JohnColombo
Adobe Employee
JohnColombo
Adobe Employee
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Dec 04, 2018
08:22 AM
In the October 2018 update to After Effects CC (version 16.0), the Crop Edges preset was updated ( it previously had applied the Wigglerama preset in error ). It appears that the expressions in the preset were not localized correctly. Our apologies for the disruption. We have verified the problem and will evaluate it for a future update to After Effects.
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Nov 30, 2018
07:55 AM
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Hi Cedric, Thanks for trying those out and responding back so quickly. I'm sorry options 1 and 3 didn't work out, but let's retry option 2. Looking at your screengrab, it appears there is more explanation needed on how to rewrite the expression. Expression property links are built like a chain, where each item in the chain is referenced by its name. You can also reference items by their index number, which is what we're going for in this case. You added (1) to the end of the property link, so the expression property was looking for another property underneath ("Color"), which doesn't exist. Instead, replace ("Color") with (3), like this: comp("__Controller__").layer("__Controller__").effect("Shadow Color")(3) This is because "Color" is the third property in the Fill effect. I had recommended (1) for the expression from your first post because Color is the first property of the Color Control effect. Let me know if this is making sense. We are looking at this issue closely to find the cause. Thanks again, - John
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Nov 29, 2018
12:15 PM
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Hi cedricb, Thanks for posting, we are looking at this issue closely as we are hearing reports of it from other users as well. Which expression engine are you using in After Effects before you send to Media Encoder? The engine preference is in the Project Settings under File > Project Settings > Expressions tab > Expression Engine. See if toggling to Legacy ExtendScript resolves the issue. Try this as well: instead of ending your expression link with ("Color"), use the property index (1) instead. Like this: comp("Comp 2").layer("Adjustment Layer 1").effect("Color Control")(1) Yet another option to try: see if changing the language of AME to English has any effect, under Edit > Preferences > Appearance > Language. Please let me know if any of these options are able to help with the problem. Thanks so much, - John
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Nov 20, 2018
07:44 AM
Hi Escobar_R, Thank you for your patience. I am still unable to reproduce the incorrect render after matching my OS and app language settings to yours, there must be some other dependency which is causing the issue. Perhaps a network filter or firewall interfering with Dynamic Link. With that said, I'm very familiar with the type of setup you are creating and I think you should check out Master Properties ( they were added in the April 2018 After Effects update ). Create Motion Graphics templates with Essential Graphics panel https://www.schoolofmotion.com/tutorials/master-properties-after-effects By using Master Properties, you won't need to link pre-comped elements to sliders or create if...else expressions; you can simply expose the opacity control for each pre-comp in your Datasheet composition. I will continue working on this bug and may reach out to you for more details, but I hope that integrating Master Properties will both work around the issue and open up new workflow possibilities for you. Thanks, - John
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Nov 13, 2018
03:08 PM
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Escobar_R, Thank you for emailing the project file. So far I've been unable to reproduce the same issue when rendering out the Datasheet composition through AME. I tried using both: The "Queue in AME" button in the Render Queue The menu option under "Composition" > "Add to Adobe Media Encoder Queue" The Datasheet composition rendered out correctly for me in both cases. Your After Effects & Media Encoder versions are in sync, thank you for sending those screen captures. I do notice that your Media Encoder appears to be running in Spanish while your After Effects is running in English ( at least in the screencaps ). Does the problem persist if you set Media Encoder to English? Also, which language do you have Windows set to? The inconsistency might be related. Thanks, - John
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Nov 08, 2018
07:57 AM
Hi Escobar_R, Which version of After Effects are you using when this problem occurs? Take a look in the menus under "Help > About After Effects..." to view the full version number. It's possible that the version of Media Encoder and the version of After Effects are not in sync. What is the full version number of Media Encoder? Looking at the project itself would be the best way for us to diagnose what's going on. Would you be able to upload a copy of your After Effects project so our team can take a look? Thanks so much, - John
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