Purge your cache — Edit>Purge>All Memory & Disk Cache ... View more

CC2018 PPro seems to have improved in this area but I still prefer what AE offers — PPro's rendition is too sensitive; leading to a more difficult experience when scrubbing towards an intended, visual target. In AE (and PPro now), you have three speed modes with which to Scrub property/slider values. Hold down CTRL and you scrub, to change values via single decimal digits. Hold down SHIFT while scrubbing, to change values by values of 10s. Without a modifier key, value changes are in integers. These tips should help you face fewer issues while you scrub slider values. ... View more

WAIT!!! I'm not done yet!!! I've not covered Scaling yet and I should add clarity that {Ap+Pos)/2 applies for X and Y, separately — as in the first two examples I showed you earlier. Scaling makes things more complicated since it affects the edges of the layer and the edges may be placed such that they mimic the case where (Ap + Pos)/2 is not an integer. For this, set the AnchorPoint of the 400x400 rectangle, Shape Layer to the center of your Shape Layer - ALT+CTRL+HOME. Then set the Shape Layer to the center of the Comp - CTRL+HOME. Dive into your Shape Layer's Transform properties (not to be confused with Layer>Transforms) and zero in the AnchorPoint and Position properties. Now, twirl all the properties up and display only Layer>Transforms for Scale, AnchorPoint and Position. Scale up and down to your heart's content, without adjusting AnchorPoint or Position and you'll notice that the the edges stay sharp regardless of the scale value for as long as the Scale value is made up of integers. If you put in a number such as 22.1%, a non-integer then the edge softness occurs. To experiment further, to obtain a deeper understanding, set Scale to [100,100]. Change Position's value to [900,500]Then adjust Scale to different integer values. You should see no difference here. The moral of the story is in understanding layer resampling in AE and that scaling is not the real cause of such issues since scaling can result in crisp edges as long as the Ap and Pos formula is adhered to. Further, a Shape Layers, internal Transform>AnchorPoint and Position values are also calculated in determing the Ap  and Pos formula. And if you misspell my name again, for the thirds time in a row, I will hound you in your nightmares tonight!!! 😉 ... View more

"Old School digital clock" is an oxymoron! Old school clocks refer to Analog Clocks - clocks with hands which move around a clock! Tsk tsk tsk, AE kids these days! 😄 ... View more

You wrote - "But, if you look at the zoomed out 50% image, the red solid looks smaller than the white and blue solid." However, the "50% zoomed out" image you posted shows something totally different. You are correct that something is amiss and the facts currently show that it is YOU! lol Settle down and post more info,but first, double check them. I've just seen from you Timeline screencap that their Scale values are different. Why is this info not relevant to their varying sizes? ... View more

It's ALT+Click while you're in the main Timeline Panel. If you are in the Graph Editor, then the shortcut is the CTRL+Click. And both shortcuts work as toggle - ie you alternate between the two results with each application of the shortcut. ... View more

The Stroke effect reads your Mask Path. You can edit your Mask Path at any time and the Stroke Effect will update accordingly. Additionally, you can also animate your Mask Path and the Stroke Effect will update, and stroke the animated Mask Path. ... View more

Is there a good reason why you need a Shape Layer? Does a Solid not provide a solution for you? Stay away from Shape Layers for simple tasks such as this. use Shape Layers for what it was intended for - to create and animated elements. Too many users are using Shape Layers wrongly. ... View more

Pasting a Mask Path or a Shape Layer Path on the Transform>Position or Effect>Position properties will always result in a 2-second animation for the targeted property — regardless of how simple or complex the source path may be. To change the duration of this animation, you select either all the KFs (keyframes) and then hold down the ALT/Option key while you drag either the last or the first KF; depending on whether you want to anchor, in time, the first or last KF as you perform the procedure. BTW, this procedure is called Time Stretching KFs. Amazingly, not many know what this procedure is called even though they invoke said procedure quite frequently - Time Stretching Keyframes is a common task when one has to re-time an animation. Lastly, you may want to look at using the Stroke effect as it has a feature to stroke multiple masks either simultaneously or sequentially  — with lots of masks, it may not be wise to use Write-on since it takes much longer to set up and the cool features you aim to use may be lost once everything is in place. So, keep this in mind before you venture further. ... View more

Roei, I believe the user is only using the Shape Layer as her 'canvas' for the Write-on effect and not as a source for a 'reveal effect'. Also, getting into the Layer Panel is very useful for directly manipulating Spatial Keyframes - of course you have to ensure that the Pen Tool's Rotobezier optioni is turned off! Otherwise, you will only be able to manipulate the Spatial Keyframes with Rotobezier points and not the standard Bezier points - do you recall this issue/bug? 😉 ... View more

Roei, it's a waste of time to preComp the Shape Layer just to get into the Layer Panel. Using a Solid is much more efficient. To view Position Paths of effects, you have to load (double-click on a Layer which is not Continually Rasterized) into the Layer Panel. Once you're in the Layer Panel, the View Menu at the bottom will allow you to select which property to view. When you select Write-on, you will see its Position Path. You can now manipulate this path as you do with a normal Position/Motion Path. ... View more

There is no on/off state to check. There is Active State but this is all useless for your needs and is more trouble than it's worth! JUST place a script in either Opacity or Scale (better option) that sets its value to 100 ([100,100] for Scale) if its related item in the pop-up has been selected. If it's not selected, then set these values to 0. In fact, you may want to have a Default Image if no flag has been selected in the pop-ups. It's a fair bit of work to get this done but if you're knowledgeable and quick, one to two days is a possibility. If you're new to creating PseudoEffects then give yourself about 4-7 days. ... View more

Great! BTW, Write-on is the only tool built into AE where you can adjust the Brush Size (and hardness) and Color over time. So ... you can have different colors over your Write-on path/stroke and the size of the Write-on path/stroke can be varied over time. You'll find these related properties in the Brush and Paint Time properties. ... View more

If you're new, then it's best to stick to one instance of Write-on, for each Solid. Take note that the Write-on effect has a Paint Style property. The Paint Style property is super important for layering the effect on top of other effects or layers. Select the appropriate parameter from its drop menu to suit your needs. ... View more

That's good but I noticed a couple of pops at the top of a few of the pillars/cubes. BTW, in AE, this would take about 10-15 minutes for the animation. The lighting etc would of course take more time. ... View more

It's best that you use Paragraph Text to make things a lot easier. Otherwise, you'll have to create tricky Expressions to create line breaks at appropriate/strategic parts of the text string AND this will change if you change font attributes. So, use Paragraph Text and apply the AE Text Preset Buzzwords. Once applied, change the buzzwords to your phrases. ... View more

Expression Source Text MEANS Expression "Source Text", which means you type in an Expression in the Source Text property. Make sense? So, where is this Expression that you have? I suggest you look at various solutions available - https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=Adobe+after+effects+Expressions+slider+countdown&rlz=1C1FDUM_enSG478SG478&oq=Adobe+af… ... View more

I developed TypeGEMs for issues such as this albeit it doesn't work by changing layer in-out points. Instead, you punch in numbers, in frames, to denote the start and end for your transition in and out. Almost all of the Text Animator Properties are selected via the Effects Control Panel. TypeGEMs also has a lot of nice features built into it that aren't available with the conventional Type Tool features. http://lesterbanks.com/2014/09/typegems-brings-ae-type-animators-forefront/ ... View more

Too many templates use preComps incorrectly - it's a nuisance to productivity the way it has been used. Just do everything you need on a single Text Layer. This allows you to make changes to the text itself without jumping over to another comp to do it. For Text Layers, the only good reasons to preComp them is if you want re-order the Render Order or if you want the same Text String to be used more than once. In the latter case, making one change - in the preComp will ensure the single change is reflected across all 'main comps'. As for your question, the answer could be a whole bunch of different related and unrelated things. It all depends on how you want the text to be animated. If you're going to be using the conventional way which is to animate the Range Selector properties then you need to tie in the Start/End and Offset (depending on the Mode you use) with the layer's in and out points. Lots of pointers here - https://www.google.com.sg/search?q=after+effects+expressions+inpoint&rlz=1C1FDUM_enSG478SG478&oq=after+effects+expressio… ... View more

I think you should get in touch with your Adobe Sales Representative or contact Adobe directly. ... View more

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