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Hi After Effects community,
Today, we're releasing After Effects version 22.3, which is available for download from the Creative Cloud desktop application. I'm excited to announce that After Effects is now natively supported on Apple Silicon. This release's other key features include Frame.io integration, Extended Viewer, Scene Edit Detection, and more.
After Effects team blog: New in After Effects: native Apple M1 support, integrated reviews and Scene Edit Detection
What's new in After Effects 22.3?
Native Apple Silicon support:
After Effects now allows you to take advantage of Apple's M1 series of chips. That means After Effects is now faster in every way — quicker launch times, improved UI responsiveness, and faster rendering.
NOTE: For known differences, limitations, plugin compatibility, and best practices visit our FAQs page.
Frame.io integration:
Frame.io is now built into After Effects — share video projects, work in progress and receive feedback without leaving your composition. Frame.io for Creative Cloud includes 100 GB of Frame.io cloud storage, up to five projects, unlimited reviewers, file sharing, and Camera to Cloud with support for uploading via Teradek, Atomos, and Filmic Pro. To learn more, visit:
3D Extended Viewer:
The Extended Viewer extends real-time 3D draft previews and allows you to view the 3D content outside the composition frame boundaries. You can switch back to the standard frame view when you need to see your composition’s final look. For more information, visit the Extended Viewer article.
Binning indicators for 3D layers:
Binning Indicators for 3D Layers show which 3D layers render together in the same 3D space, enabling them to intersect and cast shadows on each other. This gives you a visual map of how After Effects composites 2D and 3D layers together. For more information, check out the documentation for Binning indicators for 3D layers.
Scene Edit Detection:
Powered by Adobe Sensei, Scene Edit Detection automatically detects scene changes in an edited clip and creates markers at edit points or split scenes into individual layers. Visit the Scene Edit Detection article for more information on using this feature.
Coach marks:
After Effects automatically displays Coach marks when you launch After Effects for the first time after installing or updating it. Coach marks provide short descriptions of the newly added features within After Effects. In this release, Coach marks are available for:
Constrained shapes:
After Effects 22.3 allows you to create perfect squares and circles more easily by holding the Shift key when you double-click the Rectangle or Ellipse tool. This enables you to create commonly-used shapes quickly and efficiently.
What's fixed in After Effects 22.3?
Visit the Fixed Issues page for more information on bugs fixed in earlier versions of After Effects.
How to update After Effects to version 22.3?
Open the Creative Cloud desktop application and click the Updates tab on the top-left. Find After Effects in the list and click Update.
I don't see the update in my Creative Cloud desktop application. What should I do?
This update is a phased rollout and should be available to all the users by April 14.
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This is awesome news! Do you know what time the update will appear in the CC app? The update has yet to appear for me.
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Hi @Mattatarian,
This update is a phased rollout, so you can expect a delay in seeing this update.
Thanks,
Rameez
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Attempting to open the new build (Apple Silicon) after the update, nothing but a crash every time.
Opening the Intel Version via CC has no problem (v 22.3.0 Build 107).
Deleted the preference folder. Attempted "Do Not Migrate" preferences on reinstall. Still not able to open it.
Hoping there is an easy solution to this.
macOs Monterey
Version 12.3
MacBook Pro (16-inch, 2021)
Chip Apple M1 Max
Memory 32 GB
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I am having the same exact issues. everytime I start After effects, it gives me an "IOerror:I/O error" message. after i hit OK nothing works. I have uninstalled and reinstalled from CC three different times and it keeps bringing this error up and the UI keeps failing to respond afterwards and I have to force quit it everytime.
will have to revert to 22.2.1 til you guys figure this out. 22.3 is clearly not ready for apple silicon.
Macbook Pro
Monterey 12.3.1
Chip Apple M1 Max
RAM 64 GB
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Hi @csedit2d,
I saw another user report this with the latest release. This error doesn't look like a typical After Effects error dialog and might be related to a third-party component. Do you have any third-party plugins/extensions/scripts for After Effects? If so, you can try removing them temporarily and see if the error goes away.
I'm curious to know the answer to this as well.
Rameez
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I figured out that the I/O error was being caused by the FX Console (Video Copilot) panel. I moved that to the trash and AE opens without the error.
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Hi @RedSkyPost,
Sorry for your issue!
Can you share the crash log here? I can get it inspected by an engineer.
Also, with After Effects closed, can you open the Activity Monitor and see if there are any running processes for dynamic link?
Let me know.
Rameez
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I had the same problem on a macbookpro M1max. I don't have any plug/extension/script from a third party... I removed and re-installed AE several times...
Now, i discover that if i wait 3/4 minuts, it finally start to work... But it's not normal. Any suggestion ?
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Hi @ChristopheSceno,
Can you navigate to this location on your computer and attach a screenshot of the "MediaCore" folder?
/Library/Application Support/Adobe/Common/Plug-ins/7.0
Thanks,
Rameez
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Thanks for sharing the screenshot. I see you have FxFactory plugins.
Can you temporarily move the FxFactory folder to your desktop and see if that eliminates the error message on start-up?
Best,
Rameez
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Hi again Rameez,
i tried but there is no change : i launch the app, it open normally but after a few seconds the color wheel appears and roll for 2/3 minuts, making any action impossible... And then, the wheel disappears and i can start to work. Another idea ?
Best,
Christophe
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Hey @ChristopheSceno,
Thanks for providing more information. It looks like a different issue to me. I can think of three scenarios that might cause this:
1. Are you working on a freshly created project on After Effects 22.3, or did you update the project file from a previous version?
2. Is Multi-Frame Rendering enabled under Preferences > Memory & Performance?
3. Are you using the SF fonts [SF Pro, SF Compact, SF SF Mono, SF Arabic] by any chance?
-Rameez
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Hi Rameez,
The issue i described happens with a new created project with 22.3, but also when i start AE directly without a specific projet... Besides, when i start directly AE and wait the 3/4 minuts for the app to start running, i can open my project directly without any problem.
I had the multi-frame rendering enabled and i put it off but it didn't change anything.
And i don't use any SF fonts...
Do you thnk about something ? Maybe i should desinstall all the adobe suit, run a cleaner app and start from fresh ?
Best,
C
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Hi again, C.
Instead of uninstalling and cleaning via the CC Cleaner, I'd suggest you create a new user account on your machine and see if you experience a similar behavior.
Best,
Rameez
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Hi Rameez,
Thanks, it work normally with a new user account on my mac. So the problem come from something in my account wich is not compatible with the app... By the way, i can use the other apps of the suit ithout any problem. Do you think about something with this new lightning ?
Best,
C
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Hi,
I am having very difficult times with after effects. I am currently using v23.0.
Device: Macbook Pro - M1 Pro (16GB RAM, 1TB SSD).
I am trying to export one 4 minute video with text layers, some video behind the text using masks, motion blur enabled. Nothing too crazy. On my previous iMac 2020 5K (intel), it took about 30mins - 1 hour.
Currently I am exporting for 28 hours !!! already and it shows 13 more hours remaining !!!
I simply don't understand where is the problem. I tried exporting with media encoder, it was similarly slow, now I am exporting straight from After Effects with render queue.
The project file was created on an intel machine (iMac), don't know if that matters. But this is beyond my beliefs, don't know what to do. The CPU seems to be almost idling, not peaking at all, also the fans are super quiet and the macbook runs at around 58 degrees (celsius).
Would welcome any type of help.
This is unsustainable.
Best,
Nicolas
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4 things to check
1. are you using any third-party plugins or extensions in the comp? if so can you list which ones? are you running the latest versions of those plug-ins?
2. also where is your memory and cache set to? is it on the same location as the OS? can you change it to a fast external drive (like a sandisk extreme pro/ or a thunderbolt based ssd)
3. have you clicked on the snail tab in the comp? it'll help determine which layer/effect is causing the slow down..perhaps pre-rendering and replacing that one layer will speed things up
4. try purging all memory and cache and render again and see if that helps also due to the intense render times you're showing..try running only AE and no other adobe programs while rendering.
hopefully one of these steps helps you out.
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Hi @Rameez_Khan,
I'm having an issue with the newest AE update on my 2021 MacBook Pro M1 Max (64GB, 32 core GPU) running OS Monterey 12.3. Oddly, using the brush tool and painting is resulting in extremely slow performance. I've included an example video of this slow performance where I attempt to create a simple "write-on" animation in a very small AE project. This is occuring in both the newest AE version and the newest AE Beta (both the update yesterday and the one that came out today) when running them on Apple Silicon.
That said, I've had no issues in this area with the newest AE update when using my 2016 MBP running Intel. It runs very smoothly on that device and loads much faster than it does when I attempt the exact same animation on my new M1 Max MBP. Additionally, reverting to AE 22.2.1 resolves the issue on my new M1 MPB. Unless there is something else causing this problem, it seems this newest update of AE just isn't playing well with my Apple Silicon device when using the brush tool. Have you seen any other reports of this?
Thanks for your time,
- Jack
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Hi Jack,
Thanks for sharing the video! I haven't seen any other reports of this yet.
I don't have an M1 machine, but I'll share this info with an After Effects engineer who has the M1 MBP. I'll get back to you after we test this in-house.
Best,
Rameez
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Thanks so much for the response, @Rameez_Khan! I look forward to hearing from you.
Also want to let you know that I really appreciate the hard work everyone at Adobe is doing on these new AE updates (especially the work going into Apple Silicon compatibility). The Frame.io integration is truly a game changer!
Best wishes,
- Jack
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Hi again, Jack.
Would it be possible for you to share the project file with us?
Thank you for your appreciation! I'll share your message with the team 🙂
-Rameez
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Hey there @Rameez_Khan. I can definitely share the project with you! It should be attached in this message here.
Another round of thanks to you and the team for taking the time to look at this specific project and help me out. Just adds to my overall appreciation for you 🙂
Eager to hear if you guys experience the same issues or if it's just on my end.
Talk soon,
- Jack