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Gradient rendering issue (Grayscale) in Lottie/Bodymovin after After Effects 2026 (v26.0) update Issue: After updating to After Effects 2026 (v26.0), all gradients are being rendered in black and white (grayscale) when exported via the Lottie (Bodymovin) extension. The same project worked perfectly in the previous version (v25.x). Details: Setup: I am using standard Shape Layer Gradient Fills (not Layer Styles). Symptoms: All gradients in the project lose their color data and appear as grayscale in the exported JSON file and Lottie players. Suspected Cause: It seems like a compatibility issue between the new Color Management system (OCIO/Color Engine) in AE 2026 and the Lottie export data structure. Tested Workarounds: Changing Project Settings (Color Working Space to 'None') or saving the project before export does not resolve the issue in v26.0. However, the file exports correctly when opened in AE 2025. Environment: After Effects Version: 2026 (v26.0 or later) Extension: Bod

I have found a reproducible After Effects file-import problem when using an SMB network volume on the macOS Golden Gate beta.When I try to import a PNG file from a network path containing Icelandic characters, After Effects displays:After Effects error: File exists but couldn't be open for reading (3 :: 0)  Example failing path:/Volumes/markadsdeild/Markadsdeild/Sjónvarp/06 On-Air grafík/01 SÝN/Vatnsmerki/01 Renders/01 Taka 2/01 Hvítt/Syn-vatnsmerki-hvitt_00025.png The file is visible in Finder and can be copied to my local Desktop. After copying it locally, After Effects imports it successfully.I also tested the same file on the same network volume using an ASCII-only folder and filename:/Volumes/markadsdeild/AE_test/test_00025.png  That version imports successfully into After Effects.This suggests that After Effects may be encountering a path or Unicode-normalization problem when accessing files through an SMB volume. The problem appears to involve Icelandic characters such as í, ó, 

Hi there, I’m on 2026.5.0 on a Mac Studio M2 chip running MacOS 26.6.2. Cryptomatte is not working consistently in this latest version. When freshly opened for the first time, I can apply Cryptomatte and select a single color to create a matte and after that the plugin becomes almost entirely unresponsive. Shift+clicking other colors does nothing in the viewport. Deselecting the current color does nothing in the viewport. The only indication I have that something is happening under the hood is that when I shift click to add colors to the matter I see the additional color ID being added to the list of color IDs that cryptomatte is using, but the minute I move my cursor off of said color, the ID disappears and nothing happens. The viewport is unchanged by this as well. Clicking a second color and seeing the ID list update is only showing in the effect control panel. the additional selected color in the viewport remains its original color. Once this behavior begins it occurs in every othe

After Effects 2026 (26.5) freezes when using the Numbers effect — HP Victus / Windows 11Environment Computer: HP Victus laptop OS: Windows 11 After Effects: 2026, version 26.5x89 Graphics: NVIDIA and AMD GPUs Problem descriptionAfter Effects intermittently becomes completely unresponsive when opening a project containing the built-in Numbers effect.The project sometimes opens successfully but freezes shortly afterward. Windows reports "Not Responding", requiring AfterFX.exe to be terminated through Task Manager.The issue also occurs in a newly created project when applying the Numbers effect to a text layer.The affected project worked normally on the same HP Victus laptop through May 1, 2026. I used it extensively for text animation and video production at that time.The exact date when the problem first appeared is unknown.Steps to reproduce Launch After Effects 2026. Create a new project and composition. Create a text layer. Apply the built-in Numbers effect. After Effec

When using the "Stabilize Motion" function in the Tracker panel, After Effects becomes inaccessible after switching to another application while the tracking process is still running.This happens both when using Alt+Tab and when simply clicking on another application's window to bring it to the foreground.Once switched away from After Effects, it is no longer possible to bring it back to the foreground until the entire clip has been tracked.Steps to reproduce: Open a composition containing footage. Open the Tracker panel. Select "Stabilize Motion". Start the tracking process. While tracking is still in progress, switch to another application using either Alt+Tab or by clicking on its window. Try to return to After Effects using Alt+Tab or by clicking on its window in the taskbar. Actual behavior:After switching to another application, After Effects cannot be brought back into the foreground. The application remains inaccessible until the tracking process has finished complete

It’s not really a bug but I’d like this to improve or update. I usually use Dark color theme. when I use Curves effect and I find really hard to see the control points on blue curve. please improve visibility of control points (make it bigger points or square, adjust brightness when theme color changed etc. Lumetri Color effects Curve they put black background. )thanks,takashisystem info:Apple MacStudio M2 Ultra, OS 15.7.9After Effects 26.5.0 

Product: Adobe After Effects 2026Operating System: Windows 11Export Method: Native After Effects Render QueueOutput Format: H.264 (.mp4)Color Depth: 8 bits per channelFrame Rate: 30 FPSIssue Type: Resolution-dependent color shift during video export1. Issue DescriptionI discovered an unusual and repeatable color reproduction issue when exporting videos from Adobe After Effects 2026.When exporting a composition at 1024×512 pixels, a specific turquoise color becomes noticeably greener than its original appearance inside After Effects.The original color is:HEX: #008C95RGB: 0, 140, 149Inside After Effects, the color appears correctly as turquoise. However, after exporting to H.264 (.mp4), it shifts toward a noticeably greener shade.The most unusual part is that increasing the composition width by just 2 pixels — from 1024 to 1026 — completely eliminates the visible color shift.At 1026×512, the turquoise color appears correct again.All tests were performed within the same After Effects proj

Since updating to the new Adobe 2026 release, interacting with the "Color Profile Converter" effect causes the application to crash instantly to the desktop without any error message or warning. I cannot apply the "Color Profile Converter" to any new layers. Worse, I cannot open ANY existing projects that already have this effect applied. The program instantly crashes upon loading the project. Steps to Reproduce: Scenario A (New Project): Open Adobe 2026. Create a new composition and add any layer (solid, footage, etc.). Apply the "Color Profile Converter" effect to the layer. Result: Instant crash to desktop. Scenario B (Existing Project): Try to open an existing project file that contains the "Color Profile Converter" effect. Result: The software crashes instantly during the project loading phase. My System Specifications: Adobe Version: Adobe 2026 (v26.3.0) Operating System: Windows 11 (25H2) Processor (CPU): i7 - 12700 RAM: 64GB Graphics Card (GPU): 4070 SUPER (la

Scrolling font list is very slow with mouse wheel. One mouse roll equals the movement of few pixels compared to other scrollable items like Project items list for example. Please fix this.

After updating to After Effects 26.5, I encountered a serious issue when opening older AEP projects.The problem occurs when the project contains a file that was originally linked from a network/server location that no longer exists. This is not a typical "Missing Footage" situation.In these projects, After Effects 26.3 did not classify the file as missing footage. Instead, it generated a different error related to the unavailable source. Despite the error, the project could still be opened normally.After updating to version 26.5, projects containing such references either:do not open at all, or take an extremely long time to open.For example, a project that previously opened in about 1 minute can now take 20+ minutes to load.Expected result:After Effects should detect the source as offline or missing and allow the project to open normally, similar to previous versions.Actual result:After Effects becomes unresponsive during project loading or takes an extremely long time to open the pro

Whenever I render in After Effects, it gets stuck at 0% and 0 frames. Stopping it freezes AE, forcing me to quit. Premiere Pro had a similar export issue (stuck at “Validating Ingredients”), which was fixed by enabling Content Preferences. Could AE have a similar issue? I've been troubleshooting for 2 days but can't find a solution.

Using paint brush tool, when you draw a stroke, set the stopwatch to animate the path then skip forward in the timeline and with current brush item selected and you draw a new stroke a path key frame should be created and there then should be an interpolation between keyframes of the stroke. This no longer works in 26.5 instead a new brush item is created when you have a brush item selected and you skip forward and draw a new stroke. Working normally as of 26.2.1 (Build 2)