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After updating to version 23.0 something got wrong with the RAM preview. It that doesn't function as it used to, and the preview is extreamly slow, to the point that it is almost impossible to work.I tried cleaning the cache, and enabled multy-frame rendering, but it didn't change much. Something is wrong...Looking forward for a fix!(Windows 10)

In typical Adobe style, over at Work with Data-driven animation it says Data SourcesYou can use data from almost every possible source such as:Device Generated Data Files – Data from devices such as fitness trackers that record activity through sensors and store them in different file formats. This time-varying data includes - speed, altitude, distance, heart rate, and various other parameters of user activity.User Generated Static Data – Global static data such as survey results that can be changed to drive graphics. A user created data file could provide a workflow for global data.URL – Live data from websites such as entry and exit path of a user navigating through a web page.Metadata - Data embedded in Video File Metadata.But there is absolutely nothing about how to use a URL as a data source.Am I missing something?Can I use a publicly accessible URL to a JSON file as a data source?How?

Hi!I want the small black circle to follow the path of its surrounding outlined circle, which, in turn, should follow the path of its surrounding outlined circle, and so on. I've tried everything I know, but nothing works. 😩 Can someone help me, please? Thank you! Chris.

Hi all, I'm currently animating a logo to go at the end of a promo video we are making for a new business. The grapphic part of it looks like the windows logo. The animation involves the squares coming together to create one larger square THEN I would like to create the gaps inbetween. I had originally tried deleting part of the path to create an open side, which works but I think I can only delete one of the sides. I'm now trying to use the trim path on just the stroke while keeping the fill. Not sure if this is possible or if not can someone sugeest another way please? many thanks

I have a major problem with the VR comp window in AE2018, that was also an issue with skybox suite V2 in AE2017.After I add enough edits to enough comps, I can no longer expand the window to view these edits, so I cannot hit "open Output/Render" on the comp I need to, to apply changes.https://imgur.com/8PTjXuWSee this picture. I can go into my 3d edits for all of my layers, but I cannot see any options for "RUSTIC 2.7K" I have more comps below this, but I cannot expand any further to see them.This window really needs reworking to allow for more and more comps. For instance, if I undock the panel, it SHOULD allow me to expand the width, and the one column would convert to two or three depending on size.As it stands right now, I cannot expand past my computers screen resolution, so I cannot see my edits. This video has a Wednesday dead line and I have no idea How I can commit the changes I have made through the VR comp panel.Thank you.

Hello, I had downloaded a couple of packs from videohive.net and I now have a laptop with Windows 11. When I now try to read these After Effects files, I get the following error message: Would you know what steps I need to follow to debug this issue and be able to read the files ?Thanks a lot,Maxence

So I have a code trying to add an expression to these properties, but the error comes back saying they are hidden?Any help is appreciated, here's my code currently:var animator = app.project.activeItem.selectedLayers[0].Text.Animators.addProperty("ADBE Text Animator");var selector = animator.property("ADBE Text Selectors").addProperty("ADBE Text Selector");selector.advanced.units.setValue(2);var startExpression=("0");var endExpression=("10");selector.start.expression=startExpressionselector.end.expression=endExpression;

I caption in premiere but there is an effect I can only do in after effects on the subtitles after I upgrade to graphic. I do replace with after effects composition and it makes each text a separate composition which makes it really time-consuming to put the effects on. Is there a better way to get graphics into AE? Or a way to make them layers instead of compositions?

Hi,I'd like to ask if it is possible to sellect and move/offset,  keyframes and layers together

I cannot drag any video or audio into after effects at all, but i can drag jpg.I am not running in adminstrator mode.All of my files are in the same drive.

Since the latest After Effects update, when I try to add/adjust a layer's effect, it opens a random comp. Here's an example - I'm trying to add CC Toner to an icon. Every time I try, it opens a different comp. Is this a known issue? Newest version of AE, Win 11, AMD 5950x 128GB RAM RTX3080   

I can't import a 3D model for native use in After Effects. I'm using the latest version - 24.0.2. Mac OS 13.6.1 (22G313). M1 Studio Ultra. Whenever I import a model (I've tried .glb, .gltf and .obj using File-> Import or Drag import to Project Panel) I get the same problem. The model is interpreted as '3D model for RG Trapcode', according to the Type column in the Project Panel, and all I see in a comp is this same statement. There appear to be no interpretation options or possibility to change this. It's the same if the comp render engine is set to Classic 3D or Cinema 4D. No settings on the layer itself seem to make any difference. The models in question are simple geometrical shapes exported from Cinema 4D. This is supposed to be a big, new feature and super-intuitive, so I'm a bit perplexed why the basic file import isn't working.

Ok, I understand Adobe may say this is Google's problem but since everything is fine in Premiere Pro and any other software I tend to think it is Ae to blame...The problem is: ANY video exported as mp4 from the Google Earth Studio shows visual glitches in After Effects both in the Program monitor and in a rendered file. It looks like this (see the video attached). Always in different parts of the videos.Can Adobe do something with this, please? Right now I have to either convert the footage to some other format, or export to a png sequence rather that to mp4 or - what I do - export a mov with alpha channel with my animation in it. This is not convevient and takes time. And I don't understand why this problem only arises in After Effects. 

Processor AMD Ryzen 7 5800X 8-Core Processor 3.80 GHzInstalled RAM 32.0 GBWas wonderwing what i can do to lower its take on my Pc. If I need more ram please let me know thanks 

Hello, like the title says, how do u make a shape or object be tangential to the path at every point of the path, regardless of the shape of the path?

Hi;I wanted to animate a mask, so turned on the "maskpath" stopwatch created three point, and tried to apply loopOut expression to repeatedly continue it, but not worked.is there any resolve.gratefullymartinmiciciday

i'm literally gonna sulk and cry when this happens. please people. just tell me where's the wrong and what to do. i love attach things . i do respect the code/expression. but the inconsistency in the comp Panel is making me crazy. this happens a lot tho.. yes i'm a dumb in term of expression, just learning about it. i think expression is cool. so please educate me.

I'm having a perplexing issue with a comp within a comp within a comp within a comp. Everything looks fine until I get to the final comp, where this sub-sub-sub-comp (the double doors in the screenshots) is suddenly tiny. The final comp is in 3D, but turning off the camera changes nothing. I also tried disabling the 3d setting on any (and then all) of the subcomps/layers and this didn't show any change in the issue either. None of the other layers within these comps are having the same issue.  Note: The doors were originally an asset that I bought in a toolkit, and I am altering and animating them. But, I don't see any expressions affecting the scale of this subcomp. I am running AE 24.0.1 (build 2) on Windows 11 Pro. Below is the final comp (note the tiny doors on the courthouse, next to animated character), the two intermediary comps, and the lowest-level comp (double doors). This is a project to help with a charitable purpose, so if you help me, yo

Hi, I'm attempting to use Mocha within After Effects, however even though Mocha launches, a message box appears (and remains) over AE saying "Mocha is starting...".Tracking appears to work in Mocha, but AE is frozen while the message box is displayed so I'm unable to create tracking data. Closing the message box quits Mocha and frees up After Effects again.      

Really excited to learn that the developers are working on 3D models that can be imported into AE without the need for the 3D element and Blender etc. But looks like only availablein the Beta version at mo.  when installing Beta, does that replace the uptodate working versionof AE or is it just more of an extension?

Hi, I'm a beginner to After Effects trying to loop a simple motion graphics composition. I looked up a tutorial that requires enabling time remapping. However, when I right click my layer and look under "time", the option to "enable time remapping" is greyed out and I can't click it. I feel like there is a simple problem I'm just missing. Any ideas about why that might be and what I could do to fix it?? 

Bonjour, voila cela fait 5jours que je recontre un problème, je suis entrain de monter une vidéo sur première pro mais je dois passer sur after effect (2024) pour certaines scène donc je clique sur  "remplacer par une composition after effect". Je me retrouve ensuite sur after effect et je veux faire du rotorbrush malheureusement dès que je suis entrain de le faire ou en cours de "gèle" bah j'ai un message d'erreur qui s'affiche (voir photo), je n'ai pas la meme quantité avant la lettre "K" mais c'est le meme message d'érreur. Pour ce qui est de ma config j'ai un très bon PC et niveau RAM j'en ai 32go en DDR5. J'ai déja regardé dans les paramètres de after effect et mis 26GO de ram pour after effect et vidé les caches mais rien n'a faire toujours les mêmes problème. 

When I render with a transparent background (format animation and RGB + Alpha) it comes out all blue hued and the video is super choppy. Is there a way to fix this?

i cannot get after effects motion tracking to work. every time i click apply my preview freezes. It show that it is playing and i can hear sounds but my preview is frozen to the frame i hit apply.

Hi I have an issue when importing ai Files into After effects , my Comps 10x Smaller Than AI Board. it is 192x108 in after  instead of 1920 by 1080px in Ai.   It's the first time it happens to me as i've done it millions of times before . I've checked and the resolutionis in pixels and every thing is normal . I know i can resize and rasterize layers but it's killing my workflow as i have a mor than 60 boards to transfer and a very urgent deadline . Anyone have experienced this issue before ?