RAM preview takes forever to start?
Did something change in 12.2 with RAM preview? I feel like it is taking *forever* to begin rendering. I'm not talking about the speed at which it renders once it begins, because that is what it is and...
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Error: File "x.avi" cannot be opened (86::1)
I've started using a new camera to record some footage and it saves videos in an .avi format with the H.264 codec. Everytime I try to import footage from the camera I get an error message saying...
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The editable rectangles of my still photos in the composition panel suddenly...
Hi There, Adobe Community! I am relatively new to After Effects CC and am using it to create a stop motion film with a large amount of photos. Usually, when importing the individual images into my...
View ArticleCould not launch the Adobe stabilization server.
I am running After Effects Cs6 creative cloud on my MacBook pro with Retina Display, Mid 2012, with 8GB RAM and Mavericks as the OS. I have some shaky video (want to stabilize only 10 seconds of video)...
View ArticleExported video has no video
This one is a real shocker to me. When I export this video in After Effects it has the sound, and the file is not corrupt, but there is no video. It is just a black screen while the voiceover...
View ArticleEvolution property on Fractal Noise
I am a very beginner in after effect, done some investigating and am currently trying to: 1)"Animate the Evolution property over time by using an expression such as time*90 (which will give you one...
View ArticleAfter Effects CS4 & WebM/VP8 Compatibility
I'm trying to create animations for web-use and would like to have them work on mobile platforms as well, so I want to export After Effects projects to an HTML5 video format. WebM is the one I'd most...
View ArticleAfter Effects closes after launch
After Effects will close immediately after launch. It loads the interface and right after it loads the effects panel the whole program closes. I have reinstalled it numerous times and still closes. The...
View ArticleWhat is the shortcut for "Trim object in" when I'm on a swedish keyboard...
Sure I can switch to US Keyboard when working in After Effects but I really shouldn't need to right?
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Understanding the "Collect Files" Function
Hi, Just a quick one (for a change ), I am testing some speed realted configs on our machines before we go ahead and get new hardware and am having a little trouble getting my head around "Collecting...
View ArticleMXF frame read errors and general render errors since update to CC
Hi there folks,Being a Creative Cloud member for a while now I share the benefits of immediate updates of CC products. However, I also get to deal with the downsides, it seems.Since I updated to CC...
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Subtracting Time in the Time Display
Hi,when I want to add time to the time display, to re-position the timeline cursor, i use +15 for example. But when i want to subtract time, -15 wouldn't work. How does subtracting frames in the time...
View ArticleHow to view layers beneath a pre comp while working in a Precomp
HiI have recently transitioned from Motion to AE (a bit of jump but it's going OK) and one of the things I'm struggling with is Precomps. I'm treating them like I would a Group in Motion but I find it...
View ArticleHow can I import Alexa Arri files (mxf, sum, xml) to use in After Effects?
How can I import Alexa Arri camera files (mxf, sum, xml) to use in After Effects cs6? I have tried several versions of free software downloads to convert the files to mov or mp4 but this does not work.
View ArticleMotion Paths In After Effects CS6?
Hello, I was wondering if you could draw a motion path for objects to follow. I have multiple objects(12) that all need to follow on the same path. Do I have to animate all of them individually, or can...
View ArticleOptimizing After Effects Performance/ Rendering Speed for large projects
Problem:My after effects is extremely slow and i want to use an external harddrive to increase the speed temporarily until i can afford to change the internal hard drive. i also have other video...
View ArticleBounding Boxes (Importing Photoshop to After Effects)
Hey, I'm sorry if this is a stupid question and it seems like (hopefully) it's a one click easy fix but here goes. When I import Photoshop files into After Effects the bounding boxes around the orignal...
View ArticleAvid AAF to After Effects CC Changes Timecode
Hello Everyone! I've been searching for hours and cannot find a solution to this problem. I exported an AAF out of Avid Media Composer 7, and imported it into After Effects CC. I open the Comp it...
View ArticleAdvanced Tablet usage in AE?
Hi there, I love handling AE with a Tablet, but there's one thing that gets a bit on my nerves. But maybe there's a way to fix that? On the pen, I set one of the two buttons for Middle Click, one for...
View ArticleLoading AE 6.5 projects into AE CC
I need to load an AE 6.5 project into AE CC. Understand I need to do an intermediate load and save in either AE CS3, or 4, or 5. These are no longer available as trial downloads. Is there any way I can...
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