Saving After Effects CC for CS5.5 use
Hi Guys, This might be a stupid question, but how do you save an After Effects CC project so that it can open/be used in CS5.5? I know that InDesign has something called an IDML file, is there...
View Article"package" an AEP file and go...
indesigner has that package function where it packages everything into a neat file for you to transport. i want to take my AEP file home with me to work on it. does AE (CS4) have a package function?...
View ArticleAfter Effects CS5 hangs on startup
After Effects CS5 (MAC, german trial version) needs 5-10 minutes to start up, hangs on the message "MediaCore wird initialisiert". On another Mac (small macbook!) it works fine. I did a reinstall, no...
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Strange Problem with 3D Camera Tracker's screwed up Bullseye, Create Text or...
After I create a 3D Camera Tracker Solve I get no bullseyes target, but I can see all the tracker points. When I right click to create the "Create Text and Camera" I also get nothing no Text or Text...
View Article"RAM preview needs 2 or more frames to render playback" AE CC
This issue started out of nowhere for what I consider to be no reason. Working on average sized 720p compositions with modest animations. I have tried all suggested solutions on this forum yet nothing...
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FAQ: Why doesn't AVI appear as an export format in the Render Queue?
[For information on rendering and exporting, see "Basics of rendering and exporting".] On Windows versions of After Effects, AVI appears listed with the more comprehensive name, "Video for Windows". In...
View ArticleHow do I export an .AVI from After Effects?
I see it nowhere in the render queue or even Adobe Media Encoder. I'm on a mac but I need to make .AVIs for use in a PPT on a PC for our salesforce who are on PCs. If one can't do this from AE or AME,...
View ArticleFAQ: Why are my vector graphics (e.g., from Illustrator) jagged or soft?
(For a video version of this frequently asked question and answer, click this link.) After Effects must convert imported vector graphics to bitmap (raster) graphics. By default, this conversion (called...
View ArticleMavericks and AE 12.0/12.1/12.2
Since updating to Mavericks, AE CC no longer opens. Creative Cloud claims AE CC is up to date. I am also unable to install the 12.1 or 12.2 updates manually. It simplt says "Update failled - contact...
View ArticleAfter Effects CS5 hangs on startup
After Effects CS5 (MAC, german trial version) needs 5-10 minutes to start up, hangs on the message "MediaCore wird initialisiert". On another Mac (small macbook!) it works fine. I did a reinstall, no...
View ArticleGTX 970 not supported? After Effects error: Ray-traced 3D: Initial shader...
I am disappointed to find that my MSI GTX 970 is not supported for Ray-traced 3D in Adobe After Effects CC 2014.My configuration:Intel Core i7 4790k 4.4GHz8GB DDR3 1333MHz RAM (Will be upgrading to...
View ArticleHow do you add new fonts in AAE?
lol its newbie question but i donwloaded like 10 last night any halp on how to add them?
View ArticlePlease try recommended memory settings for After Effects CS5 and give feedback.
We just posted a new set of recommendations for memory settings for optimum performance for After Effects CS5, and we'd like to know how they're working for you. Please read this blog post and then...
View ArticleAE only using 25 percent of my CPU
I would like to get faster renders. I have noticed that after effects is only using 25 percent of my cpu. Is there any way to crank that all the way up to 100 percent like Premier does automatically?
View ArticleAfter rendering as MOV, file won't play in Quicktime.
When I render files as MOVs or MP4s, the files will not play in Quicktime or VLC. When opened in Quicktime, a "Converting..." window pops up. After waiting for a long time, an error message shows up....
View Articlecomposition duplicate
how can i duplicate a composition and change its properties without effecting the first one properties?
View ArticleConvert Mask path to shape path?
Can I convert a Mask path into a shape path in AECS4?I am running into a problem with resizing my layers - I am animating a signature, and part of it was done as a shape, part of it as a mask that...
View ArticleWhy can't After Effects have realtime playback?
A few of us around the office are baffled by the lack of realtime playback in AE CS6. Premeire Pro can play a linked AE comp realtime but AE can't. That is kind of confusing. Yes, I know, there's good...
View ArticleImporting Blender to After Effects
Not that it much matters, but I'm running AECS3 on Win XP. Anyway, what I'm trying to do is find a way to import 3d files I created in Blender 2.5 into After Effects. I've spent quite some time trying...
View ArticleHow do you add new fonts in AAE?
lol its newbie question but i donwloaded like 10 last night any halp on how to add them?
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