My After Effects preview is all black.

[samulib77334842]

Is there a way to repair this? Because every time I try to preview my footage the video shown is completely black. Is there an option to tick or something? This problem started after doing some 3D edits.

[Clare5EAF]

But what happens if i'd like to use motion blur again

[andro.fx]

Plugins like RSMB or CC Force Motion Blur can help with that, although they're not as reliable or good-looking.

[joelh67544336]

I had the same problem. THere is a small button on the bottom which says "region of interest".  I had accidentally pushed or used a hot key.  Either way when I pushed it the image reappeared.

[everettjhall]

this was my problem --- been using AE since 2001 too lol ... thank you

[default68w525efrwgm]

Life changing comment!!!!

[ReFlecT5C25]

Hey I have also been experiencing the same issue but different. When I apply an effect into my composition, It just goes black... Any help?

[15D85]

I'm having the same issue too, after applying an effect, it just goes black. I've tried all the solutions here but none worked for me.

[Zain5E92]

i need desperate help, i spent so much money on after effects and i have the exact same problem. my composition is black.

i deleted and reinstalled after effects

my caps lock is off

they eye icon is on

i really dont know what to do and im extremley desperate for a fix please

[MichałRe]

Same issue here... Nothing helps.

[secksx]

Go to View add new viewer and close your old one do this after purging

[sachingk]

There can be many issue here.
for me it was graphics problem.

Go to File > Project settings > in Video rendering and effects tab use Memory GPU Acceleration.
if this is already selected then try other graphics settings.

[ProduktivMedia]

I solved the issue by running AE as administrator.

[covabla]

This solved my problem with AE 2022!

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[Megan25249414evtj]

how did you do that?

[Norah28550169x35e]

Thank you so much!! I use ae 2022 and this worked!! I was so worried thank you!!

[defaultyd70m7ezz2m3]

THAT HELPED OMG THANK YOU , I WAS TRYING TO FIGURE IT OUT FOR DAYS.

[ProduktivMedia]

Haha you’re welcome 😉

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[kaioc42621593]

can u help me? i have that problem today 

[Kirsten5EF6]

Tried everything below. 

My problem was the computer graphics card: 
This guy is a lifesaver if you have exausted all other options. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMac1xu0gHQ 

[Brenton5FC3]

Hey, 5 years late but just came up to this issue, if anyone else is looking for an answer, look at the bar below the video (black screen) where the zoom, resolution, etc is there. Then, what worked for me, was to change the resolution from QUARTER to auto. or full. or anything else other than quarter. Dunno why, kind of rediculous, but it works.

[MichaelDot]

Thank you very much for that. It was the entire issue. Auto works great. I could only see things if I zoomed in past the full view area. Thank you again.

[jkecskex]

Having this issue for past week. All I can think of is the AE project I'm working with is large with lots of files. Only fix is I have is to restart of the app, but it eventually "blacks out" and I have to restart again. [iMac Pro (2017) 2.3 GHZ 18-Core, 128 GB Ram, Big Sur]

[andro.fx]

I've been having the same issue, where a large project I'm working on will become transparent when I re-open it and the preview flashes black when I scrub through the frames. I've managed to "fix" it before by copying the project compositions into a different file and then re-opening the original one, and it miraculously started working again. However this time, exiting the project file completely crashes my After Effects, requiring me to close out of it and re-open it, and eliminating the ability to paste comps between project files. I still can't find out any working solutions for this, I've tried everything suggested in this thread with absolutely zero results.

[d.brethil]

these solved my problem,
- Uninstall Geforce Experience 
- close / kill  all graphic card utilities.

[nawyer]

The fix for me the last few times: switch fast previews mode from wireframe to adaptive resolution.