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‎Nov 27, 2024
05:30 AM
Hi @JohnColombo , Thanks a lot for the fix! I've tested again (on 25.2.0.30), and unfortunately there are still some issues. - Deselecting a lot of layers is now as fast as in AE 2021, so this specific issue has been fixed. I've noticed that clicking an empty space in the timeline is MUCH faster than clicking an empty space in the comp/viewport. That makes sense as in the timeline there's no need to check if some layers are available under the mouse cursor. BUT - Now, selecting all layers is VERY slow (I mean, using the Ctrl + A shortcut), it takes several seconds to select my 50 layers. - Another strange issue : if lots of layers are selected, the menus take at least a couple of seconds to pop up (File/Edit/Composition menus, etc). I noticed this trying to open the about dialog to check the exact version of After Effects 😉 - Even revealing a property with a shortcut is a pain (like P, W, S, T etc.) - I have also noticed that switching the current tool with a keyboard shortcut is much slower (a couple of seconds) than clicking on the tool icon in the toolbar. - This is only if there are lots of expressions : with my 50 layers selected, adjusting any property for of all of them at once is very, very slow, it makes it almost impossible to drag the value, even if the property being adjusted is not used in any of the expressions. This all happen if there are a lot of (shape)layers selected. If nothing is selected, things get much better. Showing or hiding layer handles doesn't change anything. I have tested with a very simple comp and things begin to be noticeably slow with : a shape layer containing 10 basic rectangles, duplicated 50 times. It's a lot, but it's not a huge comp as we can have sometimes, and still, working with a big selection makes everything very slow, and even just selecting a lot of layers is very slow...
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‎Dec 23, 2022
04:38 AM
2 Upvotes
It's actually worse than I thought, the "Cache frames when idle" option, although in the "composition" menu is not per comp. So I just can't use it at all if I'm using very long comps, because each time I switch to one of these comps I'll have to purge the memory...
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‎Dec 23, 2022
04:30 AM
1 Upvote
Hi, First, let me explain the issue I'm facing: I often create very long compositions (like 10k frames) to make sure they can easily be reused anywhere without having to change their duration if they're too short. Problem is: If I don't set the work area to a shorter duration OR forget to deactivate "Cache frames when idle", Ae fills up all the system RAM. That's not a big issue if it's the active comp, because each change in the comp will empty the cache, but when switching to another comp, all this cache will be kept, and the system just becomes unusable. And then I'm angry because I have to go back to the longer comp to disable "Cache frames when idle", then empty the cache, then get back to work. And I don't like being angry 😉 A simple change would make be very happy: in the preferences, add an option to limit the duration of the cache when idle; for example, it would be nice to be able to set it to "cache around current time" AND no more than 1s before and 5s after, for example. That would prevent this kind of issue, while still being quite useful.
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‎Nov 30, 2022
07:19 AM
11 Upvotes
I've found a bug in the expressions which breaks some functionnalities in Duik (so it's a big problem and I can't find any workaround) The value of `layer.outPoint` is not updated when the layer is a precomp which has been trimmed 1. Create a long comp "A", let's say 10s 2. Add it into another comp, "B" 3. Add an expression to any property using the layer "A" outPoint, just throw the value or display it on a text layer for example. I used this in the sourceText property: var l = thisComp.layer("A");
"Layer outPoint: " + l.outPoint; 4. Trim or change the duration of precomp "A" The value of the outPoint should change, but it does not 5. Edit the outPoint of the layer "A" (cut it), now the value of the outPoint is updated and it's the right one. Here's a GIF to show the issue I have attached the project, as it is just after having trimmed the precomp, with the wrong value shown in the text layer. I've searched a workaround but found nothing, the issue persists after reopening the project and/or purging cache. Ae 23.0.0x59 and previous versions (tested on 2021 too) Windows 11
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‎Nov 30, 2022
07:02 AM
Hi John, I've sent the project files to Sébastien at the time I posted this, here it is: https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/422137414497337344/1038023470287704074/OCO_Chicken_perf_test.aep I've just opened this same project right now, and it seemsI can't reproduce anymore (I mean, it's still (very) slow, 1.5s, but not as slow as it was on Ae 2023 when I noticed this, just the usual sluggishness). The context must be important here, but I don't know what's changed. When I test this kind of thing, I always make sure only After Effects is running, to clear cache, etc etc. I hope you'll be able to reproduce the issue on your side! Cheers!
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‎Nov 04, 2022
03:00 AM
9 Upvotes
I have a comp with 51 shape layers & lots of expressions, which makes After Effects lag a lot (as usual), BUT it's worse in Ae2023 than previous versions. To show the issue, I've made these two GIFs, from Ae2021 and Ae2023, to show how long it takes to just deselect all the layers. The click is shown by a yellow circle under the mouse cursor at the beginning. The first one is Ae 2021, and the delay between the click and the actual deselection is already quite annoying, I've measured it to be 1.5s (I've run the test several times to get the average time) The second one is Ae 2023, the delay is 2.5s. I just can't work anymore with After Effects with this lag, it's just a no-go, and I'm going to recommend to everyone to not update if they're going to work with Duik. One just can't work correctly with that. If it lags so much for simple actions like (de)selection, just imagine how painful it is to precisely adjust any value. IMHO it is more than urgent that After Effects lags like this are fixed, I don't know of any other software where I experiment this kind of sluggishness, it's not the case in any other compositing, animation, or 3D software I know of. Computer specs: - AMD Ryzen 7 2700X Eight-Core, 3.7GHz - 32 GB RAM - Nvidia GeForce GTX 2060, Studio Driver 517.40
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