It's almost certain that your illustrator file is inappropriate in some way - overlapping paths, wrong path direction or something similar. Expecting autotrace to build well configured paths for 3D extusion is highly optimistic. Open your path in Illustrator and examine the area around the missing letter carefully, looking at the aspects I've highlighted. ... View more

Given your description it's difficult to know exactly what procedure you're referring to here - but my guess is that you might be talking about effect compositing options. Normally when you apply a mask to a layer, you will mask - that is, 'cut out' - the layer. In that case, assuming there are no other visible layers below, you'll see the background composition colour: typically black, as in your case.   However, there is another option when using masks... In your screen shot, looking at the timeline, you'll see 'Compositing Options' in the Directional blur effect. Click the + button to the right and you'll get a menu from which you can select a mask. If you only have one mask on the layer it will be automatically selected. Doing this means the mask now no longer masks the layer itself, but masks the extent of the effect on the layer. Is this what you are looking for?   One other related tip: Directly to the left of the 'Active Camera' menu at the bottom of the Comp window is a checkerboard icon. Enabling this will display Comp transparency as a grey / white checkerboard, which may be more helpful for you in detremining what areas are transparent. ... View more

You can only have one project open at a time in After Effects. The way you've phrased your question suggests that you may not be clear on the difference between an AE project file (project.aep) and a composition. It's the Composition(s) that you see as tabs in the timeline. One project may have one, or multiple compositions in it. If you're uncertain about this I'd strongly suggest you review a few basic tutorials at: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/tutorials.html   However, you can import one project into an exisiting project. Simply by using the 'File > Import' menu option, or by double clicking in the project panel. This will import the project in it's own folder, with all the related compositions and assets. You can then double click one, or more, of the imported compositions to open them as tabs in the Timeline. ... View more

Check that you haven't accidentally selected the 'Rotobezier' checkbox that appears on the toolbar, to the right, when you have the Pen tool selected. ... View more

You're in luck : ) Here's an alternative approach - but it has a few limitations: 1. Requires a mono-spaced font. 2. Single line of text - doesn't work with line breaks or blocks of text. 3. Designed to work with opacity. (Range selector > Advanced > Smoothness can be any value.) 4. It's a two layer solution. If that meets your needs - it may be a little faster in use.   On the positive side: Any style or text changes made to the text layer will automatically update the number layer : )   Here's what to do: 1. Set your text and animate this with a text animator as normal. 2. Duplicate the layer. 3. On the lower layer:           Set: Animator 1 > Range selector > Advanced > Mode : subtract           Paste this expression into the Text > Source text property     posterizeTime(5); // for fps of random number change txtLen = thisComp.layer(index-1).text.sourceText.length; txtAll = ""; for (var i = 0; i < txtLen; i++ ) { txt = Math.floor(random(0,9)) txtAll += txt } thisComp.layer(index-1).text.sourceText.style.setText(txtAll)     Adjust the posterizeTime property to taste.   Optional: you may want to parent the lower layer to the main layer so that any changes to to the parent layer's position, scale and rotation are matched by the number layer. ... View more

There are two ways to use the text tool...   I suspect you dragged out a box with the type tool in order to create your text. This is called 'area type' - you put your text in a box that can be reflowed. What you should have done is simply 'clicked and released' the mouse button with the text tool - then typed. This will give you 'point type'. Type that doesn't word wrap.   When you do have your type correctly set up you will be able to use the alignment marker that Mohammad pointed out to slide your text around your path to the starting position of your choice.   I hope this helps.     ... View more

You need to set up a shape layer like this:   An ellipse  (circle) : ) Trim paths: Set end to 2% Repeater: Set copies to 40,  'transform repeater' position offset to 0. Wiggle transform: Correlation : 0, Transform: rotation: to maybe around 2 revolutions.   Adjust all above parameters to taste : )   If you want to get really clever... you can add another repeater at the bottom: Copies: 4, Position: 0, Scale 110%, Rotation: 90 degrees. then drag the stroke out of the top Ellipse group and place it right at the bottom of the stack.   Result: RadialRepeater.mp4  ... View more

Start dragging the corner handle - then hold down shift. Release the mouse button - then release shift. Does that not work for you? ... View more

It's because you have accidently set a minimum 'work area' - the thicker lighter gray bar at the top of the timeline. To fix it: 1. Put your playhead at the start of the timeline - hit the B key on the keyboard. 2. Put your playhead at the end of the timeline - hit the N key on the keyboard.   B = shortcut for beginning of work area. N = shortcut for end of work area.   The reason you got a 0 second render from Media Encoder is that it defaults to rendering out the 'work area' (time) - and you had a 0 second work area : )   ... View more

...and if you hold Alt / Optn when you click on the color swatch it will cycle through those four options 😉 ... View more

"how can i remove green screen in a veeeeery good way?"   by starting off with veeeeery good footage... Do you know the phrase "Garbage in = Garbage out" ?  It's true for greenscreen work. ... View more

In the extreme lower left corner of your AE interface you'll find 3 icons. Grey is off, blue is on. If you have the left and middle icons on, you'll see the  'layer switches' panel and the 'blending modes' panel. If you have just one of those on, you'll see an additional button at the bottom of the timeline : "toggle switches / modes" which will flip between them. The rightmost icon displays the 'in, out, duration and stretch' panel - which is generally less used than the other two.   Understanding the AE interface is critical, so I'd suggest you start here: https://helpx.adobe.com/support/after-effects.html     ... View more

Here's a suggestion: Animate the position of your first layer - it just needs 2 keyframes. Use the Bezier handles to shape the motion path to match your curve. Now also apply this expression to the same layer's position property - adjusting the 'delay' value as you require:   delay = 10; //number of frames to delay d = delay*thisComp.frameDuration*(index - 1); thisComp.layer(1).position.valueAtTime(time - d)   Now add all your additional object layers directly underneath this one.   Highlight the position property of your first layer - the one you've just put the expression on - then go:  Edit menu > Copy Expression only. Select all your other object layers and paste. This will copy the same expression to those layers.   All layers should now follow the same path with a 10 frame delay.   ... View more

You can now find it at the bottom of the contextual pop up menu if you right click on the effect name. Why? I have no idea....     ... View more

OK:   slider=effect("Slider Control")("Slider"); sec=Math.floor(slider%60); min=Math.floor(slider/60); function addZero(X){ if(X<10){ return"0"+X }else{ return X } } addZero(min)+":"+addZero(sec) ... View more