Cannot do anything in after effects, changes wont apply

[Stefan2228580947xc]

litteraly nothing can be done, i have been struggling for 3 hours and got it done somehow but this is no way for me to work, i add a text, nothing happens, the text doesnt even show. what can i do to fix this? I have done my work and it has been finished but now that i try to re do it i cant because it keeps glitching out and deleting stuff and im really frustrated sorry for my long typing.

[Stefan2228580947xc]

in case anyone wants to ask my specs

gpu: RTX 2070 xtreme 6gb

cpu: Intel core i7-4770k

ram:32gb

[RobShultz]

You're looking at the layer panel. You've double clicked on the video or image in the timeline. Please click the tab that says composition to the left of where you see layer over the picture/video. Things should behave how you expect.

[Stefan2228580947xc]

look on the video i attached, it was the composition

[Rick Gerard]

It looks like your type tool will not work, and it looks like you cannot scrub through the source footage in the footage panel or the comp panel. 

What version of AE? What OS? Is this a new problem? Have you tried previous builds of AE? Have you tried different footage? MP4's can be very problematic. Compressed MPEG footage is not a professional or often even suitable production format.

[Stefan2228580947xc]

version

OS:windows 10 pro 10.0.19042

Yes this is a new problem for me as i have used it the first time yesterday to do some camera tracking and it worked wonderfully, now for some reason it doesnt work. I have not tried previous builds (which im sure the 2021 version might work) i do not know how to change versions. I have tried diffrent footage to get the same problem. Which format do you recommend as mkv is not supported.

[nishu_kush]

Hi Stefan2228580947xc,

Sorry for your issue.

What are your system specifications (CPU, GPU, RAM, OS version)? Please try updating your Intel GPU driver if you have one from Intel's website. After installing, verify that the latest version is installed. Here's how: https://support.viewsonic.com/en/support/solutions/articles/33000221571-how-to-check-graphics-card-d... 

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Nishu