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andy-mrio
andy-mrio
Inspiring
February 10, 2023
Question

Since latest two updates timeline is extremely laggy.

  • February 10, 2023
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When working with timeline/keyframes/graph editor I am experiencing extreme lag.

I thought initially that was my workstation fault (Win 11 latest update, 3080 nvidia latest update, i10900k, 64gb ram) but then I found on Twitter a lot of people with the same issue.

 

Here's the source post (there's also a gif showing the issue):

https://twitter.com/TaylorJonpeters/status/1623778202241085440


How to reproduce: create some layers and drag them around, also happens with keyframes and sometimes, also affects the  graph editor.

 

As a daily/heavy AE user I think this is a tier 1 issue, makes working with projects a real struggle.
Hope sometimes in the future timeline operations can be as smooth as in "Skew" plugin! (http://goodboy.ninja - not an ad, just for reference and comparison)

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    J
    Community Manager
    jenkmeister17177426Community Manager
    Jenkmeister
    February 25, 2023

    Thank you for helping test the fix that has now been released in 23.2.1. We've continued to investigate other situations where the timeline is lagging, and have another fix rolling out to AE Beta right now in 23.3, build 43. This fix has shown to increase performance, especially on Windows, for timeline scrubbing as well as layer and keyframe movement when all layers are contained within the composition. 

     

    If you have projects that have demonstrated continued lag after the 23.2.1 fix, please download build 43, try it out and let us know how it's working for you. 

     

    Thanks!

    Sean

      Taylor Jon Peters
      Taylor Jon Peters
      Known Participant
      February 10, 2023

      I can upload a file that its happening in, are project file uploads only available to devs and adobe staff? 

      JohnColombo17100380
      Community Manager
      JohnColombo17100380Community Manager
      Community Manager
      February 10, 2023

      Hi @Taylor Jon Peters,

      Thanks for responding! To keep the project private, please send me a private message here on the forum with a link. Links and uploads in public posts would be available to anyone.

       

      Thanks so much,

      - John, After Effects Engineering Team  

      JohnColombo17100380
      Community Manager
      JohnColombo17100380Community Manager
      Community Manager
      February 19, 2023

      Sorry John, still no project files. Just heads down on this project and will get back to it. But maybe this info is helpful 22.6.0 is silky smooth, same project, same scripts installed.

       

      https://twitter.com/TaylorJonpeters/status/1625225938236755968


      Hi @Taylor Jon Peters,

      Good news: we've been able to reproduce the lag in 23.x builds and a potential fix is now available in the latest Beta, 23.3.0.36. If possible, please install that latest Beta build and let us know if the performance on your system has been restored to match 22.6. We are looking at a possible patch for 23.2 if the fix is also looking good for Beta customers.

       

      This fix is not intended to fix the long-standing UI performance issues facing After Effects (we are also actively looking at those) but we are aiming to restore the performance to 22.x levels and then improve it from there in future releases. 

       

      Thanks again for reporting this issue,

      - John, After Effects Engineering Team 

        JohnColombo17100380
        Community Manager
        JohnColombo17100380Community Manager
        Community Manager
        February 10, 2023

        Hi @andy-mrio,

        Thank you for reporting this issue. We are investigating but we have not yet been able to reproduce this in-house. There must be some factor on the affected systems (a driver, plug-in, etc) that is contributing to the lag in the Timeline. What are your system's specs and what extensions/plug-ins do you have installed?

         

        Something to try in the latest Beta: We very recently added a Safe Mode to After Effects (Beta), along with an Effect Manager. Details are available here. If possible, please try starting After Effects in Safe Mode with default preferences and no third-party plug-ins. Is the lag still present when running in Safe Mode?

         

        Thanks again for reporting this issue and for any further information you can provide, 

        - John, After Effects Engineering Team 

          andy-mrio
          andy-mrioAuthor
          Inspiring
          February 10, 2023

          Hi @JohnColombo17100380 thanks for the reply, so nice to hear back so soon from the team.

          Will try as you suggest, today I was able to reproduce the same behavior in the latest beta (I keep the beta clean with no plugin migration).

           

          Will get back as soon as I can do the test (detailed system specs as well) , have a nice weekend.

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