Metadata and the After Effects Project Link
Here's one that could be very useful - when I render, I always leave the Project Link choice turned on. That way, if I lose track of the project I created the output from, I can always open the clip...
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how to rotate objects along a horizontal orbit, facing camera?
Hi all, I'm a bit stuck and none of the searches/tutorials I've found are helping. I want to rotate three objects along a circular orbit, horizontally. But I want the objects always facing camera.I...
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Frame rate conversions
Hi, And here, so far, I have been very happy, smugly reading the posts on frame rate issues and thinking to myself - "I am so glad I live in PAL country - Shoot 25FPS, playback 25FPS, no funny...
View Articleavi's out of After Effects CS4 vs. CS6 for LED signs
I make avi's with After Effects cs4 to play on LED signs and have no problems transmitting to the sign. Customers are saying they upgraded to After Effects cs6 and the avi's will no longer play on the...
View ArticleI Have Pixelated Text Upon Render
Just did a test render of my video. One block of text is pixelated. Why is that? I rendered at lossless as well, and it turned out the same. All layers are set to continually rasterize. If you need...
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 ArticleUmm what just happened?
Last summer I was able to use the GPU in Ae (CS6) no problem. This included the Simple Wire Removal tool, -that was not working yesterday but I have been provided a fix by Cycore Systems, Thanks and...
View ArticleSwitching to Mac, how to set up After Effects
I just received my new Mac Pro and subscribed to Adobe Cloud. I'm setting up After Effects and need to set my Media Cache for fast processing. I am reading that I should set it to write to a...
View ArticleRam preview doesn't play all audio?
So I import an audio file, tried both mp3 and wave, and I convert audio to keyframes but when I ram preview it stops itself a few seconds in. The audio clip in this case is over a minute long but ram...
View ArticleReplacing/relinking files over a network
This might be an OS issue and not related to After Effects but I thought I would give it a shot here. I have a project that was created entirely with still images (almost 200,000) shot with a Canon 5D....
View ArticleHow to detect the OS with ExtendScript?
I'd like to detect the Operating System that After Effects in running on with ExtendScript. Maybe there is an object method that returns a string with an identifier? Is this possible, and if so, how...
View ArticleSilhouettes
I was wondering how it would be possible to make a sihuoette of an airplane flying on cs6. This doesn't have to be too fancy and can look cartoonish and animated.
View ArticleAm I allowed in trial version?
I downloaded a trial version of After Effects, I plan on doing the subsription in order to do awesome effects for a film I am working on, however, I was wondering if I was allowed to use effects I made...
View ArticleMultiple videos in one screen
Hey Adobe people, This is my first post here and I am really new to the whole Adobe Suit software as a student. I am having a bit of a problem in AE to put 5 seperate videos in one frame. To explain...
View ArticleCANON XF305 into AFTER EFFECTS
I am working on a project shot on the Canon XF305 and want to import into After Effects and I know that the Canon MXF Codec isn't supported in AE so what is best way to import the footage without...
View ArticleWhy can't I open my saved After Effects CS6 project?
When I try to open my project in CS6, it says "File is damaged" and "After Effects warning: Unable to read color settings. Color settings reset to factory default." I NEED HELP!
View ArticleAfter Effects CS5 crashing during RAM Preview
After Effects CS5 was working just fine less than 24 hrs ago. Now I cant even get it to RAM preview some text moving across the screen as a test. It keeps getting hung up on "Background Process Status...
View ArticleWhere can I purchase 2d characters that come with different mouth shapes for...
I would like to create an animated video that features a 2d character who speaks. I have been searching all over for a website that sells 2d characters that include the mouth shapes needed to...
View ArticleWould Like Willing Person to Make an Intro For Youtube Videos
I am looking for someone who would be willing to make an intro in after effects for my youtube videos. I suck at after effects and would gladly pay if I wasn't dirt poor. Eventually if I get...
View ArticleHelp Problems With Masks
Hello, I fired up After Effects CS5.5 this morning to continue working on a project. For some reason i can't create a Mask in the Composition window, i was able to do this yesterday. however i can...
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