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After Effects: Auto Switching to Mercury Software Only

Explorer ,
Apr 20, 2022 Apr 20, 2022

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Hi there!

I have a problem where After Effects keep switching to Mercury Software Only by itself without me switching it. Yes, I'm always using Mercury GPU Acceleration (CUDA). No idea why it does this and it's quite annoying.

I tried searching around for solutions but I can't seem to find one or maybe it's just me who's encountering this.

Any ways to turn this off? I mean the auto switching. I don't want this option or want this to happen all the time as it slows down my workflow.

Thanks in advance!

PS: Please see attached for more info or let me know if there are any other information that I should provide to get this fixed.

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New Here , May 27, 2023 May 27, 2023

Been having this problem for years. I Just double check my settings if I notice a drop in performance 

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Apr 20, 2022 Apr 20, 2022

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That's very strange.  I've not heard of that before.  Have you tried resetting your preferences?  

Hold down CTRL/CMD + SHIFT + ALT/OPTION(?) when starting AE.  A dialogue should pop up asking if you want to delete your preferences.  

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Explorer ,
Apr 20, 2022 Apr 20, 2022

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Yes, did that. I've experienced this on a couple of versions as well of AE and still the same. No updates about it either.

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Apr 20, 2022 Apr 20, 2022

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PS: I'm using multiple plug-ins and scripts. Do those affect the problem I'm encountering?

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Apr 20, 2022 Apr 20, 2022

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I'd be shocked if a plugin can force a change to render settings.  Do any of the scripts have output controls?

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Apr 20, 2022 Apr 20, 2022

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An extension that I'm using called Motion Factory does it a lot.

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Apr 20, 2022 Apr 20, 2022

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But either way, is there a solution where I can stop that extension to change my render settings via Preferences?

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May 27, 2023 May 27, 2023

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Been having this problem for years. I Just double check my settings if I notice a drop in performance 

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Jun 27, 2023 Jun 27, 2023

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Kinda annoying but gotta deal with it.

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Oct 29, 2023 Oct 29, 2023

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hello dude, did you find the solution. i'm facing this problem. i can't even preview the project. it is so frustrating. please tell the solution if you know any

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Oct 29, 2023 Oct 29, 2023

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Nope, none yet. As Trevor said, I'm just doing that.
Whenever it slows down, I'll directly see if it's in Software or Hardware.

I hope Adobe implements... for AE to just work on Hardware only whereas no plugin(s) is able to change it and ONLY switch to Software Only IF the Hardware Driver crashes.

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