AE can't render QT to NFS on Mac OS 10.7.x and 10.8.x
It seems that AE CS5 and CS6 are incapable of rendering a Quicktime to an NFS mount on Mac OS 10.7.x and 10.8.x. It simply beachballs and I have to force quit. On 10.6.x it used to work fine. Also,...
View ArticleHelp opening a CS5.5 AE project in CS6 & CC?
Hello everybody, Can anybody help me open an AE CS5.5 project in CS 6 and CC? A couple of years ago, I created an After Effect template with CS5.5, which works great in CS5 (thanks to backwards...
View ArticleHow do I track a liquify effect on my face while I move?
Hi everyone- newbie here so this may seem like a simple question- but I have been searching all night on a tutorial on how to do this to no avail. I am editing a clip where my mouth grows very big...
View ArticleProblems with Nested Composition Update
I am working on a project where I have 4 compositions nested within the main one. I have had to change some of the timing of the nested compositions, but the changes are not showing up in the main. I...
View ArticleBuena Depth Cue Plug-in
Does anyone know the status of this AE plug-in? DigiEffects says it is now a RowByte product. RowByte says it is now distributed by AEScripts, but I can't find it on their website. I really like the...
View ArticleOpening files in a different version of After Effects
Is it possible to open a file that was created in Adobe After Effects CC while working on Adobe After Effects CS6? I know that you usually can't open a file from a newer version of the program on an...
View ArticleBest performance setting for iMac
Hello, I have just got a new iMac AND just starting to learn After Effects. I am not the best when it comes to the techincal bit (trying to learn but it all blurs together for me). What I can say...
View ArticleQTs are washed out when rendered.
HI there I'm rendering out through AE (v12) and through numerous codecs - animation,H264, ApplePro, tiffs, etc.... - and all QTs look washed out when compared to the AE project. Does anyone have a...
View ArticleBatch Render After Effects Projects
I have 150 AE Files, I want to render all the renderlists in the Files. Everything is set up - with the media encorde I would have to set up every file destination again and it would take forever to...
View ArticleHow to retain an object (lader) painted blue in a Green screen set....
Hello there! I would appreciate a piece of advise about a matter I am working on.I have attached two photos and I will explain what I want to do.I would like to key out the green backdrop in...
View ArticleReading ProRes4444 Quicktime between AE CS5.5 & Nuke 7.0v8 produces different...
Please read this first. THIS IS NOT A GAMMA ISSUE! I am well aware of the difference between RGB v YUV & 0-255 v 16-235. It is not a RGB v YUV problem or a 0-255 v 16-235. I am experiencing a...
View Articleslight delay when clicking on a menu
obviously it's not big of a deal with small projects , but its quite annoying with working on AE for stright 4 hours i had make a small video to show you what's happening...
View Articledynamic link looks fuzzy
The dynamic link in my premiere sequence from after effects looks fuzzy. I raise my ray trace quality in after effects to 25 even and no difference in quality. All of my setting in premiere seem to...
View ArticleLocal Axis for numeric camera moves
Is there a way to have nummeric LOCAL AXIS control for the camera and objects? So by dragging the coordinate values and NOT by dragging inside a viewport. Don't say parenting: it creates a rig arm when...
View ArticleAfter Effects CC, CoreAudio and QT32 Server crashes
Hi all, I have been experiencing similar issues to other AE users regarding the Adobe QT32 Server crash problem and have been trying the various solutions posted here on this forum. I am running a...
View ArticleI can't buy the new version of After Effects, I can only rent it?
I can't buy the new version of After Effects, I can only rent it?
View ArticleAfter Effects CS6 (CC) AVI's will not transmit to LED signs - CS4 worked fine
I work in After Effects to create animations for LED signage. I previously used AE CS4 and never had a problem transmitting .avi's to the sign. I now use the CC version and my .avi's will no longer...
View ArticleDual Xeon poor performance in AE
Hello. Firstly, my problem is not regarding rendering from the render que. It is about rendering frames in the timeline. I recently upgraded from an i7 2600k to dual xeon 2690s (top of the line). In...
View ArticleN00B - Swirl Text Around Object
Major n00b here on After Effects. Not just a n00b, I may be a downright idiot. I can't seem to find a tutorial on how to swirl text around an object. Maybe I'm just using the wrong terminology....
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