aerender vs login screen (osx 10.7+)
Hi, I'm currently trying to deploy After Effects CC on our farm (osx 10.8, render nodes only, no active session), and I am stuck again with this annoying ui context, trying to communicate with the...
View ArticleHow to select the layer to the right of the head?
Hi!Such a situation:1 Has ready complex composition with multiple layers, with layers of the audio.2 In the middle of the composition timeline I must to add one additional animation.The problem that Ae...
View ArticleThe math behind blending modes
So I have been trying to figure out exactly what's going on when changing the blending modes between layers. To do this, I am looking at the RGBA data (set to Decimal in 32bpc) in the Info window while...
View ArticleDrop shadow in AE 12.1
Hi everybody, Did anyone noticed ? Drop shadow behavior has changed recently, maybe between 12.0 and 12.1 update. Since ever, drop shadow has been applied before transforms, causing us to compensate...
View ArticleAfter Effects error: RAM Preview needs 2 or more frames to playback
" After Effects error: RAM Preview needs 2 or more frames to playback." And I have searched this entire forum about a solution but nothing worked. I have been in Preferences-> Memory &...
View Articleray-tracing on the GPU requires an approved NVIDIA graphics card and CUDA 5.0...
The error message below started popping up right after I upgraded to the latest version of After Effects CC (12.1). I running Max OS Lion still (10.75) so I'm not sure its related to the OS. I also...
View Articleno hands for the layers in the composition window
Hello, AE CS6 version 11.0.3.6 for Windows 7 the selected layer doesn't show any hand, nor anchor point in the comp window how is this possible ?- some thing wrong in the preference- a bugor ... it is...
View ArticleHow do I extend my timeline?
My timeline only shows the first second of my compsition when the composition is 12 minutes, it just loops on the first second, I can see that my composition goes off of the timeline but cannot get the...
View ArticleWhy does my AE project look distorted after it is rendered?
I just finished my AE project then when I rendered it the circle is now an exagerated oval. It is stretched horizontally. Is it my settings? This never happened before.
View Articlegeoforce GTX 780M
Hello, After Effects 12.1 doesn't recogniez my GTX 780M (latest IMAC 2013) and it's impossible to activate "Enable untested, unsupported GPU for CUDA acceleration of ray-traced 3D renderer.” I've tried...
View ArticleCompatibility of CS6 and CC
I really hope this question is technical enough to not get thrown into the VideoLounge moshpit! Let's just assume I went for the cloued. Not gonna happen but let's just imagine I did.Let's further...
View Articlewarning about RAM
That would make sense, if ray tracing was actually on. What I'm finding is that AE CC with Mavericks on a early 2013 retina MPB, 2.8ghz, 650m, 750SSD, that AE continues to give memory warnings such as...
View Articleregain vector information after import with editable styles turned off
Hi, my colleague imported a bunch of prepped psd files into after effects cc and proceeded to animate the seperate layers. The idea was that our character animator would then go back to these files...
View ArticleExporting to Prores
How do you export to apple prores on After Effects CC? We are using after effects for PC. Message was edited by: Jamespinedoii
View Articlecreate isobar lines in after effects
Can anyone help me withe the creation of animated isobar lines? Like yhe ones you see on the weatherforecast?Grts
View ArticleWhy Do my music files keep changing pitch when I change the frame rate?
Quick Question How do I stop my music files (mp3) from changing pitch when I adjust the frame rate of my composition???? Thanx- Jaime
View Article32-Bit Color Space Making Letters Disappear
This is an awkward and random issue, but switching to 32-bit color space is making letters disappear from a text animation. I'm using an animation that types the letters in one at a time, but when one...
View ArticleDynamic Link Multiple AE comps
Im using adobe premiere pro and after effects I'm using dynamic link to work between the two.i have been editing a music video in PP and i used twicter on a few of the clips using AE through dynamic...
View ArticleAnother Directory Problem
You tell me.. This is the Trial version of Adobe AfterFX CC and third time reinstalling it..I'd like to point out that I cannot simply press the 'OK' button, as it is basicallynot giving me a chance to...
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