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Time rules (Displaying time seconds instead of frames)

Explorer ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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i want to display seconds in my timeline window but i am getting still frames.Before i wrote here also i googled to fix this problem and followed the steps below :

  • Ctrl-click (Windows) the current-time display. The current-time display is in the upper-left corner of the Timeline panel and at the bottom of the Layer, Composition, and Footage panels is not worked.
  • File>Project settings>time display settings>timecode not worked

then i closed after effects and clicked shift+ctrl+alt to reset preference settings of after effects and opened a new project and new composition then i achived to showing seconds later on i bring that problem composition to the new new project but i still getting frames instead of frames in timeline.

Probably i click wrong key while i worked on my project.How can i fix this issue and recover that setting?

Thanks for your kind helping attempt.

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LEGEND ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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what version exactly of Ae do you have?

so you press Ctrl and on this:

and it does not change to this?

so you say this is project related? if you create a new project, does it work? if this is project related could you upload the project so we can take a look?

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Explorer ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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i am using after effects cc 2015 version.and yes when i reset the preference and open a new project i can see the timeline as a seconds like 1s 2s 3s 4s 5s...

but if i open that projects then i am still getting frames in timeline window like 1f 2f 3f and if i ctrl+click i am getting 0001 0002 0003 on my timeline window

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Community Expert ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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It seems you clicked alt + mouse scroll ( Zoom in/out as the slider does in the image below )

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Explorer ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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zoom in zoom out not worked Mohammad

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Community Expert ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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Frame.png

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LEGEND ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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Good call Mohhamad! Guess Op is zoomed up all the way in the timeline that he sees the actual frames in the upper bar and that caused the confusion.. Hear that Op? Take a step back drag to the small mountains or minus key.

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Community Expert ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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Go to composition -> composition settings

and see the start time code if it is set to zero or not,

Com_settings.png

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Explorer ,
Jul 28, 2016 Jul 28, 2016

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not worked.thank for your help .i am going to delete everything and reinstall probably.thank you for your help

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LEGEND ,
Jul 29, 2016 Jul 29, 2016

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I really  don't think you need to re-install . You are probably working in a very short sequence or your frame rate is very low. Please provide Screenshots, and if you can- video capture or send us the project file.

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New Here ,
Jan 03, 2017 Jan 03, 2017

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did you have to reinstall?

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Explorer ,
Jan 10, 2017 Jan 10, 2017

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Yes i did.but you don't have to..

There are 2 ways that you could not see timecode in timeline area

mine is my composition was not  long to seen as timecode.

For example: set duration 0:10:00:00 instead of 0:00:10:00 from "compositon settings".

it's a common mistake that people do.like me

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New Here ,
Jan 10, 2017 Jan 10, 2017

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That wasn't the problem. I reinstalled and it still was messed up.

Turned out that my system needed to be upgraded from Mavericks 10.9.6 to El

Capitan 10.11.6 for After Effects to work properly.

I had to stop at 10.11.6 (instead of easily upgrading to Sierra) because

our publishing system isn't compatible with Sierra yet.

Thanks for the reply!

Sharon

On Tue, Jan 10, 2017 at 4:24 AM, Emrecan51403863 <forums_noreply@adobe.com>

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New Here ,
Apr 07, 2024 Apr 07, 2024

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Just wanna say thanks, this solved an issue I had with my comp, AE crashed on me and I copy pasted my ending time code in and wound up making a 10 frame comp instead of a 10 second comp. Cheers!

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Explorer ,
Apr 21, 2017 Apr 21, 2017

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Hi all

I just started having a similar problem after the latest April 2017 update. I know about zooming in and out in the timeline and it always worked, but now I just do not see the seconds anymore, they are all in frames.

The screen below shows this, and I still have the time on the left corner in big blue text, but I do want the seconds back where it was before.

timeline.gif

Any help would be great.

Thanks

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LEGEND ,
Apr 21, 2017 Apr 21, 2017

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now I just do not see the seconds anymore, they are all in frames.

it appears you are correct. It happens on 30fps and 29.97 fps where you don't see regular seconds timeline bar but seconds and frames that are not whole number. here's a comparison

this is at 30fps

this is at 25fps comparison - here it's for the better actually as the units have changed a bit and you get more in between.

unless anybody here has a decent explanation for this, it's either a bug or a feature. more investigation is needed. please report it here and link to this thread/post. Feature Request/Bug Report Form

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Community Beginner ,
May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017

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It definitely looks like a "feature" no one has asked.

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LEGEND ,
May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017

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mkarpeev@delta.org  wrote

It definitely looks like a "feature" no one has asked.

I definitely agree! vote to cancel this "feature" (or alternatively report this bug to be fixed)

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Community Beginner ,
May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017

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I wrote a Request/Bug report.

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LEGEND ,
May 16, 2017 May 16, 2017

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Well done, thank you. and now we wait...

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Community Beginner ,
Jun 13, 2017 Jun 13, 2017

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I was just in chat for a long time with tech support and they couldn't answer this either! It's obviously a terrible bug or feature (you never know these days with the crap they release) that needs to be fixed.

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New Here ,
Jul 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017

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Has anyone found a resolution to this yet?

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LEGEND ,
Jul 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017

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it's a bug. no solution until they fix it. ask for a fix here: Feature Request/Bug Report Form

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Community Beginner ,
Jul 28, 2017 Jul 28, 2017

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Hi guys!

I call their support center. They ask to get an access to the computer through the software they provide. And they fix it renaming and deleting some folders.

Contact Customer Care

The problem occurs after each update.

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New Here ,
Nov 19, 2017 Nov 19, 2017

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Hi! I'm having this same problem. Did anyone find a solution?

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