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I was given a gradients to import into my Library but I can't really utilize them inside of After Effects. There doesn't seem to be any way to apply them and it says they aren't supported.  This seems irrational when it's just two hex codes on a linear gradient.When I look into the info of the gradient, I can't even copy and paste the hex codes to apply them myself and instead I have to type every single one by eye. Am I missing something or what the gradient not setup correctly? 

Hi, I want to ask if is possible to make a looping video in AF? Thank you for your advice. 

Hi,I’m currently using Adobe After Effects, and I’ve noticed that the performance is quite laggy. I’m wondering if it’s normal for a 4K video (581MB file size) to take around 45 minutes and 31 seconds to render.Here are my PC specifications:GPU: NVIDIA RTX 4060 8GBCPU: Intel Core i7-12700RAM: 48GB (4533MT/s)Motherboard: B760MStorage: 1TB M.2 SSD + 1TB SSDI’d really appreciate your insight on whether this rendering time is normal or if something might be causing the sluggish performance. I’m feeling quite frustrated because my PC doesn’t seem to be delivering the expected performance, which is making me hesitant about fully committing to Adobe products.I’ve already tried several optimizations, including adjusting 3D graphics settings, editing tool preferences, and seeking advice from friends, but they all say my PC should be more than capable of handling After Effects and Premiere Pro. However, I’m still experiencing lag, delays in effect adjustments, and sluggish rendering times, even

This is probably very simple but I am having trouble writing fractions in After Effects.  I have some titles for this project that require me to write numbers as fractions.  I have no problems with ½, ¼, ¾ but I am specifically trying to type ⅓ and ⅜ and when I paste these fractions into my text layer in AE, the text goes blank.  I know text is being pasted into my layer because I can select it and change it but I can't see anything.  I'm pasting these fractrions from https://lights0123.com/fractions/ Any help is greatly appreciated.    

I've being doing the same thing for years, and suddenly I'm getting this message, instead of seeing my imported content: This is how I import my file: And this is how the file in AI looks.I'm using AI and AE 2025, seem to be updated to the latest versions.

I have a video of a running man like the one you see. I want to put a shape on his left hand. Say I want to paint his left hand red or put a glove on his left hand. But this new red painting over or glove should follow his hand when he runs. How should I do it?

I am an avid Adobe products user. However, in the past year and a half, I have had countless problems with After Effects on my computer, and nothing seems to be working to make the program stable. I have spoken to at least 7 different agents about my issues, both on the phone and in the virtual chat on the official Adobe website, and nothing seems to resolve the problem I am facing. I am operating the software on a Macbook Pro 2019 with (updated) MacOS Sequoia 15.3.2 with 16GB RAM. I have operated After Effects 2023, After Effects 2024 and After Effects 2025, and all three of those versions on my computer continuously crash at random times. And when I try to replicate what could have caused the crash, the software crashes for a different reason.  Previous agents that I have been in contact with have :- Changed permission settings in my computer.- Changed different permission settings, again. - Deleted After Effects from my computer and reinstalled it from

I can't seem to get grow bounds to work these days. I might have done something? or is anyone else having this bug?using 24.1.0Windows

In this example below; what I'm trying to accomplish is the yellow triangle to follow the end of the text as it animates in. I've scowered the internet for answers but haven't found anything trying to do this. As the text animation builds each character in, I want the triangle to follow the text until the end. 

Color of content aware fill reference frame got darker after I created it. Does anyone know what cause this problem? 

Trying it now. One thing that isn't working: when I click "Create Reference Frame" I get this error: "...cannot locate an application to open 00.psd." See screen capture of error below...Photoshop is installed. All Adobe apps are updated. PC has been restarted since updating.

Come mai una volta scaricate le applicazioni adobe non si aprono? ci sono dei parametri da modificare?

After Effects can't continue: The Common Extensibility Platform (CEP) suite couldn't be loaded. You may need to reinstall. I'm usin After Effects 22.6 on Mac and get this error when opening the app. I've tried changing permissions to read & write, reinstalling, and using CCleaner and still get the error.

Hi, I'm looking to create videos like the one linked below. I plan on using Blender then adding text and other elements in after effects. Looking at the video, would anyone have any suggestions for the best way of doing this? Could it all just be done in Blender or is it best to use both programs. I know this is a chat solely for after effects but just wanted to get some insight on the best way of developing this if anyone knew? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aQf6Q8t1FQE 

Been using 2025 ae for few months, but sedenly the keyframe assistant missing easy ease, ease in & ease out selection, anyone facing the same problem? 

TL;DR : I can't find how to acquire piSuite since I can't find the string indentifier, neither how to call the getCurrentPos function. Note : I am aware that this issue is related to the Premiere Pro C++ SDK, but I posted this message here since most of my plugin uses the After Effect C++ SDK. Hi ! I am currently making a Premiere Pro plugin, and I wanted to use the legacy callbacks (piSuites) described here, and more specifically, timelineFuncs's getCurrentPos function. My issue When I try to use the piSuites, I can't find any string indentifier within the SDK to acquire the suite... Here it was I call a suite's string identifier :#define kPFUtilitySuite "PF Utility Suite" // ... #define kPFUtilitySuiteVersion13 13 #define kPFUtilitySuiteVersion kPFUtilitySuiteVersion13I might have missed it in the Premiere or After documentations, but there is no code sample or any indication on how to initialize either of the following structures that stores a poin

hey i have a stupid doubt but i want to answered , why fractal noise always visible no matter what are order of layer stack becuase as i understand if any layer which have fractal noise and stack below a layer which have a solid background that background should be visible because it lies on top but in reality fractal noise always visible why so ?

What would be the best way to get a more 'native' looking dialog in AE importer/exporter plugin settings. We can open a pop-up to provide extra settings but these dialogs look a bit out of place as they do not adhere to the color scheme of After Effects. Is there a way to create these dialogs such that they look like they are part of After Effects with the same style buttons and background colors set by the user? I read a lot about these panels in the SDK for panels but from what I could tell all this is not available when building an importer/exporter plugin.

I just updated my mac to sequoia 15.3 and now my AE 2022 won't open and states'After Effects can’t continue: unexpected failure during application startup' ?  What can I update AE to that it will work and I can keep the plugins? 

Hi, I've been using After Effects for years then suddenly last night my transform controls have dissapeared. I can't find anyway of gettin them back, they are there when I open old projects but gone again when I start a new one. The pic below shows you what I get, the tranform options but no yellow writting to the right to change the values. I've just re-downloaded a trial and this is doing the same thing. Has anyone got the answer?

Hi everyone,I'm working on an animation where a line follows a circle using Trim Paths in After Effects. The idea is to have the Trim Path "Start" property follow a Trace Path effect's "Progress" value, but with a 15-frame delay.What I Have Done:I successfully linked the Trim Path "Start" to the Trace Path "Progress" using expressions: thisComp.layer("Trace Shape Layer 1: Path 1 [1.1]").effect("Trace Path")("Progress") However, I need a 15-frame delay before the Trim Path "Start" starts following the progress. That means when the circle moves for 15 frames, only then should the Start animation begin from 0.Issue:When I try using .valueAtTime() to introduce the delay, I get an error:"Couldn't turn result into numeric value."Question:How can I modify my expression to correctly introduce a 15-frame delay while ensuring "Start" follows the "Progress" animation smoothly?Is there a better approach to achieving this effect?Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advanc

Hello, Is there anybody that know how to extract text from an After effects project so that it can be translated. I know there are some paid scripts for this. But I kinda expected this to be a standard option within AE. Please let me know if somebody has a solution for this.  Kind regards, Haorld

As the title states, I cannot get the eyedropper tool to pull the correct color from the Color Theme window. I assumed this was an issue with color space or color management, but I can't seem to figure out how. I am not using any color management (even though I tried several to see if this would correct it), isolated down to just using one monitor, changed from 8 to 16 and 32 bit color depth, changed the hardware acceleration to all available options and I cannot seem to fix it. I am on an iMac retina 5k, 27 inch 20174.2 Ghz Intel Core i732 GB 2400 DDR4Radeon Pro 580After Effects CC is up to date, version 16.0.1 (Build 48)I have done all I know to do, including clearing the cache and clearing settings. No matter what I do, the eyedropper tool will not work with the color theme window, and always pulls a different color, usually a darker, muted version of the color I wanted. If I use the eyedropper within the comp however, it pulls the correct color every time. I have a coworker with an

I've made a script that uses folder.selectDialog() to bring up a folder location save window. It works perfect in OSX, but in Windows it brings up a "classic" windows dialog box instead of of the more robust "Explorer" style window.  I've tried a few other methods but no success.  Any verified way to bring up an Explorer style window with an After Effects script  (without going too complex).  thanks.

Hey everyone,What’s the optimal drive setup for running After Effects as smoothly as possible?I’d love to hear best practices from those working in post-production powerhouses.My current setup (maxed-out MacBook Pro):Media & Disk Cache: External SSDAssets & Project Files: Same external SSDI focused on fast transfer speeds but didn’t think much beyond that. Is this the best setup, or should project files, assets, and cache be on separate drives?For those of you working in high-end post-production (editors, VFX artists, 3D artists, animators),what’s the most efficient way to structure drive usage for smooth AE performance?Would appreciate any insights.