Grow Bounds Not Working

[david3189609363u3]

I can't seem to get grow bounds to work these days. I might have done something? or is anyone else having this bug?

using 24.1.0
Windows

[Ishan Y]

Hey David,

I'm moving this thread to the Discussions section to collect more information. Please let us know if you're using a rasterized or vector layer. If it's a vector layer, have you enabled the continuously rasterize option? What happens if you pre-compose the layer and add the effect on the composition? Does that work for you?

Thanks,

Ishan

[david3189609363u3]

It's a png file. It does work if I precomp it but this method(grow bounds + deep glow) used to work before. There are times when I don't want to precomp a certain layer.

[Ishan Y]

Could you share the PNG file here or through a private message so I can test it? Do you also see this with vector layers?

[david3189609363u3]

Here's the file I was working on. I haven't checked with vector layers.

[Ishan Y]

Thanks for sharing the file. Could you check if your Quality and Sampling is set to Bilinear (https://creativecloud.adobe.com/cc/learn/after-effects/web/set-scaling-bicubic-sampling-aftereffects...)? Please also ensure that you're previewing in the Composition panel. I used the the Glow effect (I do not have access to Deep Glow, unfortunately), which spills out of the bounding box by default on my end. I didn't have to use the Grow Bounds effect. If you want to intensify the effect, you can duplicate it in the Effect Controls panel. 

[david3189609363u3]

I think my grow bounds effect is missing. I opened older projects and it's showing this.

I'm currently replacing the effect with CC repetile, which currently is working for me.

[??????_?????9057]

thank you for sharing RepeTile method! grow bounds never worked for me, and i used other effects, like motion tile - but it poorly works with tight framed png files because it makes copies of them right on frame. and RepeTile works clean, thx! i've never known that theres such an effect

[Rick Gerard]

I do not see any problems with the Grow Bounds/Deep Glow combination. Try adding a mask to the layer. Is the footage layer a nested comp? Without seeing the timeline with all modified properties showing I can't be of much help.

[Rick Gerard]

I don't own Deep Glow because I have other 3rd party glow effects that I like better, but here it is with a PNG file. Works just fine. The X comes from the unlicensed plugin.

Check the GPU settings in Project Settings. Shift + Alt/Option + Ctrl/Cmnd + K will get you there instantly.

[david3189609363u3]

This usually how I do it, but like I said for some reason it just doesn't work like it used to. There could be settings I changed? I'm still trying to make it work.

[vobrazovka]

Maybe plugin and AE update? i tried it with DeepGlow2 on AE25 and everything works without any growbounds support. 

[vobrazovka]

Grow bounds just stopped working.. AE 24 shows me that effects is missing. And there is also strange, that the missing one is 8bpc and if I try to add effect it is 16/32bpc. But replacing missing effect does nothing..

[Тимур312583836t91]

Maybe it will help you. Add After grow bounds add “solid composite” but set the composite’s opacity to 0%.

[Deca5718]

I don't have grow bounds in my after effects, how do I install it and be able to use it?

[vobrazovka]

If nothing works, you can use CC repetile with set to "none" instead of grow bounds. But I do not have issue with deep glow 2 and croped borders.. Even when set very big radius. Tested on text, shape and precomp. Everything ok without any adjustment of bnounding box.