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I wanna install Adobe Aftter Effect 20th version form Creative Cloud, but the version is not available anymore.I am using MacBook Pro M1 and there will be some compatibility issue for sure if I use recent versions.So, is there any option for this one?

When using 'Run script file' the script works fine, but when I use it through scriptsui panel it appears blank Here is the script:  (function combinedPanel(thisObj) {// Build UIfunction buildUI(thisObj) {// Use dockable panel if available, otherwise floating windowvar win = (thisObj instanceof Panel) ? thisObj : new Window("palette", "Project Organizer", undefined, { resizeable: true });// === UI Layout ===win.orientation = "column";win.alignChildren = ["fill", "top"];win.spacing = 10;win.margins = 10;// --- Title ---var title = win.add("statictext", undefined, "Import your Assets");title.alignment = "center";title.graphics.font = ScriptUI.newFont("Segoe UI", "BOLD", 14);// --- Import Assets Button (icon) ---var iconPath = File($.fileName).path + "/asi_images/importIcon.png";var importBtn = win.add("iconbutton", undefined, iconPath);importBtn.helpTip = "Click to import your editing assets";importBtn.preferredSize = [48, 48];// --- Template Button ---var templateBtn = win

So basically I have an older project file I want to use some assets from, which is made with After Effects 2019. Now I want to open this project file with After Effects 2020 but as soon as it loads up it says "Unnamed Project.aep" on the top where normally the file path is shown. Also, the Composition field is totally empty which means I basically opened a completely new Project.Is there any fix for this issue or do I have to redo everything I did in the old Project File?Best regards,Restiix

Hi, I have been using Frame.io really actively about a year and a half ago, and I had a pannel inside AE that allowed me to send compositions directly into Frame.io and overall it was very convenient.  I have just strated a new project and wanted to use it again, but it does not seem possible? I have the latest version of AE (25.4.0) and I work on Windows - I searched in my AE windows and extensions, reset the workspace, but for the life of me can not bring the Frame.io pannel back into AE.  When I try to reinstall it from the Creative Cloud App, I only get an option to use the web version, but it is super inconvenient and adds a lot of extra steps to my workflow. How do I bring back the in-built AE pannel for Frame.io?

I am receiving this message.  Advice would be appreciated please. After Effects can't continue: An unexpected error has occurred and After Effects will now shutdown.Please check you have the appropriate permissions to launch After Effects as well as read/write access to the After Effects preferences folder.If any other error messages were displayed prior to this, please review, and resolve if possible. Hayley

A couple days now when i start AE (latest version) i get a licensing error: Please connect to the internet as soon as possible so the license can be activated (101) I am now at 1 days.. so im fearfull AE will just stop working right in the middle of 4 deadlines. I thought earlier this was related to AE scripts because they had a major outtage preventing plugins from activating. But now i know its AE itself that is giving met this error. Ive already followed all steps from this link that was posted in an previous discussion:   https://helpx.adobe.com/in/x-productkb/policy-pricing/activation-network-issues.html?linkId=100000389205368  The post im referring to is: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/after-effects-licensins-server-not-connecting/m-p/15568269  I also have not made any changes to my system, im on a Mac M1 Ultra. I have recently updated all adobe apps. None of my other apps give me this notice. My accoutn is fi

Hi! When scrolling down in the inspector, I often accidentally change parameters with the mouse wheel. Is there a way to disable this for the mouse? The wheel should only scroll and zoom in/out.

Hello, I have imported my audio and clips onto my composition, however they do not show up on my timeline, therefore I cannot edit them. I have restarted the app and cleared my cache, yet nothing is helping. Please let me know if you know a solution.

How do I turn off this yellow pop-up window in the graph editor? It interferes with the view and it is dynamic, sometimes it is very large and covers important points.

Hey everyone,I’ve been looking into how modern TV streaming apps (like Netflix, Hulu, and even newer ones like Inat TV APK) are handling their motion design, transitions, and animated UI elements. Some of them have incredibly smooth interfaces, while others feel a bit clunky or inconsistent when switching between menus or streams.As motion designers and After Effects users, I’m curious —Do you think these animations are mostly pre-rendered or done in real time?How would you approach designing seamless motion for a streaming app interface?Any plugins or techniques you’d recommend for prototyping that kind of motion inside AE?I’d love to hear your thoughts or see examples of similar work you’ve done.Thanks in advance!

Any and every file I import from Cinema 4D into After Effects has the sequence much shorter than the file in Cinema 4D. But it is always 3 seconds long. I have adjusted the length in Cinema 4D. I have also clean installed after effects and all. I am on a mac with the newest version of the OS and the Cloud.

Hi, i have a problem with my timelapse. I applied Motion Tile effect and tried to make a rotation transition, but when i rotate the 100% scaled video, the black borders (edges) appear... I scaled out to make it obvious for you. How to get a rid of these black borders? The same problem appears when i apply RepeTile effect. Also with motion blur, it is still the same. Please help!Thank you in advance,Kind Regards

Hey there,i have a problem importing shapes from illustrator to AE via overlord... I only got a path made and no rectangle parameters as roundness, etc...Is there a way to fix this around? Does an update from after effects 2022 buggy-messy? or... Am i doing something wrong ? Thank you... this has a lot to do with my workflow.Thank you!

I tried to do it, but I stopped at the point where I could only make the particles repeat the letters statically, and then I realized that everything would be much more difficult than I thought, so help me do it because I really want to repeat what the Google motion designers did.

Hello, I've been editing with AE for a while but can't, for the life of me, parse out the crash reports. I go to export a video I've been working on and it'll make it a few hours through before crashing at a certain part (again, knowing which part is has trouble on would be awesome, if I could understand the crash report). I was wondering if someone more experienced than I could help? I'd like to understand where I'm going wrong and what I can do to fix things. Here are my computer stats (feel free to roast how antiquated my PC is by now). I've been able to scrape by before...AMD Ryzen 5 3600B450-A PRO MAX32 gb RAMPS: Before anyone asks "why" I use 24.6.4, the reason is because I personally enjoy it. It works well for me. Thank you, please be kind 🙂

So I'm working with a project that has an audio file (.wav) that I'm using as the base (the effects are timed up with the audio) but I was having trouble playing the audio. I opened it up in Audition (default program for .wav files) and it played back just fine, so then I closed Audition and went back to AE and it played just fine like how I expected it to when I preview my comp. Then, after it reloads itself, it stops playing the audio again. I've restarted my computer (running Windows 11, AE v25.5) and it doesn't seem to fix it. Am I doing something wrong? 

Hi The Range selectors have an Amount and a Mode (blend Mode) property. The Expression Selector does not.I have an expression that is already working, but I want to add blend modes to it, so it can blend with previous selectors, just like two range selectors can. I have made a very to the bone example, so I can focus on the blend mode funtionality only. I have this expression:var thisSelectorValue = 100; // (-100..100) var amount = 50; // (0..100), like Range Selector's Amount var thisMultiplier = amount/100*thisSelectorValue/100; selectorValue*thisMultiplier;The above makes sense. It multiplies the previous selection value for every character with .5. So if they where 100 % selected from the previous selector, they are now 50 % selected. This behavior will be the same as the "Intersect" blend mode.I'm struggling making an "Add" blend mode. If I multiply the selectorValue with something it works, but if I use addition or subtraction it doesn't. This will do nothing:var thisS

Hallo zusammen, ich verzweifle gerade an folgendem Szenarium und stehe unter Zeitdruck.Video (Kameraflug) von Google Earth Studio soll mit einem animierten Pfad versehen werden. Ich erstelle in AE das Kamera-Tracking, lasse mir anhand der Tracking-Punkte eine Farbfläche generieren, daraus erstelle ich eine Unterkomp. und passe diese auf Videogröße an. Füge dann meinen in Illustartor erstellten Pfad ein und sehe, dass es viel zu groß ist. Alle Bemühungen es passend zu skalieren und drehen scheitern. Was mache ich falsch? Ich habe auch eine jsx Datei aus Google Earth Studio erhalten, aber mit der ist es genau so schwierig. Die Komp. mit dem Pfad ist verdreht und irgendwo im Raum. Alles drehen und positionieren brachte bisher nichts. Das kann doch nicht so schwer sein, wo ist der Haken?Bin dankbar für jeden Tipp.LGLjubomir 

Hello forum.I was wondering if multiple mask paths can be merged into one single masked path. In my screen shot, I imported a PNG fileand I chose to auto trace it, so it made all these masked paths. (Considering I want to put some sort of FX going through that mask).So I tried to precompose the layer to see if that would work, but it didn't. I also tried track matte to see if it would work, in case the FX would see the precomposed layer as one mask. So is there a way AE can make all these paths into one mask?PS: I know I can drag and drop the FX onto my PNG file and it works fine, but this is mainly for educational purposes I'm inquiring.Thank you.

 What is the background particle effect behind the character ? please tell me 

Hi all, I currently have a base M1 Max 32GB and have found it decent for AE, but looking to upgrade. I work almost entirely in AE and Prem, but my absolute main concernis timeline playback in AE. Exportrender times I'm not overally fussed about. I'm trying to keep costs down andfeel that more RAM is always beneficial for AE so.... Do I go M4 Max 64+GB, orsay M1/2 Ultra, again with 64+GB? I do almost exclusively 2D Motion design. I guess I'm looking toget the point of diminishing returns on spec. Sometimes you get to a point andany money spent on anything extra is all for very minor gains. The biggest leapper buck I suppose is what I'm wondering. I'll go second hand in any case Iguess, with the biggest noticeable jump in previews for AE. All advice taken on board!

Hi, I need to download After Effects version 23.x.x for my mac with bigsur OS. I cannot find this version in the Creative Cloud app under “Other Versions.” Is it possible to download this specific version? I would greatly appreciate your help!

Hey everyone, would anyone know a way to make a rotating 3D Logo (shape/outlines, not text) in cylindrical form? Each way I try, I seem to get errors whether I start with the CC cylinder effect first, and then try to get it 3D by turing on the tool in the layer switches, or vice versa. 

Hello, I have this simple expression of a countdown, but when i try to render my comp, it's not assuming my slider control or my expression, i don't know what to do.Have anyone encountered this kind of bug? 

 These two error messages repeatly pop up back to back, once they have popped up they will repeatedly reopen and I cannot worken on my after effects file. I have deleted all temp files, cleared cache in after effects > setting > media & cache disk.  I have also move all my large complete files to my hadrive. Not finding many helpful resources from this link ( https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/memory-allocation-of-3-gb-exceeds-internal-limits-error-fixes-don-t-work-for-me/td-p/14274651 ) which I am being refered to most often.I am using a macbook Pro and have the Angela Duik pluggin. Please help.