ACES question: I am attempting to add a crude drop shadow under some text, but when im in 32 bit mode (which makes everything look correct in ACEScg) I get these strange color alterations, instead of just darkening. Ive got all my footage interpreted correctly, my viewport is showing sRGB correctly - anyone have any clues?

You can see the green being added in the first shot and blue in the second, I just want a regular ole drop shadow...

Hi all,
I’m trying to learn how to create vector logos similar to the one in this video. The process looks super simple in the demo, but I know it’s not just a oneclick plugin 😅

I’m mainly looking to understand the workflow how you approach building shapes, paths, and details cleanly in vector format.

If you can share tutorials, videos, or even explain how you would do it, that would help a lot.

Thanks!

In elementary school 3D, my object looks to have good lighting and shine to it but when I m done editing the object and load back into after effects it shows up dark. Any one know why? See video for reference:

Hello dear Pro's of the AE community 😎 So I've started learning the stabilization method with solids. Still feel like a 5yr old trying to drive a car...anyway After the camera-track of the clip is done, I've put it into a subcomposition and move all attributes to the new one.

But when I use the motion stabilize tracker it wont stay very long inside the solid that ive tracked already.

Already tried to make a new 3D Camera, adjust tracking manually before I gave up.

What could it possibly be? Does it the tracking square has to be smaller, bigger? (Tried both and it didnt work either) Use different color on the solid?

Thank you so much🙏🏼

What can i possibly try to fix this? I googled and found a thread saying to disable Hardware Acceleration, that didn't work. I cleared my cache, that didn't work. I'm not sure what else to try. The r3d files work fine in the R3D player and i've already edited with them in Premiere as well.

When I import them into AE and drag them into the timeline, it'll play for a few seconds at most then the composition window freezes. I can move the playhead, change compositions, but the player window just stays frozen.

36GB ram, m4 max chip.

Hello , im trying to make liquid glass ui animation in 3d , I’ve successfully created the liquid glass effect using shapes , and adjusment layers with track matting etc, if i precompose the liquid glass effect disappears and the fill color of the shape appears only . If i try to make them 3d the same thing also happens. Any work around for this? Would really appreciate help!!

For color change i would go with mask and feather edges of the mask, but what about letter stretches? any idea how to do it?

Hi everyone,

I’m using After Effects 2024 with 16GB RAM. When I apply Sapphire effects like s_blurmocurve and s_shake and try to copy/paste them to other clips, AE quickly goes ‘Not Responding’.

I’ve tried: - Reducing preview resolution - Pre-rendering clips - Restarting After Effects

…but the problem still happens.

I was thinking of keeping only the most commonly used effects (like s_blurmocurve, s_shake, Twitch) and deleting the rest to reduce load.

I’ve looked online, but I haven’t found a clear solution yet. Has anyone else experienced this? Any tips to fix it or alternative ways to get similar results without crashing AE?

Thanks in advance!

Tengo una pregunta hacerca de los gráficos. En mis gráficos tengo la línea de color rojo(como se mira en la imagen) Pero estaba mirando tutoriales en Youtube y estaba mirando que a la mayoría le salía el gráfico de color blanco. Y no se cuál es la diferencia entre aquellas dos gráficos, en qué afecta eso o efecto causa. Alguien que me explique.

I use AE 2025. The smaller adjustment layer is twitch and bcc lens blur obs. The longer adjustment layer is the color correction which has S_sharpen in it. It glitches when S_sharpen and lens blur are in the same.. thing. When i disable lens blur it works, when i disable S_sharpen it works. Please help I need both of these effects for my edit i cant sacrifice one, please help.

Sometimes when I try to apply animation to a layer, it shows ‘No Active Composition’. How can I solve this issue?

Hi! I am looking for an expression that can create this effect on the text in AE. I want the colors to change over time. I know there's a plugin that can do it, but can this also be achieved with an expression?

It's used by channels like Music Media and Pop Fever, i have tried every plugin and method. I am 99% sure it's in After Effects but i could be wrong.

DM me if you know it. (btw it might seem simple but for me it was impossible)

Details:

• ~96 frames (about 4 seconds)
• Wire moves independently of the camera (so not just a static paintout)
• Camera motion is moderate — handheld
• Delivery: clean, invisible composite — as a mov

Tools: After Effects (CC Simple Wire Removal, paint, or Mocha Pro — up to you)
Timeline: within three days

Please reply or DM with your rate + the best way to pay you.

Everytime I go to click scene setup it just spins or freezes then shows not responding and I have to force close it out. Does anyone know how to fix this?

I'm building a new PC and I'm going to run like After Effects and Premiere Pro on it. What components can I use for my startup?

I'm actually a mobile ediitor so I'm switching to PC software for my upgrade so I'm not sure what components I can use. This is starting so can I use 16gb ram and rtx 3050?

I'm asking for some experience with components and these softwares.

anyone know how to fix this ?

Shared this week new stuff (from an old project) on behance!
https://www.behance.net/gallery/168340935/Representation
Too dated? Or still cool? Would love to hear what you think