Shadows on chroma key background - what can you get away with?
Hello, I've been reading various forum posts and articles on chroma keying, but I've gotten a bit stuck on the issue of shadows. I know it's preferable to not have any, but what can you get away with?...
View ArticleHow can I get my renders to work in the background?
Hi,I installed After Effects pretty much without changing anything, so the settings are more or less default. I'm using a Macbook Pro with OS 10.6.8 and After Effects CS6 I have enabled media and disk...
View Articlehow can we make an effect like this?
How can we do that? a tipical part in a video showed below. the address of the video:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BEjbjzw3Ha4 the tipical part is this: surfaces generate after a line slides passby.
View ArticleiMac - Decent System for After Effects?
We are starting to do heavy effects work at this company I just joined and they outfitted me with this iMac: 27-inch iMac Late 2012Processor 3.4 GHz Intel Core i7Memory 32 GB 1600 MHz DDR3Graphics...
View ArticleHow can I add text to a Lower Third mov
I have downloaded a few lower thirds from a website and they download as .mov files. I am trying to add text to them and lay them over some product spotlight videos for my work. I was thinking that...
View ArticleHow can I enable After Effects CC to see my NVIDIA GTX 680 GPU CUDA CARD?
When I open CS6, my new GTX 680 card is there under GPU, as well as in Premiere Pro CC, but I simply cannot find an answer to this issue/question. How can I enable After Effects CC to see my Nvidia...
View ArticleProblem with CPUs for AE CC Multiprocessing
Hi everyone,I just installed AE CC and when I went it to customize multiprocessing, I see that are "0" Actual CPUs that will be used. Here's a pic of my Pref windows.I have a Mac Pro, 10.8.4, 3.33 Ghz...
View ArticlePs pre rendered 3D layer
if i import a Ps pre rendered 3D layer into an Ae comp, will Ae render that Ps 3D layer at final output or will it use the pre rendered version? (all programs are CS6)
View ArticleMotion Blur not working in AE CC
Using AE CC on a MacBook Pro, adding motion blur to a fast-moving footage layer in a comp. Both the comp and layer motion blur toggle are on, but no blur is added. Force motion blur has the same...
View ArticleWhat would be the best way to have a man pull down a (AE CS6 designed) banner?
I have keyed footage of a guy pantomiming pulling down a banner, but I can't for the life of me get it to look right.... He is using both hands, facing the camera he reaches up and pulls it down, I am...
View ArticleAE CC Dropped Blackmagic Card in Video Preview
When i upgraded to CC i selected The BM card in the Video Preview "Output Device" preference in AE but 1 day later the Option has dissapeared and only "Computer Monitor only" is an option.Does anyone...
View ArticleRam allocation for rending
I have recently bought a new machine and I can't see why I can't get the percentage of ram used to higher than 7-30% when rendering.I have tried increasing and decreasing the amount of ram and...
View Articleerror message
Hi, I'm using AE cs6 on a 27" iMac. AE keeps crashing with this log message: <14073517696935776><ae.blitpipe> <2> MakingNew Context. I'm only using an expression on a 3d shape layer...
View ArticleMask on a ccSphere and circular light animation?
Hi, i have created an earth with ccSphere. can i use somehow an earth map mask on the sphere? i want to animate circular light waves, which are moving around the sphere, but they just should be visible...
View Article"Collect Files..." collecting additional unwanted comps
Hey so I use "Collect Files" all the time. I collaborate with other people and this function is obviously vital. I'm currently having an issue with it collecting comps that are not selected. I choose...
View ArticleExpressions question
I admitedly have a very basic understanding of expressions, but I have to achieve something really simple and I was hoping somebody here could tell me how to do it. I have to drive the center of the...
View ArticleColor Balance question?
I made a ring and I want to change the color using color balance. It's with particular, multiple copies with fast blurs applied to them to givethe glow and it's all pre-composed with the particle...
View ArticleAfter Effects CS6 - Very slow workflow
Hi everyone, my first writing in adobe forums. I've contacted 3 adobe support agents, but I didn't get much help from them. Recently I switched from PC to Mac Pro, having Adobe Production Premium 5.5...
View ArticleWhy is the Nvidia GTX 680 CUDA card supported by Premiere Pro CC, and NOT...
Why is the Nvidia GTX 680 CUDA card supported by Premiere Pro CC, and NOT After Effects CC?
View ArticleHow to acces to OutputModules templates name
I want tochoose templates name from my panel and creat multi Render Queue by pressing button.1. How to acces to OutputModules and Render Settings templates name list not from...
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