Questions

Hi all,I know there's not really a way around this but I'm curious if anyone knows why the Object Model Viewer in ExtendScript Toolkit doesn't have After Effects Object Model in the Browser dropdown?  It has it for Bridge, InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop.  Not that jumping into the AE Scripting Guide is much of a pain...but it just seems like it would be appropriate to have it inside ESTK...

Hi, where i can change for an pc the settings, that i can zoom with the scroll wheel (+alt) for after effrects and premiere.Wich checkbox and where i can find it?Second Issue or in addition to that.What is the shortcut for zoom in and out for the timeline, when u got and german keyboard and the german language on this keyboard? Just the change in Windows and add english dont change the keyboard it self and that means z=y so on. I need the zoom in and out keyboardshortcut for that specific situation.So 2 questions, who can help?Regards.

Hola! Estoy con la versión 24.3 de After Effects y Windows 10 Home. Estoy teniendo problemas importando archivos .ai a After Effects como composiciones:Tras abrir el programa, oprimo ctrl + i para importar, selecciono el archivo de illustrator y lo configuro para que se importe como "composition/layer size". Ni bien se carga en el panel de proyecto, me salta el siguiente mensaje "before quitting, you have one chance to save your proyect (don't use the same name as the original)" (imagen 1) y luego de guardar, se cierra AE. También intenté importar un archivo de Illustrator (como composición) en un archivo de AE que ya tenía trabajado. Primero apareció "After Effects can't continue: Fast Draft plug-in generated an unexpected exception" (imagen 2) y luego "before quitting, you have..." (imagen 3)Puedo importar material como "footage" sin problema y también puedo usar el programa siempre y cuando no trate de importar composiciones. Espero alguien me pueda ayudar ya que

function convertTextToShapes() { var myComp = app.project.activeItem; if (!myComp || !(myComp instanceof CompItem)) { alert("please select a composition."); return null; } var selectedLayers = myComp.selectedLayers; var textLayer = selectedLayers[0]; if (!(textLayer instanceof TextLayer)) { alert("please select a text layer."); return null; } app.beginUndoGroup("convert text to shapes"); try { var originalTextLayerName = textLayer.name; app.executeCommand(3781); var shapeLayer = myComp.selectedLayers[0]; shapeLayer.name = originalTextLayerName + "-shapes"; // textLayer.enabled = false; // textLayer.remove(); return shapeLayer; } catch (e) { alert("something went wrong." + e.toString()); return null; } finally { app.endUndoGroup(); } }; var convertedShapeLayer = convertTextToShapes(); app.beginUndoGroup("add expressions to sh

Hi, in following functions:PathDataSuite1()->PF_PathGetSegLengthPathDataSuite1()->PF_PathEvalSegLength you can retrieve individual path segment lengths, with `A_long which_segL,`, but is there a way (without me doing it manually), to retrieve full path length and operate on all segments?

Hello, I’m working on a project in After Effects where I use vector layers to display Scene 1, then zoom in on a specific focal point in Scene 1 to transition into Scene 2.However, I’m running into the same error shown in the screenshot I uploaded. I’ve tried two methods1. Zooming via the layer’s Scale keyframes2. Enabling 3D on the layer and zooming in with a camerabut both produce the identical error. How do others typically create this kind of “zoom into the artwork” effect without exceeding After Effects’ frame‑size limits?My composition resolution is 3840 × 2160.Thank you for any tips or workflows you can share!  

I have created a mogrt that allowed users to select from a predefined array of fonts using setFont().I want to package the correct fonts with the mogrt but I'm not sure if it is referencing the variable or static versions of a given font, I have many installed. Aside from uninstalling all potential referenced fonts to see what breaks, is there an easy way to tell what file my expressions are referencing? eg "Inter-Medium"

Hello,I am trying to recreate some of these MotionArray VFX. https://motionarray.com/motion-graphics-templates/magic-fx-pack-3683990/?q=magical&page=2&search_header=1 I have watched the video closely, and it does feel like an AE animation rather than handdrawn (I might be wrong). I have a basic set-up recreated, using shape layers, strokes, and some FX.I am trying to figure out, the end of the magic animation, where there is the settling from the initial strike. It might just be a case of animating some of the elements to work like this. If there was any further guidance on how to make these kind of elements, I would love to hear it.

Hi,I updated AE 2025 a while back, and for some reason the Fast Box Blur effect is completely missing. I still have it in AE 2024, but I need to use 2025 for work. I'm completely stumped as to what is going on here. Please let me know if you have any ideas how to fix this. Thanks

Hi, I made this kind of animation for a company : https://www.youtube.com/shorts/vM9NglbeT80I did it with a classic shape animation and a track matte showing/hiding blue and white text.Now the company wants me to produce a lot of  animations like this. I would like to automatize the production, not to adjust each time every shapes under the text... tedious work 😕😕I can't use any plugin, as the clients asked me. Anybody has an idea on the way to achieve this ? I tested multiple ways to animate text boxes but no way, for now I couldn't achieve this effect... TIA ! 

Hi,I opened after effects after not using it for a few weeks and my screen seems to be in full screen but some of it is off the screen.I am using a Macbook and can't find a keyboard shortcut to allow me to come out of the full screen.Any help would be appreciated..Thanks Rebecca

Seeking solutions for a puzzling Duik Angela rigging anomaly in After Effects (v25.3.1, Duik v17.1.20)! I've set up a character rig, with the torso parts neatly organized in a precomp. Upon animating the chest controller, a transparent line mysteriously appears in the artwork. The line is still visible once the animation is exported. It's worth noting that I extended the duration of all layers/comps/precomps after the initial rigging process. If you've encountered or resolved a similar issue, your insights would be invaluable – not just for me, but potentially for others facing similar issues. 

When I preview I have it set as 'quarter', (this is also the same in the preview panel), but when i start previewing it goes to full, and makes it difficult to watch as it takes a considerable amount of time to render in real-time at 'full' quality. I'm not sure why it's doing this.

Is there any update on that? I have the same problem with media being transcoded by Avid (mxf prores 4444 and DNxHR LB). Premiere 25.3

Did you end up finding a solution? I have the same symptoms

Hi, I'm having a problem with After Effects.When I open the program and click on my project, it simply closes. How can I fix this?

Everytime I replace with after effects composition from Priemere pro, the image is cropped out in AE. Please how do I fix this??

i have a video of an animal recorded at night by a security camera. the quality is very fuzzy or grainy or whatever the word should be. what are the steps to improve the quality to see it at least a bit more clearly and defined? youtube link to it 

It won't let me change anything. It worked perfectly fine before but now it wont work? I have drop shadow and glow as effects. They have worked before, did they do something?

Hello all,I'm trying to create a script or expression that scans multiple comps and text layers, detects a specified word or phrase, and applies formatting (e.g. bold or faux bold) only to that part of the text wherever it occurs.For example, I have several comps with similar content but different aspect ratios. Each comp contains 3 or 4 text layers. Let's say one of the layers contains the sentence:"Your payment terminal 20% OFF right now!"(using Inter Regular, size 28)Instead of manually opening each comp, finding "20% OFF", and applying Inter Bold or faux bold, is there a way to automate this process?Thanks in advance!

I'm kind of new to After Effects, but I've written an expression or two and used a null object here or there. I'm expecting this would require one or both of those, if it is even possible. I want to create the effect of a moving spotlight. I have a graphic of a spotlight and an adjustment layer with cc spotlight applied. I can do this manually, but there is a lag between the rotation of the spotlight and that "light" from cc spotlight, so I'm wondering if linking them somehow is possible and if it would fix it.  I've attached a GIF to show what I'm trying to do. Anybody know how to make this work? I'm open to other solutions as well. 

Hi everyone, I have a quick question that I hope someone could help me shed some light on:I want to export a series of VFX comps for grading. I would like to export my full image, but with an embedded alpha channel. So the image has an alpha channel, but if I reimport it and switch the Alpha off the entire image reappears.Is there any way to do this in AE? In Nuke and Fusion it doesnt seem to be a problem, but I cant seem to find a way to do it in AE.Hope you have an idea ❤️

Hi, i`m trying to track camera but it got stuck on Solving Camera. It`s 12 seconds video, .mpeg. I`m using AE CC 2018. It took a lot of time for background analyze but now it stuck in solving. aproxx 10-15 minutes already it says Solving Camera. And I can`t find how to enable the percentage of progress of tracking. My pc; Ram - 16gb, video: 2gb, proc: intel i7. 2.4 Ghz. What can I do?

Hi! I was trying to do a Bevel Emboss coupled with Time Displacement effect to get that twisty animation effect, trouble is after i've turned the layer 3D and rotate it at the Y axis this fuzzy outline (on the stroke) appeared and i cannot get rid of it , this is the first time i've encountered this issue and not really sure how to fix it. My renderer is definately set to Advanced 3D etc, i've turned off all shadows and light because i only wanted a flat vector look. As you can see from the screenshot in Custom View 2 it's present on the other 2 shapes but didn't appear until i set some animation key frames. It's definately in the test mp4 i rendered out in case it's just a preview glitch, any ideas? Thank you.

As titled suggests, can't figure it out - Please help!