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Objects turn transparent on camera movement

New Here ,
Mar 03, 2017 Mar 03, 2017

Hello,

I've been using After Effects for about 2 years now and I'm working on a flat animation project. After rendering a preview this started happening...

http://https://youtu.be/NbDXUh31V3E

Any kind of camera movement with the phone makes the holder beneath visible through the phone. I'm using a camera parented to a null object for the movement.

This didn't show up anytime in the past. I was hoping to contact Adobe directly about this issue however I couldn't find the correct contact for this. Does anyone have any ideas?

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Community Expert , Mar 04, 2017 Mar 04, 2017

I'm guessing that the layer that disappears is in the same z space as the layer below it and the sub pixel interpretation of the movement causes it to momentarily move behind the layer below. Try offsetting the position by 1 pixel so it is a little closer to the camera.

You could verify this by selecting the layer giving you problems and the layer just below it and then press the U key twice to reveal all modified keyframes. If both layers are in the same exact position then moving the layer that

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LEGEND ,
Mar 03, 2017 Mar 03, 2017

Yup -- try purging all memory and caches.  See if it helps.

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Community Expert ,
Mar 04, 2017 Mar 04, 2017

I'm guessing that the layer that disappears is in the same z space as the layer below it and the sub pixel interpretation of the movement causes it to momentarily move behind the layer below. Try offsetting the position by 1 pixel so it is a little closer to the camera.

You could verify this by selecting the layer giving you problems and the layer just below it and then press the U key twice to reveal all modified keyframes. If both layers are in the same exact position then moving the layer that disappears one pixel in z (assuming a standard layout) and your problem should go away.

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New Here ,
Oct 09, 2024 Oct 09, 2024
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Worked perfectly for me. THANK YOU!

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New Here ,
Mar 06, 2017 Mar 06, 2017

Thank you very much! The phone had conflicting Z points.

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