Preferences option missing
Hey. I just got a new Macbook Pro Retina.I went from a Windows PC to a Mac, and everything is working fine except for the fact that my preferences option in After Effects is not showing. It used to...
View Articleneed help converting an AE6.5 project file to CS6
I have a project file saved in AE 6.5 which would be painful to recreate. I know this can only be done by resaving the file using CS4 or possibly CS5... but I am a licensed user of AE CS6. Would be...
View ArticleBBC WALES RETRO IDENT/LOGO
Hi guys, I want to replicate this and assume it's an after effects project. Any ideas? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PceKfRb4Vc Thanks, Thom
View ArticleHow to scale tracket points in After Effects?
Hello I have 4 moving points tracked around my mouth.Now i want to animate a toy-figur's mouth with my trackpoints. My tracked points are much bigger than the mouth on the figure.How can i scale down...
View ArticleSquare or non square pixels
I am very new to After Effects and am completely unsure about which composition and preset Settings to choose. I want to create a slideshow to view on a SD LED TV although I have no idea which preset...
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RAM usage reaching 100%?
Hi guys,I'm starting this discussion to help me with a problem that I'm having with After Effects CS6, where everytime that I try and render a video, the RAM % being used of my available 4GB is...
View ArticleAfter Effects Crash
When starting AE I get this message: After Effects error: Crash in progress. Last logged message was: <4332> <GPU Manager> <2> Sniffer Result Code: 1 The only time I can get AE to...
View ArticleTrack motion not working with Shape layer
Track motion works fine with a text layer but does not seem to work with a shape layer. Am I doing something wrong?
View ArticleAfter effects error: exception occurred while processing effect "Pixelate". (...
I'm using Adobe After Effect CS5.5 and I'm having a problem with the following errow message: PROBLEM / ERROR MESSAGEAfter effects error: exception occurred while processing effect "Pixelate". ( 25 ::0...
View ArticleAnchor Point error offsetting type by 25 px...
I am working in After Effects CS 6 (11.0.2.11) When using the text tool, my anchor point defaults to aprox. 25 pixels to the left of where is should be, regardless of how the text is justified. How can...
View ArticleAfter effects freeze every once in a while
I have recently formatted my computer and set cs6 up. While using after effects, trying to move sthi change values or making ram previews the program freezes for 3-4 seconds and then do the job. Any...
View ArticleAudio slowed down
Ok, my audio files WERE playing back at the right speed/pitch, but for some reason, in every project, they are now playing back slower and lower in pitch. I have checked edit > preferences >...
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Pixellated motion blur and DOF in Ae CS6 w/Ray Tracing on
Both motion blur and DOF are not rendering correctly in Ae CS6. Instead of rendering a nice soft blur, the blur area looks pixellated. Classic 3D looks fine. This happens both in RAM preview and in...
View ArticleMy green audio bars went invisible and I can't seem to get them to reappear
Hello, I use After Effects CS6 with a pretty new i5 desktop computer with Win8. My green audio bars (not sure of the technical name) just starting being invisible for the first time, so I can't...
View ArticleGreen screen compositing, why does red specs appear on my finish composition
Hi, I am compositing some green screen scenes. When fininshed, I render them into Quicktime .mov's (using Avid DNXHD codec). When I play them back on my computer, they look fine. But I tested them on a...
View ArticleClip timecode wrong in footage window
When opening a video clip in AE to add in and out points before adding it to a comp the timecode is off compaired to what it really is. Final Cut Pro, Premiere and Quicktime all show the correct...
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Adding Sounds to my Intro
Hey guys, I'm new in this forum, and I want to ask you something to do for me. Im kinda skilled in After Effects, so I made my own intro, that I like. Its not perfect, the explosion at the end isn't...
View ArticleWorkflow and Compositional Question
I have footage from 22 GoPro cameras, mp4, which I have imported natively into AE (11.02, OS 10.8.3 Mac 2.66mhz Quad Tower 16g of RAM) into 1 composition. I plan to achieve the effect desired and then...
View ArticlePreferences option missing
Hey. I just got a new Macbook Pro Retina.I went from a Windows PC to a Mac, and everything is working fine except for the fact that my preferences option in After Effects is not showing. It used to...
View ArticleDecent Quality Render Settings Small Size?
Can someone please help me with render settings in AE? I have a sequence in AE and it is about 80min... now I need to take it into Prem for more editing. I have tried dragging the clip in directly but...
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