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chris@wordley
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March 4, 2020
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Keyframe Drag Lag

  • March 4, 2020
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Fairly often now if I drag and select multiple keyframes either on one layer or between a few there is massive lag. It pinwheels and waits for a couple of seconds then updates. I also get the same problem with dragging down to select more keyframes from layers that are out of the windows limits that require a scroll. 

 

Really painful and adding massively to wait time. Running latest Version on Mojave fully up to date.

 

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    Rameez_Khan
    Rameez_Khan
    Legend
    February 25, 2023

    Hi all,

     

    This issue has been resolved in the latest After Effects release (version 23.2.1). Please update to the latest patch and let us know if it works for you.

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects-discussions/after-effects-23-2-1-is-now-available-for-download/td-p/13606462

     

    Thanks,

    Rameez

    Federico22979791czim
    Federico22979791czim
    Participant
    February 25, 2023

    Nope, it's not resolved at all with version 23.2.1. Please, the program it's becoming unusable with every new update, stop releasing beta versions and using us as beta testers, we are not being paid to do that and we are clients that paid for a product, it's terribly unethical what this company and their programmers are doing. Please release a stable base version, and then, if you want, add all the shiny silly new features in beta versions. WE CANNOT WORK IF WE CANNOT MOVE KEYFRAMES!!

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      fabian.madco
      Participating Frequently
      February 15, 2023

      Please I need a fix for this! This slowing me down so much. Using AFX 23.2 Windows 10

      Rameez_Khan
      Rameez_Khan
      Legend
      February 20, 2023

      Hi @fabian.madco,

       

      The After Effects team has worked on a fix for this issue which is now available in the latest After Effects Beta v23.3 (x36). Some users have reported that it's working as expected on their end in the Beta build. If you could download the Beta on your machine from the CC desktop app and confirm that it's working for you too, that would be great.

       

       

      Please note that After Effects Beta will be a separate installation and will not overwrite your existing stable After Effects version.

       

      Thanks,

      Rameez

      llealloo
      llealloo
      Known Participant
      February 23, 2023

      still pretty laggy for me with the beta on Windows 11, not much different to the current live build.

       

      I am so happy to see you are looking into this though and hope you are able to find a fix! Rooting for Adobe AE team 🙂

      peters70003433
      peters70003433
      Participant
      October 28, 2020

      I'm experinecing the exact same issue since using the 2020 AE. It slows your workflow near a stand still.

      This needs to be addressed 

        Rameez_Khan
        Rameez_Khan
        Legend
        March 6, 2020

        Hi there,

         

        I understand that this can be very frustrating! Sorry about that.

        Does it happen only when you try to select keyframes or does it happen while trying to do something else too?

        I'd suggest that you try resetting your workspace. If that doesn't work, try this:

        • Go to Preferences > Display and turn off "Hardware Accelerate Composition, Layer, and Footage Panels"

         

        Let us know if that brings any change.

        Rameez

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        Rob Culey
        Participant
        May 25, 2020

        Hi there, I've been getting the same problem ever since I upgraded t0 AE 2019 last year. I even stayed on 2018 because of this but had to move over for a project. I tried your two solves but I still get the lag when selecting keyframes. Its not just frustrating, its directly affecting workflow. Please do you have any other solutions? Is this a GPU problem perhaps? I'm on a late 2012 iMac that would usually run great. The only times I get problems is when GPU related upgrades come through in your builds. Thanks. 

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