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Hello, I use time remape with loopOut().But always I find that the last keyframe is at unactive time(frame), and that leaves an extra frame that is black at the end of the looping.So I was wondering why aftere effects devs still leaves it, I don't see any reason for creating the last keyframe at exactly the end of the comp, even though the end won't show any frames.I hope this change in the next after effects version.what changes basicly?when activating the time remaping at any layer, the last keyframe is on the real last frame, and no any extra frames when using loopOut().Thank you for reading! 

After some problems with mogrt in premiere pro, I create a very simple mogrt for testing purpose :- 10 s long- protected regions at start (from 0 to 1s) and end (from 9 to 10s)- a text box with text.source script : Time- another text box with text.source script : thisComp.durationI create the mogrt and import it in premiere pro (2025)I extend the mogrt to 20 sFor the first second, everything is fine for the first text box, the time is correct. But the second text box show "10" and not "20"After the first second, the time is incorrect, it is stretched. I have created some mogrt with lots of scripted animations (in general, an intro, then continous animation and an outro). The animation speed is ok in the intro and outro but slower or faster in the middle. I hope I could modify my code to adapt, but as duration doesn't adapt if stretched, it's impossible for the mogrt to know the duration in premiere pro. Is someone know how to fix that ?

Hi,  I am trying to change the thumbnail of my MOGRT files to an image that is not present in the graphic itself. This is so when looking at the essentials graphics panel in Premiere, the graphics are categorised. I have tried adding the image, using set poster time then hiding the image before exporting. However it seems the poster time image must be present in the graphic when exporting. I have tried to set the image outside of the graphic timeline e.g -00.00.01 but this also does not work. I have read about extracting the thumb.png and changing this but can't figure out how to then put the extracted files back into a MOGRT file. please help!! Thank you 🙂

Using After Effects 17.5.1 right now, and noticed that there is a new "feature" that turns Alt+Mouse Scroll Wheel into a camera dolly tool when your timeline has a 3D Layer. Normally when you use Alt+Scroll on the Composition Panel, you zoom into the cursor position on your composition. I use this all the time while I'm working because it takes so much less time than using only your scroll wheel or the zooming keyboard shortcuts "," "."and then finding your Comp POI with the Hand Tool. With this new version of After Effects, this functionality is lost once you add a 3D layer. I never have needed/wanted to use the camera dolly tool in this way. Is there a way to turn this off?

This seems like a fairly obvious and simple question, but I can't find the answer anywhere. I'm relatively new to AE--I come from the audio world in which it is possible to trim an audio clip right down to the teensiest waveform--in literally any DAW that exists. So why wouldn't it be possible to do that right within AE? We recorded the audio for our current project in ProTools, separately from the video, and now it's about half a frame off from the video. Ultimately, it will be hard to notice, but even so, it's eating me up--there's gotta be a way (other than going into Premiere---we don't have any cuts, just one shot with green screen and animation, so it doesn't make sense to link to Pr).

Any one knows if those blast smoky kind of bursting effects from hollow knight game can be done in after effects? Or are they hand-animated?  Hollow knight fx clip https://youtu.be/A6lFn1m3DBI?si=blIqMq8hAy4M_J48

Hello,   Mukesh Karkey here , My After Effects previews are incredibly slow. I’ve heard adjusting settings can help, but what are the most effective ways to get faster RAM previews? [Title edited by moderator]

US = Guys, I made a 3D text in After and when rendering, After does not use the memory in the render in the composition that has the 3D text... in the other one that does not have 3D text it uses almost 70% of the memory. What could it be? (macbook M4) PT =  Galera, fiz um texto 3D no after e na hora de renderizar o after não usa a memória no render na composição que tem o texto 3D .. na outra que não tem texto 3D ele usa quase 70% da memória. O que pode ser? (macbook M4)

I am using the Track Motion feature to straighten out a video that goes out of balance at different points. I am using the method that was provided to me here: https://www.reddit.com/r/videography/comments/1n4ircl/comment/nbmlnd8/ The method seems to be working, but I'm not sure how long it's supposed to be taking. For a 45 minute video, to do both track points, it takes about 4 hours to process. I am making the tracking box as small as possible, and clearing cache/memory before processing, using a video that was converted to ProRes 422. My computer specs are below: ProcessorIntel(R) Core(TM) i7-8565U CPU @ 1.80GHz (1.99 GHz)Installed RAM32.0 GB (31.8 GB usable)System type64-bit operating system, x64-based processorEditionWindows 11 ProVersion24H2OS build26100.6584ExperienceWindows Feature Experience Pack 1000.26100.234.0 So am I getting the best processing time I can with my specs, or should be this working faster with some tweaks?

I've got some guide layers in my comp, and on playback within After Effects, they aren't showing. I can see them when paused. My understanding of guide layers is that they show within After Effects, including on preivew, but won't render upon export. At least…that's how they've worked in all my years of experience! Anyway, I'm sure I've got some box checked that I don't know about that's responsible for this. Let me know what you guys know. Thanks!

I am facing a problem of sx32w.dll Boris fx ( after effects )I removed the Boris fx plugs and the error still didn't go awayHelp me!

Hey, I’m having an issue in After Effects.I’m trying to use the Crop Edge effect from Effects & Presets, but it’s not working properly. It seems to be locked at 5%and I can’t crop any further. Do you know how to fix this?screen record video link-https://drive.google.com/file/d/1j7WcGh2YdTNEKjA8Da8RAvJCV3_1kwT4/view?usp=share_link

Hi every one. I want to make a website to edit the after effect projects (.aep) files and then render them to make online videos.the scenario is :1- i make some editable aep files and put them into the server in a website2- users get online and put their data into inputs in website (text, logo and  etc.)3- the server must gets the data from user and update the aep files with new data from user4- server renders the data with aerender to make video outputs for user.and the AE must be installed on the server.Are these steps right? can i edit/update aep files with new data with EXTENDSCRIPT?I want to make something like renderforest.com website.another question is how can i make editale aep files? any approach or help or startpoint or anything will be great.thanks.

This is something I use constantly to navigate quickly around the stage to zoom in and out of specific areas so I am just super confused why, after all these years, that would be removed unless it was a mistake.

I want to paint a simple white stroke as the top most layer.That way, it doesn't matter the layers bellow. It could be a shape layer, a text, some footage. Anything would be coverd by that white paint stroke. I've found a way:I create a Solid Layer and place it as top layer. Then I double click on it to open its layer panel, select the Brush Tool and stroke away. Finally I just click the "Paint on trasparent" check box and voilá. That white stroke is over everything else.Only problem is: I can't be accurate. I'm not painting directly on the screen. I'm painting on a separate panel that doesn't show all the content bellow (all the layers bellow). So there is a especificaly spot I need to paint over but is hard to get there.I have to paint over there to see the results over here. There is got to be a smarter way of doing itIt's hard to be accurate when you're blind. I need to paint specifics spots of that of that W letter.

Hi, Hope someone can enlighten me with this codec. The job I'm working on will be displayed on a giant screen. Clients requested that the export should be HAP. I understand this is a Mac feature, not sure how I can have this via After Effects, I did search online and did'nt get much info, can anypne please advise how we can export from AE or Premier? Im on windows. I saw this would you advise I dowloand it?https://autokroma.com/AfterCodecs/ Thanks in advance! 

Hi, dear community, I'm familiarizing myself (sloooowly) with various TRACKING methods in AE.(Yes, MOCHA is by far the most reliable tool, but still ...)After running 'TRACK CAMERA', when I- draw a shape layer onto an object (frame around a monitor)- and then toggle the layer as a '3D layer' --> it jumps to the right (see attached video). I have already tried centering the anchor point in the shape; to no avail.The footage / clip in the COMP is not scaled in any way.  Many, many thanks in advance & with my very best greetings from Switzerland,Sandro 

When I import my video into AE & drag it into my composition, for some reason background sounds eg music, other diegetic sounds are audible but the actual dialogue from the scene is somehow muted. Does anyone know how I can fix this? I was thinking it could be a compatibility issue / problem with AE compressing audio as maybe the file is too large. Any help appreciated

I’m currently working in a private company as a video editor, and one of our clients recently approached us with a project for their website https://newtoki.com.co/ since this is a webtoon platform, that edit involves long vertical panels with smooth scrolling and gradient backgrounds. The issue I’m facing is unusual: gradients that look perfectly fine in the After Effects preview show heavy banding and even flicker once exported. This happens in both H.264 and ProRes, and it’s especially noticeable in soft sky tones or dark-to-light transitions. I’ve tried higher bitrates, switching to 16/32-bit color, and even exporting image sequences, but the problem still appears. What makes it trickier is that not all panels are affected some render cleanly, while others with the same settings show the banding. Since webtoon edits rely heavily on large gradient areas, this artifact really breaks the flow and makes the final output look unpolished. Has anyone else run into this

hello everyone, I downloaded a template which has only 15 secs composition time. i already extened it to 36 seconds, as long as my video is but I cannot drag the layers to the right:  I found a way on youtube to hit a layer and press CTRL+ALT+T and then I can extend it but then all the animations are very slow or dont move after 15 secs, I saw that there are keyframes where i dragged the right one to the end but now the animation of the selected layer is veeeery slow...  how can i extend all the layers and keep the settings 😕😕 i just want to have the 15 secs video/composition to be 36 secs 😞 thanks a lot

Hey everyone,The numpad isn't displayed in keyboard shortcuts even if the numlock is on. The keyboard layout preset is : After Effects Default. How to make it appear ? TThanks

guys help.. my audio is sped up and its really hard to edit. did this happen to anyone else?

Hello, I try different effects, bu i can't found in AE how replicate the Premiere Pro conversion.The pb is that we haven't the same option to preserve saturation among luminance and others little setting ...The screencapture (sorry it's in french) shows my setting in the Premiere Pro color management panel and i want to do the same directly in AE.Is it possible to replicate this setting ?When we interprate footge in AE, we haven't got any options ...Thank you

Hi all,I'm having an incredibly frustrating issue within the AE 2025. I am trying to do a simple Audio React effect on some layers using an Audio Amplitude layer (created by Keyframe Assistant -> "Convert Audio to Keyframes" selection with the track I am using). Once I remove the Left and Right channel, and open the "Both Channels" slider that is generated, and the moment I interact with any of the slider keyframes or try to add an expression to adjust the threshhold, I get a stopwatch cursor that never goes away. I have to force quit After Effects every time. AE isn't even giving me a "Not Responding", I simply cannot click or type anything within the program. I've tried starting new files and doing the same task, and getting the same result. I've uninstalled and reinstalled After Effects, restarted my computer multiple times. No solve.  This is such a basic effect and is integral to my current project. It's crazy how it immediately makes the program useless the seco