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AE cS5.5 using a shaper from AI to make a mask

May 3, 2016, 7:39 am
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How can I (or CAN I?) use a shape I import from AI CS 6 into a mask?

I've watched several videos and searched the HELP in upper right - but can't seem to solve this.

I'm trying to create a reusable eye for animating several characters. I have 3 layers bottom to top:

1. a white oval (white of the eye)

2. a black circle (the pupil)

3. a larger black oval outline (eye shape)

I duplicated layer 1 and placed it under layer 3, and can't get that to make the pupil so that when it moves to one side or the other it isn't visible if it moves outside of the "eye shape."

CAn anyone tell me how I "Make that shape, mask the pupil below it? Many thanks!

 

BTW - one of the many ways I tried - was to make a solid layer and try to paste that oval "mask shape" into / onto that solid layer. But i couldn't make that work.

And I can do this using the Shape Layer tool - but my goal is to use the AI shape. Many thanks!

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FLV export gone.. need alpha channel in video for Flash

June 19, 2014, 9:37 am
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Hello, I've just noticed that the option of exporting video files in FLV format has been removed from the AF CC 2014 version. This is very destructive to our workflow as we need the "alpha" channel of the flv for use in Flash.

 

 

Is there a way to restore flv export functionality?

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How do I create a new keyboard shortcut?

May 6, 2016, 12:10 am
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Ok, I know how to modify keyboard shortcuts in AE. But I need to assign keyboard short to a command that has no shortcut by default — in my case it's new Shape layer (Layer -> New -> Shape Layer — a need a lot of them and going to menu by mouse becomes kind of painful).

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When I open Adobe After Effects 13.7 Mac en_US Shortcuts.txt I can't see such command there, though I see other layer related commands and their shortcuts:

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So, my question is:is there a command name for new Shape layer that I can write there and assign a keyboard shortcut to that? Something like "NewShapeLayer"? (I tried that, it didn't work).

 

Thank you!

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Ayuda Dynamic link after effects no funciona!!!!

May 6, 2016, 10:37 pm
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Ayuda despues de la ultima actualizacion de mi suit adobe el dynamic link de after effects con media encoder

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averigue y en otros foros decian que posiblemente era por la version pero los dos programas son de la misma version.Screenshot_4.jpgScreenshot_5.jpg

Gracias de antemano por la ayuda

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AE screen drops out

May 3, 2016, 10:54 pm
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Hi,

I'm on version 13.7.1.6 of After Effects CC.  31% of 31.9 GB of RAM used.  I actually have two computers and this is happening on BOTH.

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While working in AE my view of the screen just drops out.  That "corner" towards the bottom of the right was the solid I was working with.  Everything dropped out.  If I go back to a different composition or fiddle with enough things the screen will come back and I'll have my beautiful pictures back.

 

Any idea what's causing this?  I never had issues until like two updates ago.  I thought it was my old computer but now that I'm working in AE on the new one it's doing it as well. 

 

Brand new build - i7 6700k proc, Nvidia 970 video card, SSDs, etc.  The AE project file is small and only has 5 comps.

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Adding P.S effects to A.E clip

May 7, 2016, 1:13 am
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Hey guys,

 

I have this really short clip I'm working on in After Effects of a man sitting straight, facing the camera.

I have some Photoshop filters that I want to apply on that man's face alone (without tampering with the background).

 

One option is obviously to take a frame grab, move it to PS as a picture, using some tool to cut out the man's face,

have the effects applied and then bringing it back.

 

Questions  -

 

A. There must be a better work flaw between AE and PS than saving images and loading them in PS

B. Is there anyway I could move a whole clip to PS and work the effect on it with some motion tracking? If I'm to repeat the original process that I've mentioned (grab frame -> move to ps -> apply -> save -> bring back to AE) for each frame it will take hours.

Can PS perhaps import a whole clip, allow me to apply effect for the first frame and then fix it a bit for the next frames?

 

(P.S, the Photohop effects and filters are quite simple, some smudging and blurring that can't be done easily in AE)

 

 

Thanks ahead!

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13.6.1 - After Effects error: internal verification failure, sorry! {stuff not in the right sortdir}

December 18, 2015, 10:22 am
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I've started getting this error message every time I quit After Effects (I updated to 13.6.1 today and I'm still getting it, I started getting it on the previous update). I have to dismiss several instances of the error message every time.

 

The projects re-open no problem and everything seems to be fine.

 

It just happened on a project that has a single comp consisting of a psd as a guide layer, a video layer with Keylight, levels, and hue and saturation effects applied, and a looping background later. No exotic effects or anything.

 

Anyone else getting this? Any idea what the cause and/or solution is?

 

iMac (27-inch, Late 2013)

3.5 GHz Intel Core i7

32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3

NVIDIA GeForce GTX 780M 4096 MB

El Capitan 10.11.2

 

Thanks

-Mike

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Versione Trial After Effects CS6 MAC

May 7, 2016, 1:41 am
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Scaricata da Adobe ieri 06/05/2016 Versione Trial After Effects CS6 MAC. Messaggio all' apertura.......

App. inutilizzabile. Prego dare risposta: renzobertoniçvirgilio.it

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After Affects CC Downloads at 42% then fails to download

May 7, 2016, 4:55 am
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Hi!
I have a problem with After Effects CC I want to try the free trial and when i download it goes to 42% then fails then I press retry it continues at 42 percent and says fail again.
I tried re installing CC but it did nothing
Please help
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Particle Playground rendering one frame ahead

May 7, 2016, 11:54 am
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I'm using Particle Playground to generate a stream of particles that creates a line. I am using keyframes to move the cannon. The problem is that when it is rendering, particles are emitting from where the cannon will be one frame in the future. The problem seems to be worse when there are a lot of particles. Is this a bug, or am I using it wrong? For now, I guess I can just slide the keyframes one frame backward, but it doesn't seem like this is how it should work.

 

Does this happen for other people or just me?

 

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is it possible to change the "skip frames" defaults when previewing

December 18, 2015, 5:15 am
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the default 'skip frames' options when previewing (in CC14) are 0, 1, 2, and 5.

it would be very helpful to have other options but I can't find anywhere to change ?

had a look in the prefs file but no joy.

any ideas ?

../jl

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Typewriter Animation but need Backspace animation

May 7, 2016, 12:07 pm
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I am working on a text typing animation and have found the Typewriter preset and the Type-on_Text_Preset to be invaluable.  What is need is to take the finished text and either backspace each letter to delete the entire sentence, move the curser back and delete a single word, or highlight the entire sentence and run a new new sentence animation.

 

I've looked everywhere and of course I'm on deadline and can't wrap my head around creating it.

 

Thanks in advanced to anyone who can help.

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After Editing and Finilised the Video-Uploading Error

May 7, 2016, 9:18 am
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After Editing and Finilised the Video-Uploading Error showing in this website Happy Birthday Wishes why the error occur... showing video format error

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Using GPU to render? Get faster Renders?

May 7, 2016, 10:09 am
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I am trying to export a 20min video I made in After Effects. It has a few Particle Effects and a few Audio Spectrum Effects. When I start a Render, it shows between 20 to 30 hours to complete. If I had multiple machines I would have no problem with that, but I dont so.

 

I have tried most of the suggestions in the forums to try and speed up the render Times:

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  • Clasic render instead of Ray traced
  • Removed unused pre comps and footage
  • Reduced the number of effects
  • reduced the number of precomps
  • reduced the number of expressions
  • Rendering with CUDA
  • Disabled Motion Blur
  • Disabled 3D Layers.

Still I cannot manage to make the render time shorter. I also tried different render settings:

  • Youtube 1080p
  • Youtube720p
  • Quicktime Animation
  • Lossless
  • JPEG Sequence

with no major difference (youtube 1080p being the best)

 

I have noticed that AME does not use all the power it could. It uses around 50% CPU but I read that may be because it does not have the time to ramp up before getting to an other frame.

 

I have also notice that even using CUDA acceleration, AME does not use the GPU's power AT ALL. I have two GTX780 and I am pretty sure that if it was using them it would speed up a lot, but I dont know if it can use them and if it can I dont know how to activate it.

 

So looking for any other suggestions to speed up my render, or instructions to make AME use my GPU's

 

Specs:

  • i7-4790K
  • 32Gb RAM
  • 2x GTX780
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Will After Effects work on Galaxy Tab Pro S?

May 7, 2016, 8:44 am
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I am strongly considering upgrading my CC subscription to the All Apps option so I can start using a more up to date After Effects. I'm trying to figure out all the pros/cons and am also in the market for a 2-in-1. I need to know if After Effects will run on the Galaxy Tab Pro S and I mean actually run. Doesn't have to be lightning fast, as long as its not super laggy. I know it depends heavily on the type of project you're working on, but Id only be running projects with extremely basic elements, no particles or anything.

While comparing system requirements with the Tabs specs, I can't tell if the Graphics card and the Processor will live up to the requirements.

Also as a side question regarding 2-in-1s, are their adapters that are basically add-on/plug-in graphics cards? A freind was say, "oh ya, just get the teb and then buy an adapter!" but conveniently he didn't remember where he saw it, and I can't find anything about it.

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AE CC 2015 high idle CPU usage

May 7, 2016, 4:11 pm
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I've been having high CPU usage in AE when idle, nearly 100% of all 4 cores on a MacBook Pro, reducing battery life from 5-6 hours to under 1.5, spinning up the fans, and making the rest of the system less responsive. Found out the culprit is a process called CEPHtml Helper that is spawned by most Adobe CC apps (AE, PS, Illustrator, Permiere) when they launch. To stop it from happening, you need to remove the file called CEPHtmlEngine.

 

In Finder:

/Applications/Adobe After Effects CC 2015/Adobe After Effects CC 2015

(Right-click > Show Package Contents)

/Contents/MacOS/CEPHtmlEngine

 

I just archived it and deleted the original. This restored AE CPU usage when idle to a sane <1%. I haven't found a place where deleting the file negatively affects anything yet, although I assume it has some function (but whatever it is, being able to use CC on a laptop is more important). The process is mostly the same for the other Adobe apps, but sometimes the file is in a slightly different folder within the app's package.

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Rays of light and hologram 3D

May 7, 2016, 4:27 pm
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Hello everyone !

 

I made this holographic stuff. It's just a solid with some text and elements, and I applied Holomatrix to it. I also created a light layer with three solids: an optical flare, a light beam, and a glow. So, I do know how to create the hologram, but I would like to make it more credible, I would like to make it look like it would be a 3D hologram. I already activated the 3D option, but it's not that credible... I would like the holographic square to seem to be INTO the light rays, so, as if the holographic square was in the middle of the light, with some light rays in front of it. Because right now, if you take a look at the picture, it looks like I'd just copy and paste the two compositions in 2D...

 

Thank you in advance.

 

(I used Video Copilot Optical Flare to create the light beam).

 

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Circular LED animations

May 7, 2016, 5:02 pm
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Hi everyone,

 

I want to create a circular LED animation like in this video– especially like the one starting from 1:12. I already figured out how to create realistic looking LEDs in a circular arrangement but I still have some problems with the animations. So far I've been using a radial wipe transition but as each of the LEDs must be able to switch the color that doesn't seem like a proper solution. I know how to create this animation by using only a stroke but that doesn't help me a lot…

 

Can you maybe give me some tips or name some effects that might help me?

 

Thanks in advance!

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Quadro Graphics Cards compatibility

May 7, 2016, 8:33 am
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I am looking to buy a new graphics card and I'm looking to upgrade to a Quadro Card. Looking at the Quadro K2200 and I am looking to install this with CS6.

 

Looking at the supported cards I cannot see this particular Quadro card listed. Does this mean that it won't work as it should?

 

Many of the cards listed seem to be quite old and also hard to get in brand new condition, was looking to buy newer Quadro card.

 

Thanks

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3d tracking, how to manually intervene on a bad 3d track?

May 3, 2016, 7:54 am
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so, im doing a composite for a short film

 

the (hand held) camera turns rather quickly to face the window,  i have composited new curtains on the window, it sits in place fine once the camera is facing the window

(i have sucessfully appoximated the distance of the window from the camera etc...so everything seems fine there, Not much drift)

 

however, during the actual turn, there is too much motion blur, and it seems the 3d tracker is not able to sucessfully track that part of the footage

 

i know with a 2 point tracker its pretty easy to manually intervene when these issues occur, if your points jump, you can just move the track points back to where they should be.   however when things go wrong in a 3d track im a bit confused as to how to deal with it....

 

i was going thinking of dealing with this section of the footage using a 2 point tracker, and corner pins to fake the sense of perspective until the turn was complete, but it has not worked out. so another approach is needed.

any ideas?

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