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jamiemcgee
jamiemcgee
Inspiring
May 21, 2025

After Effects Flashing black frames

  • May 21, 2025
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AE 25.3.0 Build 71

iMAC 3.8ghz 8 Core i7

GFX AMD RADEON Pro 5700 XT 16GB

OS SEQUOIA 15.5

 

Hi all I am getting random 1 frame black flashed apperaing on previews and renders. Clearing out Cache and switching to draft/full quality doesnt cure it.

If I reload the footage the black frame clears, but randomly appears somewhere else.

 

Doesnt seem to be happening in the 25.4.0 BUILD 50 BETA

 

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    fantastic_Serenity1549
    Participant
    August 14, 2025

    Here we are August 14 2025 and V 25.4  still has this issue.  I have several long EXR imports that flicker like crazy.   Converting to PNG helped a little but still has a few random flickers.   I'll try downgrading to 25.2 or something

    ALPIN
    ALPIN
    Known Participant
    July 4, 2025

    Bravo 8^)

    J
    Community Manager
    jenkmeister17177426Community Manager
    Community Manager
    July 1, 2025

    @DaveChap and that was after you updated to 25.3.1 and cleared your disk cache?

    DaveChap
    DaveChap
    Known Participant
    June 30, 2025

    I see it with ProRes mainly on my end. Had to downgrade back to 25.2.2 to get exports going again.

    (I'm on an M4 Max Macbook Pro, Sequoia 15.5)

    J
    Community Manager
    jenkmeister17177426Community Manager
    Community Manager
    June 26, 2025

    Thank you for your feedback on the Beta build. We have made the fix available to the non-beta build now. If you update to AE 25.3.1x3 in CCD, that contains this fix. Our apologies again for the issue. 

     

    Note: Once you have the build updated, make sure to empty your disk cache to ensure any badly cached frames are cleared out.

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      Yanice29671489b74i
      Participant
      June 30, 2025

      AE v 25.3.1
      while export or rendering keep glitching black

       

        J
        Community Manager
        jenkmeister17177426Community Manager
        Community Manager
        July 1, 2025

        If you had 25.3.0 installed and had played back any of the footage in that version, please clear your disk cache. 25.3.1 has a fix for the black frames, but if they were cached in 25.3.0, you'll need to clear those out before the fix will be in effect.

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        simen_2909
        Participant
        June 26, 2025

        Beta working well here!

        K
        Kindhearted_mentors9502
        Participant
        June 26, 2025

        Beta working well here too (Mac Studio M1 Ultra, macOS Sequoia 15.5)

        jamiemcgee
        jamiemcgeeAuthor
        Inspiring
        June 26, 2025

        Testing previous offending projects on Beta  25.4.0Build 59, No issues detected as yet.

        Sven Brencher
        Community Expert
        Sven BrencherCommunity Expert
        Community Expert
        June 26, 2025

        AE Beta Build 25.4x59 works for me. I tested it for about 30 minutes and don't see any black frames or other glitches (MBPro M1 Max). Go for it!

          J
          Community Manager
          jenkmeister17177426Community Manager
          Community Manager
          June 26, 2025

          AE Beta Build 25.4x59 is now available on Creative Cloud Desktop. If you are able to install our Beta builds, a fix for this flasing/missing/black frames is now available in this Beta. We'd appreciate any confirmation of the fix working for you before we make this available in a 25.3.1 hotfix for all customers. Thank you.

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