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Okay i know that this question has been asked probably a million times by now, but since the adobe support is absolute trash it looks like I'm going to have to ask again here to see if i can get any help regarding this issue. I keep getting an error saying "after effects error: cached preview needs 2 or more frames to play back".
No matter what i seem to try it keeps coming up. I cant figure out at all why it is doing it. I've done literally everything i can think of, and Ive done multiple reinstalls, however no matter what i try it keeps happening. At first when i do a reinstall nothing will happen, i can have maybe one comp and it'll work fine, but the minute i go above one comp/precomp the error pops up, and then will continue to appear on every single project regardless of the size after that.
Im starting to regret getting involved with this program, as this error or bug makes the program virtually unusable.
Does anyone have any sort of solution to this issue?
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For persistent causes of this issue, today's bug fix update should solve it.
See the Adobe blog post for more information: A June 2017 Update to After Effects CC Is Now Available | Creative Cloud blog by Adobe
Please let us know if it works for you!
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What, exact, version and build number of AE are you using? Is it 13.7.2? What OS?
Can you show us a screenshot of your full preview panel?
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I'm on the latest mac os
after effects version 13.7.2.3
you'll see the composition I'm trying to preview is literally only 2 audio files, and every time i try to preview it i get that
after effects error: cached preview needs 2 or more frames to play back. Driving me absolutely insane.
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I've been having the exact same problem like clockwork. I finally went and trashed all of my adobe ae cache files and preferences (note: not CLEAR CACHE as in from the AE preferences but actually deleted from the mac Library). Sucked because I needed to then reconfigure everything else again but so far it seems to have cleared up the issue.
My suspicion is some how old preferences (there were folders for at least five different versions in my Library folder) were getting confused. I recall when I upgraded to the most recent version of AE it said it had preference discrepancies and asked me which I wanted to use. I don't remember what I choose but apparently it wasn't the right one.
Hope this helps.
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where can i find this folder?
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The preference folder? It's in your Library (which is hidden so you'd have to be able to unhide it) /Library/Preferences/Adobe/After Effects/
I use a tool called MainMenu to be able to see hidden files.
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Thank you! This worked for me. I trashed the cache files and also reassigned the cache folders to a different external drive and that fixed everything!
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Can we see the rest of your settings in the preview panel?
Also, can we see a screenshot of your memory settings?
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Same Problem
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first, update your application. you should be using 14.0.1
does this happen after you restart the application, computer?
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Updated to this version:
Happened with both Num-0 using my settings from above and this time it initially happened using space bar.
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a few suggestions for this unpredictable annoying bug from recent history:
1. preferences -> Media and Disk Cache -> Empty Disk Cache
2.Preferences > Memory, and make sure "Reduce Cache size when system is low on memory" is NOT checked.
3. reset your preferences: Reset After Effects Preferences
4. try to see if Chrome browser in the background changes anything (no joke)
5. try updating your GPU driver
try this video there is maybe a gem in there: Quick Tip: Fixing cached preview needs 2 or more frames to playback. - YouTube
if something does fix it, please let us know. this is one of the annoying bugs out there that keeps coming back.
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I fixed the issue with solution:
1. preferences -> Media and Disk Cache -> Empty Disk Cache
2.Preferences > Memory, and make sure "Reduce Cache size when system is low on memory" is NOT checked.
Thanks!
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ooooh man, it doesn't work for me 🥺
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Hey dude. Do all things from this topic and from other. Still same problem, ram preview doesnt work. In any project same results. I get windows 10, i7 4.0 mghz 16 ram. help plizzzzz
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What, exact, version of AE are you using?
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Hi,
Still having trouble - getting the same error message and have gone through settings mentioned above. I am working with the latest verion (14.2.0.198) any updates on why this is occuring?
Thanks!
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I have a same problems, I don't know how to fix it, I try it all of your solution, still not work, please help, thanks
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Does it play back if you delete the Element effect from that layer?
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Yes I was also getting the same error as "After Effects error: cached preview needs 2 or more frames to playback".
But I read a lot about this error and what other people talk about it. Actually the solution for this error is different for everyone.You have to check all the possibilities such as :
1. preferences -> Media and Disk Cache -> Empty Disk Cache
2.Preferences > Memory, and make sure "Reduce Cache size when system is low on memory" is NOT checked.
The above solutions are already discussed in the same forum.
For getting the error fixed please check out below mentioned points :
- Check your system configuration because running heavy projects in after effects may lead to this error. For detail information about this please check After Effects System Requirements .
- For improving the performance of the After Effects you can take a look at Improve performance in After Effects . After reading this page you will definitely get ample amount of knowledge about how to deal with After Effects while working on heavy projects.
- And last but not the least read this post https://sisme.in/391/solved-error-after-effects-cached-preview/ .You will find the solutions here with the screenshots, attached with each solution.
I hope this will help you
Thanks!
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I have some problem like you and has fixed it. Use this tutorial from Elisenda:
I fixed the issue with solution:
1. preferences -> Media and Disk Cache -> Empty Disk Cache
2.Preferences > Memory, and make sure "Reduce Cache size when system is low on memory" is NOT checked.
And then you must increase RAM Available for adobe in Memory menu, i increase to 6 Gb and then the problem is solved.
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For persistent causes of this issue, today's bug fix update should solve it.
See the Adobe blog post for more information: A June 2017 Update to After Effects CC Is Now Available | Creative Cloud blog by Adobe
Please let us know if it works for you!
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I found 16 different ways to fix this error.
1. Purge RAM
2. Empty Disk Cache
3. Change RAM Reserved for Other Applications
4. Close Out Unnecessary Applications
5. Change Preview Quality
6. Increase Disk Cache Size
7. Uncheck ‘Reduce Cache Size When System is Low on Memory’
8. Change Disk Cache Location
9. Save and Close After Effects
10. Clean Database and Cache
11. Set Work Area to the Appropriate Duration
12. Set Your Region of Interest
13. Optimize Your Effects
14. Organize Your Project
15. Render Instead of Previewing
16. Optimize Your Machine.
I actually wrote a pretty extensive blog post about how to do each one of these steps. Hopefully it helps! https://www.schoolofmotion.com/blog/cached-preview
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That's a very useful post!
One thing though: You should probably update your blog post to mention that most causes of this error message are fixed in the recent update to AE.


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