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November 15, 2024
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Text Layers are Infuriatingly Slow. Still. In 2024.

  • November 15, 2024
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This one is for the After Effects developers:

I have never posted to Adobe's community page before, but the ridiculous amount of lag and delay caused by a simple text layer in After Effects has enraged me to the point of making this post. 
Why on God's green Earth does a text layer cause so much of a delay in After Effects. Is it a processing issue? Is it because there are text animators programmed into those layers? Why?!
I am currently working on a project that only requires me to type in some text into a text layer, and each time I type a word or change a spelling error it takes literal minutes for the change to be applied. TO TEXT!! Why?! I am typing directly into After Effects too, no other programs.

So I beg you, for the love of all that is holy and just, please make the Text layers more optimized. Forget your generative tools, I just want to be able to type a message and edit the text in real time, without my whole computer bogging down to the point of shut down.

Please and thank you...

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nishu_kush
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November 20, 2024

Hi zachl78883939,

 

We are here to help. What version of After Effects are you using? Is there a specific font that causes the performance issue, or does it happen with all the projects? Also, let us know your system specs.

Looking forward to your response.

 

Thanks,

Nishu