Version 25.3 broke the Turbulent Displace effect

[BrandonSoMD]

I have a number of videos using the Turbulent Displace effect. Suddenly all my projects have a broken effect, even older ones that rendered successfully just one week ago with version 25.2.3 (build 4). 

Basically, applying this Turbulent Displace effect to a clip now causes the clip to jump around and resize as the effect parameters are changed. Also, all the edges of the clip are 100% digital noise/distortion. I tried deleting all the cache files to no effect. Loading old projects now have the bug during scrubbing, not just during render.

I reverted to 25.2.3(4) and everything is fine. I'll stick with this version for now.

The attached image shows the settings for the clip and the Turbulent Displace effect. Some parts of it are fine, but as the clip progresses thru the keyframes for Amount and Evolution, it starts randomly glitching and misplacing.

I did not change my video card (4070 Super) drivers related to when this problem started.

[Daniel Del Angelo]

For some reason, my Turbulent Displace is getting some visual glitches, every time I render the video/use the effect a different glitch appears, before it was no problem to use but now it hinders more than it helps.

 

 

[IanB_360]

Hi @BrandonSoMD 

Are you using a 3rd party plug in for the Turbulent Displace? Or are you using just the basic Turbulent Displace from the effects panel? Have you tried to refresh the user preferences ? Or applying the effect to a new sequence to see if it works on a new sequence?

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Ian

[BrandonSoMD]

I have zero 3rd party plug-ins. I'm only using the stock, installed-by-Adobe software and effects. So this is a problem with the Adobe effect. 

I have not tried refreshing the preferences. I can't try it on 25.3 at the moment, since I reverted to 25.2.3. So I'll wait to try it again on a future update. I'm not sure what that would do in any case, since there are no preferences specific to that effect; is there some magic stored in the prefs for effects that I need to know about?

I tried applying the effect to a new clip in the same sequence. I started from scratch trying to rebuild my effect, which (as you can see from the image) had a fairly specific keyframe setup; even without my keyframe details, it still caused the clip to badly misposition, so I didn't see any point in continuing configuring the effect.

[BrandonSoMD]

By the way, I'm willing to assist with specific testing if someone from Adobe is actually involved. I value the software and would like to know I've contributed to its ongoing quality. If there's a way to do it privately, I can provide the project file and I can share a clip showing the "as desired" and "as broken" effect.

[IanB_360]

Hi @BrandonSoMD 
You can send us any project files or video recorded clips of what you are seeing through any file share service you prefer.  Check your messages and you should have one from me for the purpose of sharing the files.

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Ian

[BrandonSoMD]

Thanks, Ian. I responded via DM. If we sort this out, I'll post an update for others who may come here looking for similar information.

[IanB_360]

@BrandonSoMD 
I have been able to see the problem you have reported in the project you sent over. I have a temporary workaround that may work for now. We will need a little more time to make sure we cover everything you have noticed already. For now if you right click on the clip with the Displacement effect applied and scroll down to Scale to Frame Size and select. Does that help get your effects back to how they were looking before?
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Ian

[BrandonSoMD]

It's an okay temporary workaround, thanks. The result is slightly different (the displacement map has some differences) so I'll need to be careful and may need to tweak it. But it did get me back on track.

[IanB_360]

Hi @BrandonSoMD 
I have not been able to find a better workaround so I know the temp one is just a minor way to avoid redoing all your work. I will get this logged so that we can start finding what is causing the issue and see what we can do to fix it.
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Ian

[Sumeet Kumar Choubey]

Hi Daniel Del Angelo,

Sorry to hear about this issue. Could you please confirm if you are using the latest version of Premiere Pro (v25.3)? Also, was the project originally created in an older version of Premiere Pro?

Thanks,

Sumeet

[luciano_6636]

i was having the same problem as you, i tried to update my graphics card(I have a RTX 3060), i'm using the fresh premiere, that means, i don't have any plugins or other things except from the original and clean software, i've tested the "scale to frame size" solution below the comments and it looked a bit better, but doesn't solved my issue, now i will try to downgrade the version to see if this would fix my problem

[Thiago29250951sxx0]

Im facing the exact same problem everytime I try to use the Turb Disp, my premiere version is ia v25.3 

1. im trying to apply this effect in this little mans drawning (this is without any effect)

2. effect applied (video paused)

3. effect applied (video running)

[jamieclarke]

Hi @Daniel Del Angelo and @Thiago29250951sxx0 - There has been an update to address some issues with the Turbulent displace effect, It is currently in beta version 25.4.0 build 83.  If you are able can you install the beta through the creative cloud app under the beta tab, and let us know if you are still having an issue? 

[CruzMachine]

I had the same issue, applying Turbulent Displace successfully on several objects in a one minute timeline and suddenly the glitch occured. It did not effect the objects in the timeline before the glitch started. But every application of the effect after had the glitch. I installed Beta v.25.4.0 and it seems to be working fine now. Thank you.

[whos.that.bint]

I'm in a similar boat now. I upgraded to v25.4 (Build 99) and the image with Turbulent Displace results in this resizing and displacement. Below you can see the intended layout and then what it looks like when the effect is applied to the background image. Thanks for any support with this!

[jackson_9772]

I can see that I'm not the only one having this issue... Here's two frames back to back, the second one being when my Displacement effect ends. For some reason, it's decided to completely screw with the proportions of the text, and no matter what I do (Cut it, paste it, reload, duplicate comps, everything) the Turbulent displacement effect continues to give me trouble. 

I am on the newest version of After Effects and wondering when there will be a fix for this issue so that I may be able to utilize it in my projects going forward. 

[tobiast77902390]

I can confirm that on AE 25.4 the turbulent displacement effect messes with the comp, as jackson_9772 reported

[rogierhendriks]

The problem is still there.. Please fix this Adobe!

[rogierhendriks]

Beta version 25.6.0 (Build 36) still has the same issue.

When Turbulent displacement is applied to f.e. to a shape layer, the layer becomes invisible...

[whos.that.bint]

Now this is happening when I apply any video effect... does anyone have a checklist of things to verify? I feel like I'm losing my mind!