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Hey all, I was wondering if anyone had any tutoails or guidence they can send my way. I was trying to create a splash explosion similar to this only in after effects  https://stock.adobe.com/video/water-splash-underwater-explosion-or-object-hitting-the-water-surface-3d-render/379479518#token_type=bearer&expires_in=86399996 I was wondering if anyone had any advice on how to do it. I have been watcing a few red giant turoals but I was not sure if there was a better toolset or plugin to look into. Or ateast get somewhat close to the effect 

I'm currently rendering a shot. Tons of FXs so it is taking a while. I accidentally pressed the spacebar and AE switched from the Render Queue panel to a Comp Timeline. EA is still rendering but I can't see the progress bar or the time remaining. How can I switch back to the Render Queue panel? I tried hitting the spacebar but it does nothing. Help, please. I'm using After Effects v18.4.1 because of some compatibility issues.

Hallo,ich schreibe bewusst auf Deutsch, da ich ein deutschsprachiges After Effects habe und leider keine Idee habe, wie die Bezeichnungen der Tools auf Englisch heißen. Vielleicht liest ein netter Mensch mit, der ebenfalls ein deutschsprachiges After Effects hat und sich besser auskennt als ich. Ich möchte gerne zu Weihnachten eine 3D-Animation erstellen, bei der Weihnachtsgeschenke (vielleicht so 15 Stück) explosionsartig erscheinen und durch die Luft fliegen. Ich bin komplette AE Anfängerin und habe mir mit Chat GPT eine Anleitung erstellen lassen. Leider will es trotzdem nicht klappen. Ich habe Particle World gewählt, habe mit Alt die Geschenke dupliziert, habe sie unter Texture auch zumindest eines ausgewählt. Es bewegt sich rein gar nichts. Explosion habe ich eingestellt und auch Texture Square. Velocity 3, Gravity 0. So wie es mir die KI gesagt hat. Gemini hingegen behauptet, es würde ohne ein Plugin nicht klappen, leider ist dies kostenpflichtig und ich kann es mir überhaup

I’m on version 25.4 and was able to import QuickTime (MP4) videos from a coworker yesterday,  they screen recorded them on their iPad. But when I try to import MP4s recorded on my own iPad, After Effects gives me the error: “The source compression type is not supported and this ‘MooV’ file is damaged or unsupported." The videos aren’t corrupted, they play fine in QuickTime and Preview.  When I tested the same files in After Effects 24, they imported without any issues. Does anyone know what’s causing this and how to fix it? 

cada vez que estoy en after effects y utilizo la herramienta o scripts de motion tool se cierra, dando un mensaje de error.

In one comp I already use Null A to drive the size/scale of a group of elements. I also need a Null B to control the opacity of many layers (bars, logos, etc.) without: pre-composing those layers, orpick-whipping opacity one by one (sometimes 50+ links).Ideally, I could bulk-link multiple layers’ opacity to a single controller (null/effect controller), with a quick way to (re)connect/disconnect layers, and have it coexist with the existing parenting for Scale (a kind of “multi-control”: parenting for Scale + global controller for Opacity).An explanatory video is attached to the ticket to show the current setup and the desired outcome. video explanatory and desire result 

In After Effects, I animate bars (shape layers) with Trim Paths to change their length. I want a logo (or a null) to automatically follow the bar’s tip, with no manual Position keyframes. I’m looking for a native or expression-based solution to fetch the path tip position according to Trim Paths (End/Start) and attach the logo there (ideally with matching orientation/tangent).Goal: I only adjust Trim Paths (or bar size) and the logo instantly follows the bar’s end. video explanatory and desired results  

I have Adobe Creative cloud, and I downloaded Adobe Animate, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, After Effects, and Adobe Media Encoder on my MacBook Air.And everything that I downloaded seem to work perfectly fine except for After Effects!When I tried to open After Effects, an error popped up saying, "After Effects warning: Metadata Browser is missing." So I clicked 'ok' but then another error popped up saying, "After Effects can't continue: The Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) suite couldn't be loaded. You may need to reinstall." Then the software quit on itself and said "After Effects can't continue: unexpected failure during application startup"I didn't know what Metadata Browser or CEP was, but I did what it told me to do and I uninstalled After Effects then reinstalled it. Then I tried to reopen it but it didn't work and the same things popped up again. So I kept reinstalling it, I tried to turn off my computer then reinstalling it, I tried to reinstall both After Effect

hi guys, does someone know how to show my Distribute layers in AE? It is hard for me to space graphics because the absence of this feature. please Help

Good evening, I spent some time looking for a solution, but I did not find anything on the Internet. Please advise! After adding the Bend effect, and any other distortion effect. The anchor point of this effect is not attached to the figure, and when moving the figure, the points remain in place. While the figure can be at the other end of the composition.The effect is as if it is attached to the center of the composition, not to the figure. Even if I attach it to it.

Sorry if this is a stupid or obvious question.  Usually, you hit f4 to bring up the track matte column, right? But ever since switching to MacBook 15" where the f keys are substituted by the touch bar, that short cut won't work.  (even by holding function key).  I also can't access it by right clicking "switch" and selecting "column," as shown on a track matte tutorial.  I'm on the latest AE, by the way.  Can anyone tell me how to bring up the trkmatte options?Thanks!

Issue:When previewing a composition in After Effects, the video continues to play, but the red timeline indicator (playhead) gets stuck or freezes. This issue did not occur previously.Steps Taken to Troubleshoot:Ran After Effects in Safe Mode with no third-party plugins.Installed the latest NVIDIA Studio Driver instead of NVIDIA Game Ready Driver.Rolled back to After Effects v24.6.5 to test for version-related issues.System Information:OS: Windows 11 24H2After Effects Version: 25.2CPU: Intel Core i7-12700HGPU: NVIDIA RTX 3060RAM: 16GBAdditional Notes:The issue persists regardless of project complexity.Attached a video showing the issue in real time.

Hi everyone,I’m facing persistent lag and extremely choppy playback in After Effects 2025. My laptop is fully updated and has solid specs:32GB RAMRTX 4060 (8GB VRAM)1TB SSDI’ve already tried every optimization tip from YouTube tutorials—disk cache settings, GPU acceleration, resolution tweaks, etc.—but nothing seems to help. Even simple compositions stutter badly.Is anyone else experiencing this with AE 2025? Could it be a bug with the latest version? Any insights or fixes would be appreciated! Want me to tailor this for a specific forum like Adobe Community or Reddit?

Hola, acabamos de actualizar el AE a la última versión (25.3.2) y no abre los desplegables de las casillas, por ejemplo en la ventana de nueva composición para elegir la resolución al presionar el desplegable con las distintintas opciones de resolución se cierra inmediatamente, y lo mismo pasa en otros apartados con casillas desplegables. Y así nos pasa con casillas desplegables en otros soft de Adobe... ¿A alguien le ha pasado? ¿Alguna solución?Sistema operativo Windows 11.Gracias

 i'm trying to recreate this particle effect with Trapcode Particular - i was sort of was succesfull too but it is nowhere near close as this one in the video. I am certain the particle system in the video is 100% Trapcode Particular. I gave value  "-1500" to the wind expression in physics settings,  I gave value "110" to the wind affect in aux system.  in theory it works as intended except for the aux system. Here is the original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoG-b8NfUt4Down below my attempt in remaking it: Here is also a video link to it: https://youtu.be/jDOroDd5F0g?si=G4pym3CYAFdtER5o The particle arrays (i think?) looks way too off, instead of combined of 6 dots as seen in the video there are 5 dots in mine in most of the particles, the one in the video is also in a perfect distance too. I tried few options in Trapcode Particular but couldn't figure it out.     

I'm not sure what to call it, and I've been stuck on google or Adobe tutorials for far too long trying to figure out what I am sure is basic 101 of "after effects.  Clearly I am new and this is my first assignment.  Which is to move text from behind a shape to out in the open after 1.5 seconds.  I have clicked on anchor point, opacity, and position.  No matter what I try the word never moves.  I can get the box shape to move, and the colors that represent the stoplight to go from 0% > 100%, but nothing I try does anything to the words.  I have been googling for over an hour.  Been scowering Youtube.  I'm not on adobe "unhelpful" article since the customer support number is only open M-F.  I don't kwow what this is called so not sure what to goole, search or even ask ChatGPT.  Don't know which buttons to click to anchor the text so when I move the playhead I can re-anchor it somewhere else. SO it does what I need it to do.  So I

Bonjour,After effects ne s'ouvre plus, j'ai le message suivant : After effects (erreur) :Panne en cours.Dernier message enregistré : <27892><Bartender><5>***FIX ACTIVATED : ResizingcmdVec from 6 to 7 to accommodate insertion*** J'ai essayé de désinstaller avec le CC cleaner tool et réinstaller mais rien ne change... Config PC :CPU : Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-8700 CPU @ 3.20GHz (3.19 GHz)GPU : NVIDIA Geforce GTX 1050 2GBRAM : 32,0 GoOS : Windows 11 Pro x64 24H2 Build 26100.4946After Effects version 25.4 Merci pour votre aide.

I’m a beginner, and I want my plugin’s UI button to export a CSV file and write content into it when clicked.But from what I see, the official SDK doesn’t seem to provide similar examples, and I have no idea how to implement this.It’s like in AE scripting with .saveDlg() → .open() → .write() → .close().I’d like to see an example if possible. static PF_Err ParamsSetup(PF_InData* in_data, PF_OutData* out_data, PF_ParamDef* params[], PF_LayerDef* output) { PF_ParamDef def; ...... AEFX_CLR_STRUCT(def); PF_ADD_BUTTON("TTT", "ttt", NULL, NULL, ID_BUTTON); ...... out_data->num_params = ID_NUM_PARAMS; return PF_Err_NONE; } 

Hi all,I'm trying to write a script that creates consistent dash lengths in shape layers, but i cannot seem to operate on the 'Stroke/Dashes/offset' propertyFrom digging (using scripting + property inspection) I found that the Dashes group always contains:Dash 1Gap 1Dash 2Gap 2Dash 3Gap 3OffsetWhen working in the UI, if I add a Dash or Gap, After Effects automatically makes the Offset property visible, and each dash and gap as you add them setting a value. However, when I do the same via scripting, Dash 1 and Gap 1 become visible as expected, but the Offset never shows up in the UI. Scripting can still find the property (ADBE Vector Stroke Offset), but it remains hidden in the panel.Examplevar comp = app.project.activeItem; var lyr = comp.selectedLayers[0]; var contents = lyr.property("ADBE Root Vectors Group"); var grp = contents.addProperty("ADBE Vector Group"); grp.name = "Group 1"; var sub = grp.property("ADBE Vectors Group"); var stroke = sub.addProperty("ADBE Vector Graphic

Hi gang; I am primarily a Windows developer and I have released a few AE plugins in the past.  For those that I also released Mac versions for, I purchased a second-hand Mac, setup XCode and compiled my plugins. I released them like that and never really had any issues from Mac users about notarization since I suppose it's pretty common to allow un-notarized apps to run on Mac. I now see in this update: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/security/notarizing-macos-software-before-distribution that all plugins must now be notarized before release. I guess this means now adding an extra step. My understanding is that it involves running the notarization tool locally. Is that correct? Is this a required step for plugins that you want to upload to the app store or is it also required for someone like myself that simply wants to distribute them online? Next, I see that all Apple software also now needs to be signed. I see that here: https://supp

 version of After Effects: 25.4.0Platform and OS version: mac os Sequoia15.5Align panel does not display the "Distribute Layers" options. Even when multiple layers are selected, the distribute alignment functions remain unavailable. This issue makes it impossible to evenly distribute selected layers horizontally or vertically.

I am creating album artwork for my band's upcoming album - I am not very knowledgeable in Illustrator, but I am very good with After Effects - any promotional videos or photos I will create in After Effects because I know the presets and plugins. I need to make sure any artwork I make is in CMYK and not RGB - is this an option in After Effects and does anybody know how to do this? Any help would be greatly appreciated - thanks!

I'm trying to set a motion blur on a simple shape with 3 key frames scaling it up & down. I see the main Blur Icon - but doen't see the one that sets it for the shape /layer I am trying to affect. Below is a screenshot. Many thanks! BTW - I'm in CS6.

i working in after effects suddenly hang it not working in video my pc  configuration is good ZOTAC RTX 5070 SOLD 12 GB GRAPHIC CARD AMD RYZEN 9 9900X32 GB RAM 

Can someone please help me with this? i don't know how to fix this. I'm trying to make my edit but i have this gray border thingy all over my preview screen