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I get this error when importing an image sequence in to After Effects 2020 (Version 17.0.4 (Build59)). The funny thing is that it works just fine when importing the very same image sequence in the previous version of After Effects (Version 16.1.3 (Build 5)) ... This means I can't use the latest version of After Effects, since I work with image sequences all the time. Have anyone else encountered this problem and/or have a solution or workaround?

Hi !I am new on after effect. I am trying to create a simple animation of a loading bar. I've watched a handful of tutorials and they all manage to do it in a few clicks. But even when I do exactly like them, something is wrong with mine. I created a rectangle shape and used trim path to slowly make it appear, from left to right, just like in the videos. But mine will start from the right and fill up weirdly ( see the picture ).Does anyone have an idea why it's doing that ?Thanks in advance.

Regular Expressions are exceptionally useful in After Effects Expressions. If you're thinking of improving your Expressions to write more intelligent code or even to craft Intelligent Design Assets (IDAs) to help speed up your development of Responsive and even Automated Motion Graphics MoGRTs and Motion Toolkits, then you MUST know the basics of Regular Expressions - there are two links to video tutorials to help you build a good foundation.I've also added an example prompt you can use in a Large Language Model or with an AI Code Helper.And you also get quite a few Regular Expressions that you can readily use. https://www.broadcastgems.com/post/here-s-an-excellent-after-effects-expression-you-should-have-in-your-expressions-library 

Good day. I apologize if I am writing in the wrong thread, I am in despair, I can not solve the problem:I need to Create a Control Text Layer (donor text), and bind another layer with text to it, so that any changes in (donor text) would affect all other bound layers with text.The expression "thisComp.layer("donor text").text.sourceText" only changes the content of the text! But the style, font and other attributes are not transferred to the bound layers!!!The option from the GPT chat does not work either:srcDoc = thisComp.layer("donor text").text.sourceText;dstDoc = createTextDocument(srcDoc.text); // clone with the same text------------------------------------// transfer the main stylesdstDoc.font = srcDoc.font;dstDoc.fontSize = srcDoc.fontSize;dstDoc.applyFill = srcDoc.applyFill;dstDoc.fillColor = srcDoc.fillColor;dstDoc.applyStroke = srcDoc.applyStroke;dstDoc.strokeColor = srcDoc.strokeColor;dstDoc.strokeWidth = srcDoc.strokeWidth;dstDoc.leading = srcDoc.leading;dstDoc.tracking = s

Speech Recognition works perfectly in a regular browser but fails inside the After Effects CEP panel.I’ve tried:Web Speech API (requires internet)Vosk (offline solution)Proper folder structure and permissionsInstalling in the correct CEP directorySetting PlayerDebugMode=1 in the registryBoth methods give errors when accessing the microphone from within After Effects. The extension itself loads, but speech recognition won’t initialize.

  Hi, I want the wiggle expression to repeat the bigger scale in a non regular basis, But the wiggle only makes the star bigger once in the entire 30 sec long comp! How should I write the expression so trhat AE can understand what I want. Thank you. Please guide me.       

Latest installs of AE have been absolutely terrible when scrubbing the timeline. Even with fully rendered RAM preview (green line all the way) it does not scrub properly, frames jump forward and backward, to the point where it's frankly unusable. This happens in comps with nothing but pre-rendered footage, as well as in comps with multiple layers of graphics. Happens with the cache empty, happens whether adapative resolution is on (which I hate because it defeats the purpose) or off. If anyone can offer some insight into what might be the problem and how to fix it, I'd greatly appreciate it. This is so aggravating, I feel like Adobe has done nothing but make the playback experience worse and worse with every release (I've been using AE since v3.1). My system specs are below, happy to share my application prefs if that helps diagnose the issue. Thanks! AE v22.4.0Mac OS 11.0.13.6 GHz 8-Core Intel Core i932 GB 2667 MHz DDR4Radeon Pro 580X 8 GB   

Hey!I'm working on a 2020 M1 Mac Book Pro with After Effects 22.5 installed. Whenever I try to collect a project, the files within the footage folder are all 0KB.When I open up the project I get an assortment of error and warning messages such as this   Really not sure why this is happening – I've never had this issue before  

 In my version of After Effects, I cannot find the Auto Trace option. I want to create a layer to apply an effect to my logo. I need a layer that will allow the effect to recognize the anchor points of the logo. I’ve tried a few workarounds with Illustrator and the Brush Tool, but nothing seems to work as expected. The program should automatically recognize the logo and create a layer with a mask around it. Could someone please help me with this? Here’s the logo I want to trace and create a mask around. (I have a german Version of After effects) this is the Logo I want to Auto trace  

I recently made a plugin that oscillates over-time. I got 2 main issues with it: 1. The animation doesnt restart when I cut the layer.2. It gets completely corrupted if I apply it on a layer that starts from like the 3rd second (from what I tested). The idea is that it gets corrupted (acts weird) if I apply it on a layer that doesnt start from frame 0. Is there any simple fix to this or I must use AEGP suites (LayerSuite9, PF_InterfaceSuite1, etc...). Am I missing something about how time works?Also, I have issues with GuidMixInPtr.

Hi!I imported into After Effects an OBJ image that I made in Illustrator. I can see the image in the project panel in after effects but when I bring it to the composition it's not visible there.Can someone explain what I have done wrong 🙂 I have version 25.2.2 of after effects 

Bonjour ,Je travaille sur after effect 2025. Je suis sur Macbook pro M4.Je n'arrive pas a changer la couleur d'un fond gris. J'ai regardé quelques tutos ou il y a l'option ' color change' à chaque fois. Mais la en francais il est introuvable.. J'ai essayé ' changement de couleur' . Mais rien n'apparait. Merci pour votre aide.

Whenever i start my AE 22, a pop up screen appears  that says  "After Effects can’t continue: unexpected failure during application startup".

I want don't want to see after crash after effects showing Crash Repair Options, becuase i am rendering video via CEP panel extension using extended script. But when there is promblem or stuck for long i will kill after effects process automatically. but when it restarts it shows Crash Reopair Options, this stops me from automating the task. how to supress this dialgaue or remove any crash file automatically before opening after effects after crash?  

Hi, i am working on green screen interview shot in UHD 4.2.2 10 bits . My computer has rtx 3080 amd ryzen 9 5900 and 48 GB Ram 2700mhz. I cut the ITV on premiere and deleted the green screen in AE. the thing is, that the ITV last over 6-7min (at 25fps) i know i should not work with footage that last too much like this on ae BUT the composition has: 1precomp made of 2 layer of background. This precomp has: lumetri color (changed a bit the WB), a bit of chromatic aberation from red giant Universe suite and a lens blur. And my character (shot on green screen) has keylight, spill suppressor, drop shadow, lumetri color. Thats it. There is overall 2 precomp and AE tell me that i need 1hours for rendering but, after 2hours rendering, still saying 1h and even 2h. It render maybe 1min/frame or more. Its horrible. I tried to render precomp separatly, same problem(I already had gpu acceleration, multi frame rendering activated and allowed AE to use all my ram) So whats wrong with this help p

Hey! I just finished building my brand new PC yesterday. It’s a huge upgrade from my last PC, yet After Effects is underperforming my past computer. Specifically in moving things in the composition, GPU acceleration, and render times.My specs areIntel Core i9-12900k 32GB of DDR5 RAM Radeon 7600XT 2TB SSDBut my workflow and render times are underperforming my previous 2060, 16GB of RAM, i5.Somebody please help! It’s so frustrating 😕😕

As soon as I link my layer to a null object, it disappears from the screen. I've played around with view and opacity and nothing works. I can not find anything relating to this issue online, what can I try?

Bonjour, Je rencontre des soucis avec After Effects. Un message d'erreur s'affiche et le programme se ferme.Vous pouvez vous référer aux deux captures d’écran, ci-jointes.Merci d'avance pour vos retours. Meilleures salutations. 

After closing After Effects at the top of my desktop bar, I noticed a purple icon with the message 'Adobe After Effects is capturing screen'. Does anybody know what that means and how to turn it off? The AE is not running anymore, but the icon is still live. It bothers me as I don't know why. I did not intend to record my screen so I would be very grateful for any suggestions on how to deal with this.

I want to copy a string variable to Windows clipboard. How can I do that in extendScript? It would be better if you can tell me to do the same for MacOS in addition. Thanks In Advance.

Windows 11 Pro - version 10.0.22631 Build 22631AE 25.2.2 (Build 2)GPU: 4090 - driver: Studio 576.02New update to AE has caused my UI to be extremely slow and locks up my computer. Screenrecord of issue attached.Closed AE and restarted a new clean file. No assets imported. When cursor is moved through top tabs (file, edit, composition, etc) there is extreme lag. When I actually have a project file open and click file, sometimes it takes 5-10 seconds to respond.Let me know if I can provide any other information.

Hi gang! I'm having issues importingfonts (specifically VT323) into aftereffects. This is for a university project surrounding personal branding so it's quite important I get this right. I've downloaded the font onto my computer but absolutely no luck - no matter how many times I close and re open aftereffects.  Any help would be greatly appreciated - THANKS!

Anyone know how to make a mirror floor reflection fade off? So we only see maybe half the object as the reflection fades/blurs away?

In my composition, (After effects) when i try to add frame blending the box i usualy check for it is gone. please help. The clip has time remamping on it, im not sure if that matteres, or if i need to check the frame blending box before i click time remaping.

Hello all,Istalled Production Crate LaForge Suite of plugins a few weeks ago. Great stuff. Was all working fine until it didn't. Now I get the following error: After Effects error: This effect cannot be applied because it cannot be initialized. Try reinstalling or contacting the plug-in developer. (25 :: 3) Specs:2019 Mac Pro – Mac OS sequoia, 15.4.1 (24E263)Ae24 Version 24.6.6 (Build 1) - tried Ae25, same result.Tried completely uninstalling all Production Crate plug-ins using Production Crate app. Then checked all After Effects and media core folders to make sure there was not anything left over. Did a fresh restart, used Disk Utility is to repair permissions did reinstall of Production Crate LaForge Suite version 1.3.8. Nothing working. Any help would be greatly appreciated!Thank you.