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Hello, If I have an adjustment layer, even an empty and disabled one in the parent composition, then whenever I try to pre-render a nested comp the output file is rendered correctly but I get the error message "couldn't perform post-process action because to the item to replace is missing" at the end. Is this a bug?

The "Fit" feature doesn't work for a composition that has been moved aside. It works only for a composition that has been zoomed in or out: In Illustrator the same feature works fine for both zoomed (in/out) and moved documents.  In Photoshop there is a bug which I described in this post: https://community.adobe.com/t5/photoshop-ecosystem-bugs/the-quot-fit-on-screen-quot-feature-does-t-work-properly-for-the-moved-documents/idi-p/14277961#M97509 The "Fit" document feature: Zoomed documentMoved documentAfter EffectsOK–IllustratorOKOKPhotoshopOKbug macOS v12.7.1After Effects v24.0.3

Hi.I am trying to animate circles using the wiggle expression. I need the wiggle speed (frequency) to start at a certain speed and then speed up through the animation, then stay at the same speed for a second at the end. This is part of a larger shot that has other circles with a wiggle speed value that is HIGHER than the end speed of the circles that speed up.  However, when the wiggle speed is supposed to level out, the circles speed up very fast (even faster or just as fast as the ones with a higher speed value) and THEN they slow back down to where they should be.I have the speed values linked to slider controls and have based their expressions on this article:https://www.motionscript.com/articles/speed-control.html Can somebody please explain how to speed up the wiggle speed and just have it level off at a constant value instead of the spike where they go REALLY fast and then settle down into the speed they should have been since the keyframe? This is driving me cra

I am trying to make a responsive mask that dynamically wraps around the shape of my text layer. I watched Ukramedia’s tutorial on it which got me almost all the way there. The bug I keep running into is when I slide the layer around in time, the mask will move when it is not supposed to and remain in the wrong position.You can see in the screenshot below that the mask is not aligned to the text at the markerTime. There is no error in the expression, it just does not seem to be working. Any help here? I need the shape to be based on the markerTime. Attaching the expression for reference.var markerTime = thisLayer.marker.key(1).time;var {height, width, left, top} = sourceRectAtTime(markerTime);var origin = [left, top]var topL = [0, 0];var topR = [width, 0];var bttmR = [width, height];var bttmL = [0, height];var pathPoints = [topL, topR, bttmR, bttmL];var pathPointsUpdated = [];pathPoints.forEach(item => pathPointsUpdated.push(item + [left, top]))createPath(pathPointsUpdated);

There is a green border around the text i delete and i hate it im looking to remove it, if anybody knows how please lmk. Thanks 

I'm able to create a mogrt for lower thirds, but with only one layer of text. I've tried a solution recommended in the AE forum repeatedly, but it has no effect on my second layer of text. I'm learning expressions, so my understanding is VERY basic. I've watched a dozen soureRectAtTime tutorials hoping for a breakthrough, and I've read a bunch of posts as well. My limited knowledge is surely the problem, and I'd really like to understand what I'm doing wrong so that I can progress (and make this .mogrt work). Thank you.

I can't find anything in the docs that lists the properties of a gradient (and x.reflect doesn't work any more since Adobe binned Extendscript, it seems). I've got something like this -thisComp.layer("circle_bg").content("e3").content("Gradient Fill 1").colorsI want to go into this colors object and be able to set the position of the start and end knot of the gradient. Is this possible? Thanks!

So i right click on the video track, choose 'track camera,'  it analyzes, solves, and creates a few tracking points - BUT - they don't stick to anything.  When i scrub forward, the points just float in their original spots - i can't track anything.  On the other imac i have it works just fine, doing the EXACT same thing the same way with the exact same footage - i even get more tracking points (which are smaller in size too).  Both imacs are the same in every way, version of AE is the same. I tried trashing the preferences, killing the cache, and reinstalling the software.  Nothing.  What on earth is going on?  Very frustrating.  Any ideas?

I would like to know the names of the effects or plug-in in these two videos.The sparkle effect doesn't look like it's from using crossfilter leans.Please let me know if you know something. I would really appreciate it!

Hello everyone!I know, I know, you've been asked that question a million times 😃 But somehow I still can't get the current "valueAtTime" from the Slider Control layer. I want the animation to start with the correspondent layer (it's "Outlines 2 " in the screen). Meaning a delay must be equal to the current comp time. But whatever I do the delay doesnt seem to pick the current time (the value between Control-Delay keyframes) but takes only the last keyframe value (which is 3 on the sceen). So if I move the below layer - the animation will start at 3 seconds anyway. Doesn't pick the values in between...Could you pleae tell me what am I doing wrong? )Thanks!Anastasia. P.S. I want the value only for vector-layer, one of the scales (another one is always 100% so it says firmly "100" in the expression as one of the parameters). 

Have this issue about one yearI dont know what problemMy pcamd radeon hd 6500/7600m seriesOr 7650m( i dont remember)Intel core i3 2370m4 ramI will send a report crash when you reply to me, i will send hereI hope you will help me fix it

There is a green border around the text i delete and i hate it im looking to remove it, if anybody knows how please lmk. Thanks ❤️

I am trying to convert a fisheye video to equirectangular using VR Converter, but when I set my options it seems to half the size of the output? I am more familiar with premier pro, and when performing a similar operation using the EOS R5 VR plugin, the size of the output remains the same as the input, so I didn't think 50% of the scale should be lost during this operation - is there something simple I'm overlooking? The Left fisheye lens video is 4122x4336 originally and after VR converter is exported at 4122x2056 (but with half of the 4122 as a black border - so in other words, essentially 2056x2056).  I can fake it back to the right level by scaling it by 200% but I'm presuming that will have lost some quality because it's still a 2056x2056 image that has just been scaled 200%? If I remove VR converter it does take up the whole canvas:I don't understand why it's adding a border and reducing the size 50%! Thanks for any help!

hi there. a couple months ago I started to have trouble importing PSD into AE. It crashes 100% of the time.It just works with AE 21. It crashes with 22, 23 and 24. I've been working this way since always but in the last months it went this crazy.I know there's some old issues about this but it seems Adobe didnt get this done yet.I tried to strip down some layers but but it seems a deeper problem.Any thoughts on this?cheersMy system specs down below: 

Hi, I'm running into an issue with After Effects trying to render with GPU acceleration on, but it errors on one particular transition frame. It gives me the following error: "GPU Effects ErrorAfter effects is unable to render GPU-enabled effects on this frame becuae the GPU frame size has exceeded the 4GB internal limit." I have a GeForce RTX 3090 and it says I have 24, 576MB of dedicated Video Memory. Is this a program restriction or is there a setting I need to adjust to make use of the full VRAM? AE Version 24.0.3Windows 11 Pro Version 23H2, OS build 22631.2715

 after every crash, this warning would show and I can't start the program again.

I'm trying to open a new Cinema 4d lite project within after effects and keep getting an Internal error. Internal Error: String Resource not found! The resource directory seems to be corrupt or missing.Note: I have never opened up Cinema 4d lite in the past... This is my first time trying to use Cinema 4d lite within After Effects.I have updated After Effects to ver. 14.1.0.57. Thought the update would help, but still getting the error.  If anybody has any ideas. Thanks!

so Im currently trying to edit a video and I need to hear my microphone audio in order to time stuff properly. however i cant hear my microphone in after effects.I can hear the gameplay perfectly fine and my microphone audio is able to be heard in preimere proIve already gone through many tutorials on how to fix the issue but none have worked so farI use NVIDIA Shadowplay to record my audio and I have two seperate tracks in order to adjust my microphone audio independently of the gameplay being recordedI believe that could be the issue but im not sure.the audio track doesnt have any waveform at all and the file is visibile in effect just not able to be heardI am using adobe effects version 2024

This is an ongoing issue that I'm surprised hasn't been raised before: I have a nested composition with a time remap.If I use "Open Layer" I'm taken to the correct timecode in the "Layer" window.However, if I use "Open Layer Source" I'm taken to a completely different timecode in the source "Composition" window, and the playback head in the composition with the nest is teleported to a new unrelated position if I check back.Additionally, if I have the two timeline windows open at the same time, moving the playback head in one results in a similar mismatched point in the other. 

Hello Team Adobe,I’m currently encountering a glitch related to polar coordinates in my project.The deformation appears ok until the junction of the left and right ends.However, I’m facing an unusual repetition issue with the left end, which is affecting the overall output.I have attached a screenshot for your reference.In the nested composition, the teal line is positioned at the bottom, the fuchsia represents the right end, and the green line signifies the left end. The problem arises when the green and fuchsia lines meet with Polar Coordinates activated. In the screen shot the Fuschia and green meet at the right place. But approximately the first 7 or 8 pixels of the nested comp are being duplicated, disrupting the seamlessness of the dome image.I’m reaching out in the hope that you can provide a quick solution to this matter.Thank you for your prompt attention to this issue.Best regards,

I went back to an "old" project to gather some ideas for another one and there's a really nice text preset that was applied that I'm unable to remember the name of ; I've tried lots of presets to find it again since I found it kind of randomly in the first place and not one was the one I want. The name of the effect is also not in the Effects Panel, there's only 3 different selectors 2 of which are "Fast Box Blur" and "Solid Composite".Does anyone know to which preset it might relate ? 

Hello, i will be thankful if you can help me with this question. Can i export AE projects on the same drive that my OS, programs(PS, Ai, AE) and AE caches are? One  partition for OS and programs and  another one for AE caches and exports?I know for the best performance i should provide each a separate drive but currently i have a 1TB Nvme internal SSD and a 1TB external HDD which i use it for input media.Could you please help me how to manage these.My system configuration is 16GB Ram, 1TB Nvme SSD, RTX 4060, Intel Core i7-14650HX 

hello, does anyone knows how to fix after effects error like this. i can text you more detailed if you can help 

This is an issue I've never come across before, but for the last couple of days, After Effects renders the first file in the render queue fine as normal... but the render queue window is not showing this. It essentially freezes for long periods of time without refreshing. I can tell from windows that the first file is rendering, and when that file is finished it's encoded fine, but the whole 'current render', 'elapsed', 'remaining', and so on, along with the status at the bottom of the render queue is frozen, often for minutes (or even tens of minutes) at a time. It then just freezes totally after finishing the first file. It doesn't start rendering any of the other files, and AE just freezes from that point on. Latest Version (24.1), running on Windows 10.

Hello forum. I cannot drag and dtop the composition in my timeline. I have the selection tool selected.   thank you.