After Effects

I'm working on a plugin where very small differences in keyframe timing affect the final result.From what I understand, keyframe times in the SDK are represented by A_Time:typedef struct { A_long value; A_u_long scale;} A_Time; For example, suppose I have a 60 fps composition with a duration of 666 ms. A keyframe is intended to be placed at 13.947372 ms.Since AE uses a time scale of 30720 ticks/second, that time corresponds to:13.947372 ms × 30720 / 1000 = 428.46 ticksBecause only whole ticks can be stored, the keyframe becomes:428 ticksor428 / 30720 = 13.932292 msWhen I later retrieve it:A_Time kfTime;AEGP_GetKeyframeTime(stream, keyIndex, AEGP_LTimeMode_LayerTime, &kfTime);I only receive those integer tick values. The original time of 13.947372 ms appears to be unrecoverable. My question:Is the integer A_Time representation the fundamental precision limit of After Effects, or is there any SDK/API that can recover keyframe times with greater precision than the tick values

Using AE 25.4.0 (Build 86)after pressing spacebar to play a comp, the play head will move about 5 frames then stops moving. Yet the clip still plays in the comp window. Pressing the spacebar again to stop the animation, the play head suddenly jumps to the point in the timeline where i pressed the spacebar to stop it. None of the properties in the effects control panel update in real time. In order to see the values of animated properties at any given frame, I have actually click into the properties panel, then it updates. The only assets in this comp is a text layer with a few glow effects.  I'm using Windows 11, Intel Core i9 (3.2GHz), 64 GB RAM, Nvidia RTX 5080

Hi guys, I’m running into a problem with my green screen. When I key it out with Keylight, a grey area is left behind, probably from a glass reflection behind the girl.I have no idea how to get rid of it. I also tried changing that grey area to green, but I still end up with visible edges because the hair is slightly out of focus. Any ideas?  

IssueAfter Effects 26.3 repeatedly crashes during normal editing.The crashes are not limited to one project or one specific plugin.I have experienced crashes while using:• BMF Map Ramp• Linear Color Key• Gradient Overlay• Cinema 4D RendererThe crashes also occur during unrelated editing operations.Because the issue occurs across multiple unrelated plugins and features, it does not appear to be caused by one specific third-party plugin.--------------------------------------------------Internal ErrorSometimes After Effects displays the following message before closing:<RenderTaskManager> <1> Destructor:GetOriginalProject() is nullImmediately afterwards After Effects reports:After Effects has crashed (0,42)--------------------------------------------------Other Crash BehaviourIn many cases After Effects closes instantly without showing any Adobe crash dialog.Windows Event Viewer reports:Application:AfterFX.exeException Code:0xC0000005Sometimes Windows crash dumps are generated

EnvironmentProduct: Adobe After Effects 2025 Version: 25.6.6.4 OS: Windows 11 24H2 (Build 26100) CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 7700 GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5070 Project type: Text-heavy template with many Source Text expressions referencing other text layers across compositions.SummaryAfter Effects consistently crashes while evaluating Source Text expressions. The crash only occurs when Source Text expressions are enabled. Disabling the expressions makes the project stable.The crashes occur in two different modules:libdynamic-napi.dll TXT.dllBoth crash dumps indicate that the failure happens during TextDocument evaluation initiated by expression evaluation.Steps to ReproduceOpen the project. Enable Source Text expressions. Preview the composition or modify/enable/disable a Source Text expression. After Effects crashes.The crash is especially reproducible when repeatedly enabling/disabling Source Text expressions.Expected ResultThe Source Text expressions should be evaluated normally without crashin

After Effects 2025 not working correctly – crashing/hangingWhat's wrong with my PC specs which all versions of the 2025 release of After Effects will not run successfully on my machine?Does anyone else have issues with After Effects crashing/hanging, where nothing works and then freezes?My PC spec is as follows:1 x AMD Ryzen 9 9950X AM5 Processor1 x ASUS ROG Crosshair X870E Hero AMD Motherboard1 x Phanteks XT Pro Mid Tower Case - Black1 x Noctua NH-U14S Ultra-Quiet CPU Cooler3 x DeepCool FL12 120mm PWM Fan in Black1 x Corsair Vengeance 192GB (4x 48GB) 5200MT/s DDR51 x Microsoft Windows 11 Pro1 x 1200W Be Quiet! Straight Power 12 Modular PSU1 x Palit GeForce RTX 5090 GameRock 32GB GPU1 x 8TB Western Digital Ultrastar DC HC320 3.5" HDD1 x 8TB Samsung 870 QVO 2.5" SATA III SSD3 x 2TB Samsung 9100 PRO M.2-2280 PCIe 5.0 x4 NVMe

IssueWhen applying the Detail-Preserving Upscale effect to a layer containing fine regular textures, visible seam-like boundaries appear once the Upscale value reaches 116% or higher.The image appears as though it has been divided into sections.Example texture used for reproduction:Grid effect- Grid Size: Width Slider- Width: 2- Border: 2Steps to Reproduce1. Create a new composition.2. Create a new solid layer.3. Apply the Grid effect.4. Set Grid Size to "Width Slider", Width to 2, and Border to 2.5. Apply the Detail-Preserving Upscale effect.6. Increase the Upscale value to 116% or higher.Expected ResultThe image should scale uniformly without introducing any visible boundaries.Actual ResultNo artifacts appear up to an Upscale value of 115%.The artifacts appear consistently once the Upscale value reaches 116% or higher.Visible seam-like boundaries appear, making the image look as though it has been divided into sections.Changing any of the effect parameters does not resolve the issue.

After Effects version 26.0 freezes when I use the 3D camera with two views. After Effects version 26.0 freezes when I use the 3D camera with two views.Since version 24, After Effects has had this problem of freezing the view on two screens when using the 3D camera. At first, I thought it was due to my PC's configuration, but I recently upgraded it and the problem persists. I've reset the After Effects settings several times and it's still the same. Now, something strange is that if I work with only one view, After Effects doesn't freeze, so I only work with that single view currently. Screenshot of the frozen screen:PC specifications:Operating system: Microsoft Windows 11 Pro version 10.0.26200CPU: Intel Core i7-10700F 2.90GHzRAM: 32 GB DDR4Graphics card: Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070SSD: 1.8 TB

IssueAfter Effects intermittently crashes shortly after opening a project or when the first effect/render work begins on a Windows workstation with two NVIDIA GPUs from different generations (RTX 5090 + RTX 3090). Every analyzed crash is a stack overflow inside NVIDIA's Direct3D user-mode driver. Disabling the RTX 3090 in Windows Device Manager makes the same projects stable across repeated launches, without changing the project or After Effects settings.Steps to reproduceOn Windows 11, enable both an NVIDIA GeForce RTX 5090 and RTX 3090 in Device Manager. Install NVIDIA Studio Driver 610.62. The issue also reproduced with 610.74. Driver 610.62 was installed after DDU cleanup in Safe Mode. Start After Effects 26.2.0 (Build 49). Open a project that causes initial render/device work. The captured case used one image layer and one GPU-accelerated third-party effect. Wait for the project to finish opening and for After Effects to initialize/render the composition. If it does not crash, clo

Hello Adobe Team,I'm experiencing an issue with Adobe After Effects 2025 on my MacBook Air M2.Problem:When I click the macOS green Full Screen button, After Effects does not enter native Full Screen mode. Instead, it remains in windowed mode or immediately returns to the normal window.I have already tried:- Resetting After Effects Preferences- Resetting Workspace- Restarting my Mac- Turning Stage Manager ON and OFF- Checking Mission Control settings- Reinstalling After Effects and Creative CloudNone of these steps solved the issue.Could you please confirm whether this is a known bug or provide a solution?Thank you.

New to AE and I have been following this tutorial to get my mouth syncing working.  Unfortunately nothing shows. Anyone got any ideas of what I am doing wrong? Any help would be greatly appreciated.  

I can no longer copy text from illustrator and paste it into after effects.It used to copy and paste, including formatting. But now nothing at all happens!

suddenly my AE project didn’t work anymore. The preview playback stuck randomly within a few frames no matter what settings i chose. eventually i figured out the bug. I’m using exr renderings for my animation. I’ve got 50 frames but in between frames 30-40 are missing in the OpenExrSequence. Here comes the problem: When using the EXtractoR effect on the files but some frames don’t exist it effects the preview playback immediately. No matter the whole composition is not able to play anymore. please fix it. 

As first discovered in After Effects 26.3, third-party plugins based on the AE SDK can no longer expect to receive a valid AEGP_LayerH via AEGP_PFInterfaceSuite1->AEGP_GetEffectLayer() if the call is made while the plug-in is handling the PF_Cmd_PARAMS_SETUP command.It is unclear how this affects all third-party plugins running in AE. The side effects for FxFactory plug-ins thankfully appear to be marginal. Our plugins are invoking that function during PF_Cmd_PARAMS_SETUP in order to compute the in/out points of the effect clip by using the AEGP_LayerH in subsequent calls to AEGP_LayerSuite7->AEGP_GetLayerInPoint() and AEGP_LayerSuite7->AEGP_GetLayerDuration().