After Effects 2020 operating extremely slow

[elijahalvarado]

Hi, 

Having issues with After Effects, wouldn't consider myself a novice, can't figure out what the issue is. 

I am operating

macOS Catalina 10.15.6,

2.6 Ghz 6-core intel core i7

16GB memory 2400 Mhz DDR4

Radeon Pro 555X 4GB

Intel UHD Graphics 630 1536 MB

Adobe After Effects CC up to date on updates. 

I am having issue with having even a single 1080 H.264 clip in a composition. The program doesn't outright crash, but it is extremely slow and pinwheels when trying to do anything. Add a mask, pinwheel, try to drop the scale, pinwheel. It is basically inoperable. 

I cleared my media cache, tried operating in lower color bit (8bit), switched between GPU acceleration and Software only. Nothing solves this issue. 

I have never faced an issue like this before and feel like I've troubleshooted a good amount of solves. Any ideas?

Thanks,

Elijah

[nishu_kush]

Hi Elijah,

Sorry for your issue with After Effects. I appreciate that you tried to troubleshoot yourself. Would you mind telling us the exact version of After Effects you're using? Third-party plug-ins are one of the reasons that cause such issues. Are you using any plug-ins? If yes, try removing them and check the performance. If that doesn't help then try resetting the preferences of After Effects. Here's how: https://community.adobe.com/t5/after-effects/faq-how-to-reset-trash-preferences-in-after-effects/td-...

Let us know how it goes.

Thanks,

Nishu

[elijahalvarado]

Hi Nishu,

Thanks for this. 

I am using version 17.1.2.

removing 3rd party plugins did seem to work, however the link you sent did not seem to remove the effect plugins I was using.

I uninstalled manually Red Giant Suite effects Trapcode Suite and Magic Bullet Suite. 

I also uninstalled Duik manually. 

This seemed to make it operate more smoothly, however I am concerned about not being able to use these plug-ins, particularly Duik. I have used these plug-ins for years and have never experienced this problem, is there a reason I might be experiencing issues with them now and are there any other solves besides not using plugins? 

Thanks,

Elijah

[nishu_kush]

Hi Elijah,

Thanks for trying the steps suggested. Incompatibility with the new version of After Effects can cause such issues. You may need to contact the plug-in manufacturer and make sure that it's compatible with the version of After Effects you're using.

Feel free to reach out if there are any other questions.

Thanks,

Nishu