Can you leave a computer on overnight?
Hi, i have been recently having some trouble due to my family complaning that i am "ruining" my computer and it makes everything else "hotter" and since "i dont know anything" i can not tell them other...
View ArticleExtracting scene data from .c4d file via Cineware. Xref's not supported?
Hi I have an "external compositing"-tag on an xref-instance/object in my C4D file. It does not get extracted into After effects. Regular objects works fine. A bug I assume? Regards - Björn
View ArticleMonitor resolution
Hi! Can´t I use AE CC with my monitor wich as an HD (1366x768) resolution?
View ArticleShape path made from Illustrator file to Mask Path
How do you copy a shape path made via the "create shapes from vector layer" option to a mask path?
View ArticleCinema 4D won't open in after effects CC
I am having a hard time in solving this, please help. Cinema 4d wont open in after effects cc it says "No CINEMA 4D file detected. Please add the effect to an imported CINEMA 4D file, or create a new...
View ArticleHologram Effect - After Effects CS6
I just put up a video of my hologram effect on youtube heres the link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irBT8hWBHmw Let me know what you think o the video aswell as if you want me to do a tutroial on...
View ArticleError Code (999)
Has anybody run into this? After a year and a half of running CS 5.5, After Effects all fo sudden will not load. I shut down the program normally and when I went to start it again I got the following...
View Articlecan popup mfc dialog from plugin in PF_Cmd_DO_DIALOG?
how to popup mfc dialog from plugin in PF_Cmd_DO_DIALOG command? there are too many parameter to adjust, so what to use popup dialog to show the solo parameters. is there any way?
View ArticleUser interface of after effect
Hi, i plan to create a website based on this idea www.screenfizz.com. I hired 2 graphists ho use after effects but we don tmanage to set up a simple user interface after the video is chosen as...
View ArticleAnimate balloon pop/burst
Okay I've drawn a solid black balloon in AI and what to animate it popping/bursting in AE. I'm not sure what the best way to tackle this is. I have had a search for a tutorial on the web but haven't...
View ArticleWhy is "Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously" greyed out?
In Preferences -> Memory & Multiprocessing, the "Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously" option is greyed out. Any idea why? System:Win 7 64bitAE CC Trial version4Gb RAM2.5Gb available for AE6...
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Quicktime i/o errors
I'm suddenly having issues reading AE generated QT files as well as outputing renders to QT files. When AE attempts to read a previously perfect QT file I get this error: Then I get this error: This...
View ArticleConnecting 2 layers
You guys are amazing here at this forum. I have been reading and taking in as much as i can understand.i am working on a video of my wifes car driving by and i have 2 layers. One is roto drushed to...
View ArticleCC update breaks After Effetcs
After installing the CC update September 09 2013 (today) After Effects keeps stalling/crashing. After not responding for a ahile, I force quit the application, but the re-launch process stalls on...
View ArticleHow do I animate a shape so it reduces in size and disappears
I want to animate a disc shape from a static position so it very quickly reduces in size until it disappears. Any pointers please?
View ArticleHow do I multiply an image and animate it in 3d space to create a shape?
My boss has a small clip he would like me to make. He wants me to take an image (Its just a square image) and have it start in the center of the screen, and as it scales down and moves to one of the...
View ArticleGetting Path Data
I'm trying to write a basic AE Exporter that outputs the geometry in a scene. I was parsing streams by looping over all of the streams in a given composition's layers. I'm able to find the Path stream,...
View ArticleAfter Effects CS6: Mocha - Tracking Terminated Prematurely(HELP)
I have just started to get into another project with the footage i shot. It is about 45 seconds long but when i open it in mocha and track it half way through it stops prematurely and gives off this...
View ArticleWhat is the shortcut for creating a Mask Path Keypoint?
As Option/Alt + 'T' is to opacity, X is to Mask Path. X is what?
View Articlemanaging keyframes and reusing animations
Hi, I'm working on a cutout TV series in AE cs6 using the puppet tool, and am missing a few features I am used to from flash:1 - is there a way to push forward (or backward) all the keyframes in all...
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