Vector graphics, rasterizing and puppet pins
See photos below, look at the feet! Whenever I use the continuously rasterise option I always run into problems. This may be my workflow but I will often find that layers seem to jump around, get...
View ArticlePrecomp'ed JPG does not degrade quality (right?)
All - probably newbee question, but . . . assuming I'm right, I have some tedious work to do and I want to ensure I'm not doing something I will regret. Knowing what little I know about the subject,...
View ArticleDual monitors (playback setup)
Hi folks! Is there anyone who knows if it is possible to set up AE as picture below (a dual monitor setup)?And that the monitor setup opens every time I open ae....
View ArticleAudio volume difference between Audition and AE
Hello! If this is in the incorrect forum, please let me know. (Mac Maverick, Adobe CC.) A customer provided a clip to me for production as a .MOV file. The audio was way, way hot on the clip, so I ran...
View ArticleAdobe After Effects CC does not open in MAC OS Mavericks
Dear forum friends, I've subscribed to an account of the Adobe Creative Cloud. I'm trying to use Adobe After Effects CC on my macintosh, but it does not open. I installed, updated, but does not work....
View ArticleRE: Extending the Timeline
Hello Everyone. Its been a while since I worked with After Effects, I am getting back into It I have a question please.I have a 2 minutes video that I Imported into after effects, but my Timeline is...
View Articleray-traced 3D renderer and GT 750M
Just bought a MBP Retina. Maxed out with everything they've got there at Apple. Here's a screen shot of what my preferences look like. Two things stand out: 1. the GPU option says "unsupported" and 2....
View ArticleTips on making environment layers for use in AE?
I've watched a few tutorials on this, but still don't know e.g. what size still image is best for an HD project (I imagine much larger than 1920 x 1080?) I'm fairly clear on vanishing point in PS to...
View ArticleHolding last frame in composition
I have read that you can use Time Remapping to hold the last frame of a png sequence so that you can create a pause between transitions, without importing the last frame or anything. I have tried the...
View ArticleRed frame glitch/bug on renders out of AE
Hello all, Firstly, I'm on a fresh Mountain Lion install 10.8.5 on a Mac Pro 4,1 with 32 GB RAM, running the latest version of Adobe CC and using a GTX 570 video card (not using any CUDA raytracing,...
View ArticleComp Window goes "Blank" after Save or Auto-Save
Hello there, Since yesterday, AE CC 12.1.0.168, everytime I save or it auto-saves the main comp window just goes blank. Zooming in and out of the magnificiation sometimes displays my work but this is...
View ArticleHow can I Edit multiple clips in After Effects in the same workspace?
I was wondering if you can put 2 or more clips into after effects and have it play through the whole thing without stopping. When I put multiple clips into after effects, it stops halfway through the...
View Article"Unknown error" CC lightburst 2.5
When i try to encode my completed after effects project i get an "Unknown error". I have isolated the issue to CC lightburst 2.5 that i added to an adjustmentlayer to get nice lightburst to the music...
View ArticleFile output greater than HD
Hello, I need to render a file that is 2160x7680 from After Effects CC. I can only managed this as a .MOV and an uncompressed AVI (Massive file resulting in playback issues). Is there any other files...
View ArticleCant open Windows After Effects project in Mac
Hello, Im unable to open an AEP that was created on windows on my Mac, we are both registered to cloud and have the same updated After Effects version 11.0.3. The windows version runs on After Affects...
View ArticleCan't access tools in c4d lite
Hi there, I am in c4d lite. After making an object and selecting polygon mode, I am tryingt o right click in the work area to access my tools (ie dissolve, brush, mirror, iron, knife etc.) The...
View ArticleAfter effects and Premier pro corrupted after dynamiclinkserver crash CS6
Hi guys,The title says it all really.I was trying to render an after effects file in CS6I opened Premier Pro and created a dynamic link. this crashed after a while and both programs now fail to start...
View ArticleBest and most efficient movie format for website
Hey, I was just wondering about what is the best and most efficient format and settings for making a short movie for the website.There are loads of formats to choose in AfterEffectsAnyone can help?...
View Article"Unable to allocate memory" popup on Quit
First visit here, and hoping someone can help... Following Creative Cloud updating my installation of After Effects to v12.1.0.168 today, I now have a frustrating dialogue box that pops up every time I...
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