My timeline table disappears when i scroll down to the bottom
Hi, i have put my images on after effects and everything was going well like normal, until i uploaded my final 12-20 images (im using after effects for my final 3 minute animation for uni), when i...
View ArticleImporting AVCHD video in after effects
I just got the sony a57 and I'm not sure how to get the AVCHD video in After Effects ? Every time I import footage nothing will show up in the folder.
View ArticleReplace footage without opening After Effects?
Hey guys, Is there a way to replace the footage or change the text layers in an After Effects project without opening After Effects? Currently I'm using a automatically generated xml file to define the...
View ArticleElectricimage IMG file format ?
I have always relied heavily in the past on Aftereffects being able to render out to Electricimage IMG files. I use these extensively for both still and animated 3D texture files. Having upgraded to...
View Articlejaggies while dragging timeline head and annoying wireline nick-nacks
Hi Have been trying to switch off the really annoying behaviour in the After Effects CS6 user interface but can't seem to identify in preferences what will do this. 1 - When I drag the time head in the...
View ArticleAE CS6 Rendering est. 192 hours
AE CS6 v 11.0.0.378 Rendering 282 frame composition takes 192 Hours. I have tried many optimization settings. All other software closed. Comp has rotobrush, drop shadows, 12 layers of .r3d footage...
View ArticleNeed help creating a 3d logo in AE CS6
Hello, My name is Stephanie and I'm trying to make a logo for a friend of mine in After Effects CS6. I have only been using this program for about a month so I still do not know everything about it,...
View ArticleIs there a way to make the audio preview whenyou hold Control and slide the...
Hello, Is there a way to make it so that the audio preview that happens when you hold Control as you slide the Current Time Indicator handle is the default, so that you don't have to hold Control every...
View ArticleWeird zoom problem with Wacom Intuos 3 tablet.
Hello. This is strange: If I hover my pen between 1/2" to around 2", the composition window zooms out. I've tried disabling the touch strip and express keys in the Wacom settings. The Ink app is off so...
View ArticleTurbulent displace help CS6
Hey everyone, I'm trying to do an effect with words coming out of a coffee cup and onto the screen. I'm looking for a "tornado-like" look when they leave the cup and for them to end up normal once they...
View ArticleAfter Effects & Premiere
After Effects n00b here. Seeking to learn and improve. But at the outset of my journey I have some confusion, already. Just like Illustrator and InDesign have functionality overlap, so do After Effects...
View ArticleAnimation: face features reacting to Duik tools
All right so I'm animating a horse like creature with duik tools but I'm not sure how to get my face features to react along with the movement of the body. For instance I have the horse bring it's head...
View ArticleAdobe Muse + After Effects Integration
I am new to webdesign and using Adobe Muse. How do i step by step add in my after effects video? Thanks for your help!
View ArticleNeed advice to further reduce jitteriness in short photo animation
What I have done so far: In After Effects:• Imported photo from Photoshop• Animated its position from toes to head on the Timeline • Rendered at Best Settings from within AE. Result too jerky, almost...
View ArticlePre-composed layers not consistantly casting shadows?
So. I've been trowling through th interwebs for an answer and it appears a lot of people have come accross similar issues yet I am still to solve my little hiccup. I have a bunch of 3D layers sitting...
View ArticleHelp with effect.
http://youtu.be/YWyHZNBz6FE Can anyone please help me figure out which effect is being used in Adobe After Effects at 2:50 and 2:55. Any help would be greatly appreciated!!!
View ArticleCC Simple Wire Removal Tool
When I try to apply the effect to a composition, the whole composition turns to black. And if it doesn't turn the whole comp black, it will turn it upside down, backwards and purple. Why? Running a...
View ArticleThe Timeline and You (I mean me).
OK . . . Hacking my way through the After Effects jungle here . . . but don't understand how there's not a main timeline. I come from Flash, which has a main base timeline you throw all your animations...
View Article"Unknown BIB error", anybody ever actually fix this?
So I haven't used AE for about a year. I have V7 but had installed a trial of CS5.5 and that has expired so I uninstalled it. But V7 is now telling me "After Effects warning: Unknown BIB Error, Invalid...
View Articleno shadows with gradient
I have a shape with a 4 colour gradient on it but it wont accept shadows unless i turn off the gradient. Is there a way to have shadows on this shape and keep the gradient as well?
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