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Hi there, I'm trying to do something kind of complex, and I'm hoping to find a way to do this natively in AfterEffects, or maybe to get some sort of plugin if that's available. The basic idea is that I animated a book with bendy pages.  I'm using the Cinema 4D renderer (it seems that my current computer can't use Advanced 3D, either because of system requirements or just because I haven't updated AE quite new enough yet). I achieved the page bending by just having a simple curved path, and then I extruded it.  After making the page, I made a text layer with a mask that matched the path of the page, and then (with some doing) got the text to lay down across the page using Per-Character 3D and some relatively simple expressions.  From what I've seen online, all of this seems to be pretty run-of-the-mill. But what I'd REALLY like would be to make it so that these pages could have images on them—for me to be able to create a vector graphic in Illustr

ES: Hola que tal, soy nuevo animando (literal recien empiezo je), al poner la herramienta de posicion de marioneta si se puede mover, pero luego al poner los puntos para la herramienta de posicion de estirado de marioneta por algun motivo no me deja moverla :(. Por las dudas, tengo la capa seleccionada. EN: Hi there, I'm new to animation (I'm just getting started, literally), and when I set the puppet position tool, I can move it, but then when I set the points for the puppet stretch position tool, for some reason it won't let me move it :(. Just in case, I have the layer selected.                     (BTW I USING TRANSLATOR)

After Effects has been giving me the "Please connect to the internet as soon as possible so the license can be activated (101)" error. I’m currently getting it only with After Effects and I’ve followed all the steps outlined by Adobe to fix license server issues. I've checked other Adobe apps I've been using frequently lately which are Premiere Pro, Illustrator, and InDesignat the moment and all work fine. I’ve logged out of and back into the Creative Suite app as well as logged off and back on adobe.com. Nothing seems to make this go away and I’m concerned that in 3 days I won’t have access to After Effects until the issue is resolved.

Hi,I am trying to implement a sort of "loupe" tool as part of an AE plugin. It's actually a tool that helps position a 2d point/pin in the comp. So far, when I move a 2d point i am able to draw the portion of the comp around that point in the ECW (via an ARB param). The only issue, I must release the mouse button to see an update of my ARB viewr in the ECW. Is there a way to continuously update the ECW drawing (or at least that ARB param) while draging a 2d point ? thx.

Hey everyone, I really need help with this issue. I made a character in Illustrator 2025 (pure vector paths using Pen and Brush tools). I saved it as PDF-compatible AI file and imported it into After Effects 2023 as "Composition – Retain Layer Sizes". I’ve turned ON the ☀️ (Continuously Rasterize) switch, set Resolution to Full, and even tried converting to Shape Layer — but it still pixelates when I zoom or scale. I’ve also tried:- Saving AI as 2020 legacy version- Using Mercury Software Only renderer- Disabling Intel GPU (using AMD Radeon R5 340 only)- Renderer settings, project color, etc. Even a simple circle test from AI pixelates inside AE.  My specs:- AE 2023- AI 2025- GPU: AMD Radeon R5 340 + Intel HD 530- Windows 10 Does anyone know how to fix this vector pixelation problem? Is  it a known bug with AE 2023 and AI 2025? (Attaching screenshots below)

Hi all 🙂   I have a .fla file I want to import into my project in After Effects. Thing is, and old version of that .fla file was succesfully imported in an older version of AE. I had to change the Animate file, and when I try to import this new file, a message error says "adobe animate is required to import a .fla file" which makes no sense at all since of course Animate is part of CC Desktop... I'm suspicious it has to do with the last AE update, but I reckon I might be doing something wrong. Any idea why this could be happening?   Thanks!   ps. I tried to replace / reload footage with no success, export the animate file as a video, etc. Not proper solution, I'd need the fla file in the ae in order to make everything work properly   [NOTE: The title of this post has been edited by a moderator]

Hi all, I recorded a video from my screen using "in game overlay" from Geforce Experience. The video is fine, it's the way I want, the sound is good too. I need to work on this video on AE but when I import the video, it just doesn't have sound! I checked everything, preview is with sound on, everything has sound on there but I can't hear a thing. It even shows the waveforms on thumbnail when you select the file on project tab. Yet the waveform doesn't exist owhen you add to the composition. 

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Hello,I would appreciate it if anyone can help me with this problem! Since around a month ago, After Effects has either given me a red screen or crashed whenever I add a Boris/GenArts Sapphire effect (the crash or red screen depends on the download I've used). I've downgraded and upgraded versions of AE and Sapphire, reinstalled both the program and the plugin and updated my drivers (both Studio and Game Ready drivers since I have an NVIDIA graphics card). I use an NVIDIA GeForce 1070 Ti, AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core Processor, and I have 16 GB of RAM. Please help!! Thanks!!Regards,Julian

The Provide Feedback command in the app brings users here, to share public feedback. Where can I provide non-public feedback?

When I open AE this dialog pops up says to open a support ticket - is there "support" here? extcomms error Status Code 403

I was wondering whether boris fx (sapphire) and magic bullet looks were trusted 3rd party plugins and if they were could someone add the correct links to their websites. Thanks

This may just be my workflow that's wrong, but currently in After Effects I can't seem to find a way to create a null (or layer) that automatically parents to selected layers. Currently i'm finding that i have to create a null object, then manually select all desired layers and then attach them to the null. What I'm trying to do is: Select layers in timeline > Create a null that is a parent to all selected layers. Hopefully this makes sense as this would save a tonne of time and hassle. Preferably without buying 3rd party plugins Thanks

hello,how do I  achieve, text layers updating automatically their name when changing text in the comp view ?it only does on new layers but never on duplicated ones !is that intended to be or is there a hidden preference or short cutthanks in advaneyours näSh

What way(s) can I  make an indoor audio from one clip match to an outdoor clip?   Trying to make the indoor clip sound like it is outside to match the other clip.  Is there a shortcut to it?  

 As you can see. The puppet pins will retain the initial position instead of following the letter N as it moves.How do I fix it?

whenever i save my ae edit to my phone or export it to the mega app, the audio is delayed, but in the after effects app everything is perfect. i've cleared all my cache and the problem is still occurring   Title edited by Mod.

Hi ~!I have a question regarding camera tracking in After Effects. I tracked this scene/shot before and it worked fine, but I might have pressed a button that turned off the ability to select tracking points/hovering over them doesn't give me a target/bullseye either. (I am still able to view all the track points, just can't interact with it!) I tried it in a different project and it works fine, but each time i reopen my project the same thing keeps happening even after I retrack and solve it again. Any tips? Let me know if my problem is understandable! appreciate the help, thanks

I'm experimenting with 8K resolution... The Spherize effect has a limit of 2,500 and doesn't cover my entire video. In 4K, the Spherize effect works fine and covers the video completely, but I need the extra resolution of 8K. In 8K, the effect only covers about half of the video. Is there a way to bypass or increase the 2,500 limit?  (Dont want to use other effects, only Spherize do the thing that i want, already try the other ones)

I animated some text, and then went to switch to Cinema 4D to extrude and bevel it, etc. However, when I switch to Cinema 4D, the text disappears.  I believe this is linked to the "Enable Per Character 3D".  When I start with Cinema 4D turned on, then go to create the text animations and turn on the "Enable Per Character 3D" my text again disappears. Anyone else experience this and find a solution?  Thanks in advance if anyone can help!

Lately I've been getting this annoying popup when trying to open an .aep from Finder: I have to go into Ae and "File>Open..." from there.Anyone else have this? Is there a fix?

Hi, I recently updated my After Effects to version 22.2. Since then any time I type in a text box the text begins typing backwards with the question marks and quotation marks ending up at the front of the text instead of the end. I've tried to look up fixes but everything I try doesn't work. If anyone knows how to fix this, I would be grateful. Thank you.

How can I render out my comp in front view? Unable to set my camera to work without distortion, but really, we should be able by now to do this?

This is the expresssion that I am using for a slider:effect("Slider Control")(1).value.toFixed(0)When I add a dollar sign"$"+effect("Slider Control")(1).value.toFixed(0)the expression breaks. What am I doing wrong?

Hi, I want to create animation for fulldome format and searching for the best solution for my project. It will be abstract animation based on music, something similar to this Tamara Qaddoumi - Flowers Will Rot on Vimeo. But do not such "flat", maybe with combining 2D and 3D animation (for example, I want use the scene with flying through the starfield). I found that After Effects will be the most suitable software for me, because it has embedded VR tools with fulldome converter. But later I get in stuck when was searching how to do such "flow" animation in After Effects. I had done a couple of motion design tutorials, but someone told me, that animation mentioned above has been created in Adobe Animate. And now I am really frustrated and do not know what do. I am a beginner in animation, but have an experience with graphic design and worked in Indesing, Illustrator, Photoshop, Premier Pro, 3dsMax. So If you can help/advice how to deal with my problem I will be very grateful.