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Howdy motion friends!    Version 25.2.0x109 of After Effects Beta introduces new 3D Helper Tools!    These are three new commands that reduce common 3D workflows to single clicks.  Have you ever wanted to control a light as if it was a camera, just like in 3D apps? What about easily applying 2D effects to 3D models? And how about that Environment light, wouldn’t it be awesome to see a 360º representation of it in your comp? Now you can do each of these things in one click!    Getting Started Select the relevant layer type and run the following commands from the menu:    Layer > Create > Create 3D Layer Instance creates a Solid at the top of your composition with CC Composite referencing the selected 3D layer. Your referenced 3D layer is turned off, but if you want to retain your layer’s shadow, just turn it back on! You can also right-click on your 3D layer to access this command.  A 3D donut cat with Colorama applied...a Glo

Hello beta users,   Version 25.2x85 of After Effects Beta introduces support for 3D model options in the Properties panel, making it fast and easy to adjust how a 3D model layer responds to lights and shadows and to select embedded animations.     Compositing Options are available for all supported 3D model types; Animation Options are available for GLB and GLTF layers.     Please give this new functionality a try and let us know how it’s working for you.

I have a few issues with NaN pixels in 32 bit projects.  These problems are still in the latest Beta, but are the same for earlier public releases too.  It does look like the problem is different when using the software renderer (worse) than the Mercury GPU accellerated renderer. I have a project that I have zipped up ready to share, but I don't seem to be able to upload a .zip  Contact me to send you the file, it's less than 5 meg in size. Basically: The combination of the advanced spill supressor and lumetri plugins produces rogue pixels that are way out of range.  These pixels then cause more artefacts / corruption when other effects such as blur & sharpen are used.There's a freely available "NaNny" plugin that exists to fix NaNs.  Oddly, this plugin doesn't seem to work when applied to an adjustment layer.  However it does work when applied in an effects stack.Adding a non-32bit plugin to the original layer also fixes the issue. NaNs

I'm trying to give a speed acceleration (Vox style) to a vertical bar for a bar graph. The problem is that when I try to do that it has no effect in the speed graph editor. I'm able to achieve the speed curve I want when I apply it to the position property of the moving rectangle, but not the height scale property of the bar. Notice that I pulled the handle of my second keyframe for the vertical bar all the way to the left to have the bar begin scaling up fast and then slow down to a stop (like I did for the rectangle position). But the speed scale curve of the vertical bar hasn't changed. That's my issue.     

Occasionally, when attempting to re-time a video clip, I encounter issues such as a black screen appearing in the middle of the re-timing keys, video inversion, or video flipping upside down. 

Hi everyone!    We're excited to announce that starting in version 24.5.0x41 of After Effects Beta introduces support for per-character control of text and paragraph styling in Expressions.    This long-requested addition to Expressions builds on recent per-character scripting API updates to unlock powerful text styling capabilities that are able to respond to changes in text content and can be saved and shared as presets. These new options can also streamline template design by making it possible to configure alignment and paragraph styling in a single layer rather than turning on and off multiple synced copies of a layer.    A benefit of per-character control is automatic reflowing of text such as when scaling letters, using superscript, and using a different font, just as you would expect from using substring styling from the Character panel.      Getting Started    Make sure you have your expression engine set to Javascript. 

I updated AE Beta to the last version a few weeks ago and it simply crashes everytime I launch it.(System Apple m2 max, last OS version.) Every time the same crash message :  I avoid updating AE regular to the last version, cause if this happens too I won't be able to work anymore...

I don't know if it was the AE update today or the mac update my company pushed through (15.1.1) or a combo of both, but I cannot use Beta right now. Works for a few minutes and then continuously gives me a myriad of pop up error messages. Won't let me save once they start appearing.  Very frustrating. Sample error messages and system info in screenshots. I've now downloaded the latest regular version of AE and so far it appears to be working. Problem must be beta? 

Hey folks, recently using After Effects beta, i'm getting a lot of this kind of error. Happens suddenly and I havent found anything online about it.  The error happens with files in the project and other things that I don't understand.It aways show up: "After effects beta warning: unable to access resource..." and then it freezes, I have to force quit.  In this project of the print screen, it's only a layer with cc ball and fractal noise, but it already happened with file (psd, ai) and other names like on the print screen that I don't remember.

Hello!    Today we’re introducing new UI in After Effects Beta that helps you visualize when 3D layers are rendered together. The new binning indicators for 3D layers show you which 3D layers render together in the same 3D space, which allows them to intersect and cast shadows on each other. We call such a group of 3D layers a “bin”.    Starting in After Effects Beta version 18.1.0.3, you’ll see new icons in for 3D layers the 3D Layer column in the Timeline panel. An outline around the 3D icons indicates which layers are in the same 3D bin and thus render together. Here's an example of what it looks like:    It’s important to understand that this new UI does not change how After Effects renders 3D layers. The 3D binning indicators are only a UI enhancement, part of our ongoing effort to improve the experience of working in

We're excited to announce that starting in After Effects (Beta) 24.2.0 build 22, you'll have the choice to export your .mogrt thumbnail with a video preview of the primary composition. Additionally, all .mogrt thumbnails will export at a full 16:9 resolution instead of being letterboxed.     In After Effects, in the Essential Graphics panel, select Export Motion Graphics Template… Select the Include video preview checkbox to create a video preview, or deselect it to create a static thumbnail.   In Premiere Pro, open the Essential Graphics panel and hover scrub over your .mogrt to see it animate.  Tell us what you think, your feedback is appreciated!   

"To run After Effects in a compatible mode, choose "Get Info" in the applicationcontext menu and enable "Open using Rosetta"." What does that even mean? Where should I go? Adobe team > come on, make an effort... 

Today is one of those really exciting days for us on the After Effects team. The ongoing work building out our 3D design space now gets the best addition yet – native support for 3D models. As of today’s build (23.1 Build 44) you can now import .OBJ, .GLB or .GLTF models directly into your project, and drop them into your composition.    We are anxious to get this into your hands so we can learn more about the features you want us to focus on. This is not meant to replace a dedicated 3D product. We are building a 3D toolbox to enhance your creative options directly within After Effects.    Choose CMD/CTRL + I (or File > Import > File) and import your model from the browser window. When you drag your model into the comp, a Model Settings dialog will appear. You can also reopen this dialog any time from the Layer menu. Change the settings to get the model to the sizing you want, or choose the ‘Make Comp Size’ button to have AE do it for you.     

Vorschlag für neue Funktion => Import USDZ in AE 2025------------------------------------------------------------------ Funktion Import USDZ in AE (analog Apple Motion) wäre toll ! Wird die USDZ-Importfunktion in AE 2025 bald verfügbar sein? (*=*)

Hi everyone,We’re excited to announce the addition of 33 new presets in the 24.5.0.40 build of After Effects (Beta), designed to streamline your creative projects. From infographics and numbers to transitions and textures, these presets are designed to simplify what you need to create while adding quick production value to your compositions. These presets aim to give you a strong starting point for commonly used elements while also providing the control you need to customize them to the needs of your project.   Many of these presets were created by or in collaboration with the wonderful Evan Abrams. Check out www.motiondesignhotline.com weekly for great AE discussions with Evan and Kyle Hamrick.      Backgrounds Anime Radial – Create anime-inspired radial backgrounds Anime Speed Lines – The classic speed lines for bringing energy and momentum   Behaviors Random Colors – Creates animated random variations of a selected color Random O

Hi all,   The latest beta of After Effects, 25.2x4, now includes support for H.264 in MKV. Our support is particularly focused on customers using MKV files from OBS (Open Broadcaster Software). We support AAC and PCM audio.    We’d love to get your feedback on this new feature. 

I can't copy paste text from other apps into After Effects tekst layer. Not from InDesign or Pages or any other app. 

The release notes for the latest version of After Effects states that MKV files are supported, but neither 18.4 nor the latest Beta can import them.  They aren't included in the 'supported file types' in the import dialog, and if forced to import by setting the file types to '*.*' random errors about file types are thrown up, depending on which codecs are embedded:    

Bonjour, Je voudrais compléter un plan pour lequel j'ai pu réaliser un tracking 3D pas trop mal en lui intégrant un modèle 3D. D'après ce que j'ai lu, la version 23 d'AEX permet d'intégrer des GLB ou des OBJ...Pour l'instant je n'arrive même pas à importer un GLB que j'ai pourtant exporté depuis Adobe Dimension.Avez-vous le même genre de difficulté

Dear Adobe, please, make the copying of layer with a layer control effect not lost connection.And also, if its parented to itself, make it stay that way, and not parent to layer, wich was duplicated (Ctrl + D)Thanks. 

Hello,   Version 25.1x41 of After Effects Beta introduces support for additional 32-bpc blend modes on the GPU when your layer has motion blur applied. In our testing, projects designed to solely stress blending can render about 50% faster with GPU blend modes enabled. Though we know your projects aren't limited to blending, you should see slightly faster rendering across your entire project. This feature allows users to use their GPU for 32-bpc blending for the following 8 blend modes: Screen Multiply Add Overlay Hard Light Classic Difference Lighten Darken   There should not be any rendering differences between CPU and GPU rendering for 32-bpc for the blend modes listed. Please give this new functionality a try and let us know how it's working for you! 

The new UI changes in the current BETA version seem to have lost the sweet spot for the contrast between text and UI background color. Also only to have three options for the UI brightness is unfortunate in my opinion. At the moment I use a dark version (in the released version) that sits right between the new proposed “Darkest” and “Dark” setting.  The “Reduce Contrast set to off” for some users might be just a bit too much and the “Reduce Contrast On” makes it just a little too low contrast.    Also I think the highlighting for some UI icons is not better in the new version. Like the Toggle for transparency and masks. PLEASE keep the sliders to adjust the UI!  

When trying to delete or edit, an error keeps popping up. The footage or titles are deleted but still appear.

While trying to export a camera from Blender to AE (I tried both GLB and OBJ formats), I was intrigued to read this article: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-beta-discussions/feature-focus-extract-cameras-and-lights-from-3d-models/m-p/13648084...which explained the Layer > Camera > Create Cameras from 3D Model feature.But it's always greyed out whenever I import a scene with a camera. Does this still work? Steps to reproduce:1. Import an OBJ or GLB scene with a camera2. Try to get the camera data Result:It's greyed out Expected:Can get camera data System infoApplication: After Effects (Beta) v25.1.0.27OS: Windows v10.0.19045, RAM: 127.91 GB GB, CPUs (logical): 32

The AE turned off suddenly when I was working on a simple project.