Importing animation from PS, transparent background
I've seen a few very confusing posts here about this so I'm going to ask this in the most straightforward way possible: I have an animation project open in After Effects. I have made a short animation...
View ArticleAccessing a layer in a precomp (syntax question)
I've figured out how to access a layer, by assigning it to a variable.But when the layer is a precomp, how do I access a layer within that precomp.What is the basic syntax?
View ArticleBest settings to render the fastest?
Greetings. I am to set up servers to render video on. What I want is concurrency so I am not interested in multiple machines rendering the same video, I want many servers each rendering it's own video....
View ArticleBest settings to render the fastest?
Greetings. I am to set up servers to render video on. What I want is concurrency so I am not interested in multiple machines rendering the same video, I want many servers each rendering it's own video....
View Article"Locking Existing Frames" still an issue??
I have read through the archives. I see this has been an existing problem for years. I have tried the fixes, turned off multiprocessing, etc.. switched to aurio to output on blackmajic output card,...
View ArticleBest visually lossless codec for cartoon prerenders with alpha
Hey guys. I've done a lot of research on this but still cannot find a satisfying solution. I have hundreds of comps that I would like to prerender and re-use on a regular basis. These comps are...
View Articlemapping a flipping coin on both sides of the coin
Dear specialist, I'm pretty new with after effects and I want to use a clip from clipcanvas.com with nr 223635 it is a flipping coin. On that coin that is coming in the screen and disappears again I...
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Time remapping lip sync issue.
I'll try to explain this the best way I know how. I created a pre-comp for my character mouths (as shown in the picture below). I then created a Null Layer and parented the Time Remapping of the mouth...
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Question(s) about Mask Paths-Instructing a mask to follow an open mask path
Is it possible to instruct a closed mask to follow another open mask's path automatically? IF so how please? See Pic. I want Mask 2 the circle to follow mask 1 the "open path" from one end to the other...
View ArticleQuestions about Adobe After Effects CS5 and CS5.5
I have the Adobe Design Creative Suite CS5 (Photoshop CS5, Illustrator CS5, Flash CS5, Dreamweaver CS5, InDesign CS5, and Fireworks CS5) and was going to order an old copy of After Effects CS5 for my...
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Can't get any video file types to work in AE. Help!
First off, I would like to apologise if the solution to my problem is rather obvious, which is probably the case. I recently instaled AE CS6 and have been unable to even begin to learn the program...
View ArticleI cannot open a CS6 project.
Hi, I have build a project in CS6 and it was working fine until late last night. When I try to open it, it get to 81% and then stops. The software then crashes if I try to do anything. I have deleted...
View ArticleAfter Effects simulations
Hey,So far I've been editing Movies with Lightworks Pro only, and compositing with Blender. Both are really nice programs, but the conveniences and some functionalities that the adobe suite (now cloud)...
View ArticleComment changer le décors dans une vidéo?
Bonjour,je débute sur After effects CS4 (car système 32bits) et j'aimerai savoir comment faire pour changer le décors dans une vidéo où jouent plusieurs personnes.J'ai entendu parler de rotoscoping...
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keylight not working properly in ae cs6 trial
after effects cs6 trial v11.0.2.windows 8.I dont know codes and stuff. i have windows 8..thats all i know. i have another camera but i havent tried keylight on it yet but my problem is with windows 8...
View ArticleAudio Waveform Background Help
Whenever i apply an audio waveform to ANY layer, be it a solid, adjustment layer, or anything, the background of the waveform is black, so i can't add a background to my waveform, to make it look nice....
View ArticleRotating image fill
Hey All, I'm pretty new to AE and trying to create an intro to a video. A couple somewhat basic questions I was hoping to get answered. 1. Does anyone know how I can take an graphic, that I've made a...
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Making eyes like in the movie Cars
I am attempting to make eyes on cars like in the movie Cars. Which will also be lyp sync to have them talk as well. I thought AE would be the place do it all. However, It may not.I started thinking on...
View ArticleWhy is After Effects modifying my footage files?
I have a project checked into a source code repository and the footage files (mostly WAVs) are a certain size. When I open my After Effects project that contains them, the file size is changing (by...
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