede decir. 

Hello, I have a question to ask. I want to achieve the effect of only playing certain frames of images in a loop in a composition made up of a bunch of sequence frame images (with only one layer). Can you tell me which APIs I can call to achieve this?

Absolute novice. Any advice to anchor me to a trait or habit to make my journey a bit smoother? whats the most used feature? shortcuts? thank you let me know!!!

Bonjour,Je viens vers vous pour demander a des personnes si elles savent comment mettre les effets en anglais.Apres avoir mit l'application en anglais pour suivre des tutos, le noms des effets reste en français, du genre "fondu arriere" etc et sa pout tout les effets, il y a seulement le nom de la categorie en anglais mais les effets a l'intérieur sont en français.J'ai vraiment besoin d'aides.Mercii.

I'm working with a 3D object (cube) in After Effects and aiming to cast realistic shadows for it. My composition includes 3D camera tracking data, and I've encountered a problem with the object's position relative to the viewport.In After Effects 25.0.1, I've noticed that shadows are only rendered when the 3D object fits within the viewport from the top view. I've colored the shadow red to make it more noticeable.Here is an image demonstrating the object inside the viewport from the top view, where the shadow is rendered correctly.However, according to my tracking data, the object often falls outside the viewport from the top view, resulting in the shadow not appearing at all. Is there a solution to render the shadow even when the object is positioned outside the viewport from the top view?Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance! 

Hi! I'm using the 3D Camera Tracker to integrate text in a scene, but the text looks very fake. What could I do to blend it better?Adding grain, noise, blur, and matching the depth of field are great initial steps, but they often aren’t enough to fully integrate the text into the scene. I was hoping for something like Photoshop’s 'Blend If' to better match lighting and textures.  Thank you! Christian.

Hello!How can I recreate this animated infinite strokes scene from Ariana Grande - Problem ft. Iggy Azalea.I plan to mask the subjects in my video using rotoscope but I don't know how to replicate this infinite strokes effect. All suggestions are very much appreciated 🙂  

I use the shift key a ton to snap layers in time to each other, but notice it's very inaccurate unless the timeline is zoomed way in. Example is moving a layer ajacent to another when the timeline is zoomed out and holding shift key down, it almost always overlaps by a frame. When I zoom in, the snapping will happen very precisely then. Hope that makes sense! 

I've been working within After Effects with imported illustrator files. The original illustrator character file was not created by me, I've been tasked with taking over development and I can't figure out why the character rig I created in After Effects seems to be changing colour once it's imported into another AE file. I've verified that everything is RGB and the color profile is 16 bit, but the original file I created the rig in was 8 bit, not sure if maybe that is the issue. I changed it to 16 bit after the fact, so maybe I'm just ignorant to how all of this works. I've attached an image of a few of the original rigs, which I can't/don't want to re-use. The one on the right is the one I'm currently working with. I'm at my wit's end and I think I'm at the point where I'm going to try and re-create the rig because I can't figure this out.

Hi. I just purchased Element 3D and I'm running the latest Adter Effects. When I render out my file, my Element 3D model doesn't render out. Can someone please help me out. My element3d model is on a canvas size of 1920x1920. I have cleared the cache within Element3D and still the problem persists.

I cannot understand this aliment issue. How can it be explained? Video is attached. -Where as flayer menu shows "Left align text" text in graphic area is aligned to Right.-Where as flayer menu shows "Rght align text" text in graphic area is aligned to Left. 

Hi guys, when I want to hide parameter, PF_PUI_DISABLED works as expected, it greys out param, but when I want to hide it's not doing anything. This is within UserChangedParam function:if (which_hitP->param_index == TEST){ if (params[TEST]->u.pd.value == 1) { params[TEST]->uu.change_flags = PF_ChangeFlag_CHANGED_VALUE; params[POSITION]->ui_flags |= PF_PUI_INVISIBLE; //PF_PUI_DISABLED works AEGP_SuiteHandler suites(in_data->pica_basicP); ERR(suites.ParamUtilsSuite3()->PF_UpdateParamUI(in_data->effect_ref, POSITION, params[POSITION])); } }Can someone please explain why  PF_PUI_INVISIBLE is not working like PF_PUI_DISABLED, thanks!

Hi, I'm trying to use clients Adobe After Effects 2020 for graphics and lower thirds via NDI, 4.5 version, to send to Wirecast or OBS with transparency. When the composition is being played live from AE or played rendered, alpha channel is not being transmitted neither to Wirecast nor OBS or NDI monitor. We get black background in Wirecast or OBS. However, if I export the same composition RGB+ alpha channel as a separate file and then import it into Wirecast or OBS, everything is fine. Full transparency. I tried this same scenario with clients Premier and ProPresenter, alpha channel plays fine live with those, but not AE. Was anyone here successful with this scenario? Mac OS Catalina, MacBook, Mac Mini and Mac Pro. Someone posted it on Vimeo with this setup and was successful. However, it was PC. What am I missing? I heard some people saying its somethign to do with the PRM not passing the alpha channel during live play. Is this AE problem or NDI's. Hopefully there's an updat