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marjimsha
marjimsha
Inspiring
October 4, 2020
Question

Playhead start and stop position

  • October 4, 2020
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Hello.  I am using latest v. of AFX.  My playhead does not start where I stop it on Timeline, but instead returns to 0.  I have "play from current time" checked in Preview.  I cleared my cache.   It seems to be just this file, as an older file does not have this issue.   Any help is appreciated.  Have a nice day.  

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Roland Kahlenberg
Roland Kahlenberg
Legend
October 4, 2020

Audio distortion is likely caused by AE playing back audio when Preview is not in realtime. The image below shows how to disable audio playback when Preview is not realtime – look at the Checkbox Option for "Mute Audio When Preview is Not Realtime".

 

 

If you provide a screen grab of your Preview Panel and state how you start and stop your Preview, we may be better able to understand your issue and its solution.

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marjimsha
marjimshaAuthor
Inspiring
October 4, 2020

Hello, thank you for reading my question.  Iwould love to find a solution!!   Earlier in this thread, I mentioned clicking that box.  Sure enough, the track plays mostly muted.   However, it never seems to cache and play back properly.  I have tried different music files (same song in mp3 and wav), emptied RAM, and many other things.  Same problem on two different computers.  

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Community Expert
Byron CortezCommunity Expert
Community Expert
October 4, 2020

Set to "Current Time" and not "Start Of Range" here in Play From option in Preview panel. If not, try resetting Ae preferences.

 

Byron.
    marjimsha
    marjimshaAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 4, 2020

    Hello, 

     

    Thank you for response.  I tried making the change and rebooting.  Would you be able to suggest where to look in Preferences?  I do not see any changes that can solve this.  I have been wrestling with this composition today and am also experiencing distortion in the audio.  I have tried mp3 and wav.  I have cleaned up RAM eaters.  Tried on two different computers.  Framerates are good. 

     

    The distortion along with the Playhead's constant returning to 0 are making it impossible to proceed!  Would love some help!

     

     

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    marjimsha
    marjimshaAuthor
    Inspiring
    October 4, 2020

    ...Also, while exploring preferences, i checked "mute audio when not playing in real time" and the track plays almost entirely muted. 

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