Run after effects script without opening after effects?
I have a project as a template. I want to run a script that injects itself with the project and replaces videos and text depending on the contents of my script file. So far so good, but can I run the...
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VC Reflection Plugin Mystery
Help me please! I'm really puzzled ...how to get the text reflection on 3D space right. I'm using the free VC-Reflection plugin. :-(Please see my original post on the Cow>>...
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MacPro 8-Core Performance
Hello, I'm currently rendering a test project: 10sec simple extruded text. The attached image is what my Activity Monitor reads. As I understand it, I'm using up more CPU juice than memory, right?...
View Articlepivot
hey amigos saludos,una pregunta,como puedo mover el pivot en un texto en 3D para que gire en el centro,justo donde quiero colocar el pivot?? gracias y un abrazo
View Articletrouble launching mocha
everytime i try to track using Mocha in my AE6, it comes up with this error message.. License Error: mocha AE CS6 must only be launched from After EffectsPlease visit our FAQ at...
View Articlei'm about to lose my mind with audio in AE
Yes i know to press 0 or . on the keypad to preview sound.. but nothing is happening!I'ts played fine before but it won't play today for some reason.I've tried restarting the applcation but no luck...
View ArticleAfter Effects repeated render fails, even rendering to Tiffs
Hi I'm trying to render this out: http://videohive.net/item/website-promotional-video-and-commercial-ver sion-2/3229923 with obvious cam and image changes.There are no plugins used, just some 3D layer...
View ArticleMy project keeps starting from the beginning
Everytime I get to a certain point it stsrts again even though there's stuff i've put in after.The green and blue bars have something to do with it.I've tried waiting for the green bar to render but it...
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QT function disabled
I just got a new PC When i load up AE cs3 I get QT functions have been disable because compatible version of quicktime could not be found, i already uninstalled quicktime and itunes and i still get...
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Soft text after render, out of ideas
Hello everyone! I was making a Kinetic Typography video for a school project, and every time I render the text gets soft. The only time it rendered nicely, I was using the Animation codec which turned...
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Why are animation presets not showing in pop-up list for fractal noise?
In a standard install of AE CS4, the animation presets pop-up list showed a bunch of presets for fractal noise (see attached image).In a standard install of AE CS5.5, the animation presets pop-up list...
View ArticleMy .ai logo loses its color when I "create shapes from vector layer". Why?
I'm creating a logo for a company, and the want me to make their logo 3d and animate it for videos I'll be putting together later. But I'm having trouble. The logo was already created in Adobe...
View Articlecannot execute an AE script from Python 2.7
I'm trying to execute an AE script from Python and it doesn't appear that the script argument is passing correctly, or the the script won't run for some reason. I'm using Windows 7 with Python 2.7.If I...
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Terminology Assistance
Hi, Just a quick one, I am re-reading the BBC SPec sheet as I feel I need to get to grips with it 100%, as we are about to go into shooting proper, and I still dont really know what Time Code is all...
View Articlelayer shape repeater wave animation. how to?
Hi, I'm struggling to create an effect to a layer shape like the one from below. I feel that it is possible using repeater instead of bunch of layer shapes, but I'm not able to control each copy...
View Articleperformance question: break apart or single comp?
hello I've read in Adobe/AE help that to improve performance, a complex project can be broken into parts, and combined before rendering. I am about to begin a project where a camera will "fly" from one...
View ArticleEffects Don't work with Ray-Traced 3D?
Hello, I'm working on a 3D logo for a company, and I'm trying to snaz what I have done with some effects, but the effects don't work. For example, I tried adding the CC Light Wipe Effect, but it will...
View ArticleVideo's playing too fast when multiplying...
When i shrink and put multiple videos on one screen it plays them too fast. Does anyone know how i can get it to play and thus render in normal time?
View ArticleLooking for a preset animation effect
I am looking for an animation preset that would take an item in a logo, and then make it spin head over heels toward the viewer. Any suggestions? It is for a class and I don't really have time to...
View ArticleCan AE 'render in the background'?
Hi,I have an AfterFX project that takes a while to render, but I notice that unless AE is the program in focus it will finish rendering before the end of the project (shortly after another program is...
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