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Cyan_Galaxies
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Dec 25, 2017 5:32 PM UTC
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Only previewing one frame ahead instead of the entire project

every time i press space to preview the preview instead of playing all of my footage it only plays one frame ahead and then freezes

      Rick GerardCorrect answer
      Community Expert
      Dec 26, 2017 6:09 AM UTC

      It looks to me like you have created a fairly complex composition without taking any time to figure out how AE works. Ram Preview depends on available resources. If you are not getting a decent preview purge everything, change comp resolution to Auto instead of setting the resolution in the Comp Panel and set the Magnification Factor to 50% or even less.

      AE is not an editing app. 90% of my comps are one shot and under 7 seconds. Your comp looks to be several minutes long and it looks like you are trying to edit in AE. Source video format can also have a tremendous effect on AE's ability to preview. I'm guessing that there is nothing wrong except your expectations and lack of experience.

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      Angelica Roja23263379d9xh
      Participant
      Aug 24, 2022 7:05 AM UTC

      After trying many things, this worked for me:

      Here is how you can reset the preferences:

      Press Alt (Windows) or Option (Mac OS) while launching After Effects. You can release the Alt or Option key when the splash screen appears.

      To reset preferences and plug-in cache at the same time, hold downControl-Shift-Alt (Windows) or Command-Shift-Option (Mac OS)while the application is starting. Release the keys when the splash screen appears.

      Link here -


      It also reset my plugins

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        cocoua
        cocoua
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        Jan 9, 2023 4:22 PM UTC

        HI! thanks this is the correct answer! 🙏

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          Miran25767759l5x6
          Participant
          Aug 23, 2022 10:02 AM UTC

          i have the same problem, did you find the solution yet ? 

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          JerRS16
          Known Participant
          Aug 23, 2022 10:50 PM UTC

          Someone suggested disabling Cache Frames when Idle and that resolved my issue.  Try that and see if it works.

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          Angelica Roja23263379d9xh
          Participant
          Aug 1, 2022 2:35 PM UTC

          Same here! I tried everything. the comps is only 8 sec, I deleted many layers and still same problem

           

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          Rick GerardCommunity ExpertCorrect answer
          Community Expert
          Dec 26, 2017 6:09 AM UTC

          It looks to me like you have created a fairly complex composition without taking any time to figure out how AE works. Ram Preview depends on available resources. If you are not getting a decent preview purge everything, change comp resolution to Auto instead of setting the resolution in the Comp Panel and set the Magnification Factor to 50% or even less.

          AE is not an editing app. 90% of my comps are one shot and under 7 seconds. Your comp looks to be several minutes long and it looks like you are trying to edit in AE. Source video format can also have a tremendous effect on AE's ability to preview. I'm guessing that there is nothing wrong except your expectations and lack of experience.

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            Adithya25673800fnlx
            Participant
            Aug 16, 2022 4:09 PM UTC

            its not like after effects is having a hard time rendering the video in the timeline.. when i scrub through the timeline it shows the frames without any problem but instantly deletes the cached previews and when i press spacebar it only previews the one frame it has cached cause it keeps deleting the other ones i think this is a glitch and needs to be fixed

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