Why is my composition blurry when I play it and when its paused its clear?

[Tatiana32928676lrs5]

Details

• I'm currently using a PC, not MAC
• Resolution/Down Sample Popup: Full
• Fast Previews: Adaptive Res
• I cant read computers but I've attached a screenshot of how much RAM is being saved/used for Adobe/AE

I imported AI files into AE and when I was moving the files in the composition, nothing was blurry until I added an Effect (wiggle) onto one of the AI files. After that whenver I pressed play on my composition, it would be extremely blurry and would only become clear after I paused it. 

I made a new project and tried to redo everything but its still blurry. After that attempt went wrong, I went to the original AE project and changed all the AI files all into Shapes... 

Idk how to fix it back to without the blurriness T^T I've tried adjusted the Resolution/Down Sample Popup, Fast Previews, and turned on the "Continuously Rasterized" star layer thingy. I feel like the RAM might be the issue, but I'm not sure where to begin @-@ Please help!

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[RobShultz]

Usually this is caused by your system not being able to keep up during playback. It should still output fine.

[Tatiana32928676lrs5]

Hi! How can I fix it so that my system can keep up? 

[nishu_kush]

Is this happening when you're previewing cached frames (indicated by the green line)? Can you try clearing media cache (Edit > Purge > All Memory & Disk Cache) and see if that helps?

Thanks,
Nishu

[Tatiana32928676lrs5]

Hi Nishu, 

I've tried that several times and after I purge it the blurriness keeps happening. Do I need to allocate more ram for After Effects? 

[nishu_kush]

Would you mind sharing a screen recording of the issue so we can better understand it and suggest a solution accordingly?

Thanks,
Nishu

[Tatiana32928676lrs5]

this is what my screen looks like! 

[nishu_kush]

I see the issue. Thanks for sharing the screen recording. Go to After Effects Settings > Preview and move the Adaptive Resolution slider towards Quality. Or try changing the "Off (Final Quality)" from Adaptive Resolution. If that doesn't help, please share the project file (with media) for testing. Feel free to share the files via DM if you prefer not to share them publicly.

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks,
Nishu

[Tatiana32928676lrs5]

Hi,

I tried both methods and my project is still blurry when I hit play still. I've looked up this same question on google and it gave me similar results that are in your reply... I'm still confused about whats wrong with my system. I've attached my file to this reply.

[nishu_kush · Accepted solution]

Thanks for sharing the file, Tatiana. I don't see the issue on my end. Can you check the playback resolution setting in the Preview Panel? Try switching to Full if something else is selected. 

 

Let me know how it goes.

Thanks,
Nishu

[Tatiana32928676lrs5]

Omg, thank you for sharing that screenshot T^T I realize I was adjusting the "Resolution/Down Sample Factor Pop-Up" and I wasn't in look at the "Preview Panel". It automatically fixed the blurriness! Thank you so much!!