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Where is my null object ?

Participant ,
May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018

Im completely new to After effects so excuse me !

I used a null object layer and a camera layer in order to move around the scene and zoom in and out.

for some reason, I cannot see the null object square any more + when Im changing the null object or camera position values - it does nothing.

what did i do wrong ? it worked like a minute ago.

There it is :

null object-01.png

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Community Expert , May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018

You are looking at the footage panel. You need to be looking at the composition panel.

Do yourself a favor and spend several hours here learning: Basic AE, it will save you hours if you take the time to learn about the UI, keyframes, rendering and formats, and the principals of animation and comositing.

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Community Expert ,
May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018

You are looking at the footage panel. You need to be looking at the composition panel.

Do yourself a favor and spend several hours here learning: Basic AE, it will save you hours if you take the time to learn about the UI, keyframes, rendering and formats, and the principals of animation and comositing.

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Participant ,
May 19, 2018 May 19, 2018

thank you guys !

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Valorous Hero ,
May 16, 2018 May 16, 2018

You inadvertently double-clicked on a layer in the Timeline Panel. This action opens the layer's Layer Panel. The Layer and Composition Panels look alike and most new users are unaware they're no longer looking/working directly with the Composition Panel. To get back to the Composition Panel,use the tabs along the top of the Viewer Panels - viewer panels in AE are the Footage, Layer and Composition Panels.

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New Here ,
May 18, 2023 May 18, 2023
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If you ever run into this issue while using a template, make sure to check if "Shy Layers" is turned on. Your null layers could just be hidden in your composition panel. 

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