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1. Bug Report - Fractal effect not working properly in AE 2022.

   The Fractal effect (not the Fractal Noise effect) is buggy in AE 2022. It works fine until I try adding another effect to the layer. For example, if I start a new project, create a new comp, add a new solid layer, and then add the Fractal effect to it, it looks fine. But if I add a Glow effect to the layer (after the Fractal effect) the effect disappears.

   Almost all other effects will have the same result when used with the Fractal effect, but the bug is inconsistent. So If you have trouble recreating the issue, try adjusting some of the properties of the Fractal effect, after adding a couple effects to the layer. This problem does not exist in earlier versions of AE.

   I am attaching two screenshots. The first shows the Fractal effect by itself. The second shows the same Fractal effect, with a Glow effect after it.

   The Fractal effect (not the Fractal Noise effect) is buggy in AE 2022. It works fine until I try adding another effect to the layer. For example, if I start a new project, create a new comp, add a new solid layer, and then add the Fractal effect to it, it looks fine. But if I add a Glow effect to the layer (after the Fractal effect) the effect disappears.

   Almost all other effects will have the same result when used with the Fractal effect, but the bug is inconsistent. So If you have trouble recreating the issue, try adjusting… more

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   Resolved  ·  AdminJohn Colombo (Quality Engineer, After Effects, Adobe, Adobe DVA) responded

   This issue has been fixed in After Effects 22.1.1 ( Dec 2021 update ). Please let us know if you continue to see any issues with the Fractal effect after updating to 22.1.1.

   Thanks again for reporting this issue,
   - John, After Effects Engineering Team

2. Can you add the Align tab? After Affects Beta is missing it
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3. Rotobrush 2.0

   The new Rotobrush 2.0 does improve the spline you draw or brush to outline what you need to separate from the background. However, in the latest updates, the propagation and freeze steps hang up on long frame scenes. After much searching on the forums other users have found we need to uninstall the updates for After Effects and go back to 18.1. I just did that and now Rotobrush 2.0 is performing naturally!

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4. Update for preview bug when at aspect ratio 6x pixels in height

   I am not the only one who is experiencing this. In version 18.4.1 of AE when you make a comp height size 64 pixels the comp goes black. No matter what you try it goes black. I installed an older version 17.5.0 and it works fine as it should. This has wasted so much of my time on a paid job for which I had to create a comp at 960x64 and it would not let me. What is worse is your so-called Technical experts told me that some ratios were not possible which was a lie as he didn;t know what he was doing.

   I am not the only one who is experiencing this. In version 18.4.1 of AE when you make a comp height size 64 pixels the comp goes black. No matter what you try it goes black. I installed an older version 17.5.0 and it works fine as it should. This has wasted so much of my time on a paid job for which I had to create a comp at 960x64 and it would not let me. What is worse is your so-called Technical experts told me that some ratios were not possible which was a lie as he didn;t… more

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5. interpret Footage -> Premultiplied not working

   My Prores 4444 Footage w Alpha that is premultiplied on Black, only acts normal when I am in Half resolution preview. As soon as I switch to Full Res or Render, the Alpha is treated as Straight/Unmatted.

   Interestingly… if I select the interpret footage option "invert Alpha", the Alpha is only inverted when previewed at Full Resolution, not at reduced resolutions.

   When I employ the workaround of adding the effect "Remove Color Matting" (Black) myself manualy, I also get very weird halos and artefacts when previawing at half resolution, which are not a side-effect of simply downscaling.

   This occurs in CC2020 and CC2021 (not in Beta 18.2)
   Footage is included here:https://we.tl/t-UUxC1SQe4S

   My Prores 4444 Footage w Alpha that is premultiplied on Black, only acts normal when I am in Half resolution preview. As soon as I switch to Full Res or Render, the Alpha is treated as Straight/Unmatted.

   Interestingly… if I select the interpret footage option "invert Alpha", the Alpha is only inverted when previewed at Full Resolution, not at reduced resolutions.

   When I employ the workaround of adding the effect "Remove Color Matting" (Black) myself manualy, I also get very weird halos and artefacts when previawing at half resolution, which are not a side-effect of simply downscaling.

   This occurs in… more

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6. Make expression controls inside composition accessible to the layer instance outside

   I have a composition of a keyboard with each key to light up on a note. I make the keyboard and several checkbox controls for the highlight. Now I put the keyboard composition as a layer in a composition that has all the note info.

   Why can't I make the checkboxes inside the composition available to the layer so that I can have multiple note arrangements using the same keyboard composition? I can't make this link without hard-coding the composition name into the keyboard composition. So I have to make a duplicate keyboard for each composition I want to use it in.

   It would be nice and efficient if I could toggle a button on these so when I drag keyboard comp into a new composition, it has the controls inside available on the layer instance.

   I have a composition of a keyboard with each key to light up on a note. I make the keyboard and several checkbox controls for the highlight. Now I put the keyboard composition as a layer in a composition that has all the note info.

   Why can't I make the checkboxes inside the composition available to the layer so that I can have multiple note arrangements using the same keyboard composition? I can't make this link without hard-coding the composition name into the keyboard composition. So I have to make a duplicate keyboard for each composition I want to use… more

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7. Set Channel’s alpha with masks does not work if set to same layer

   The Set Channel effect does not seem to respect masks for the alpha source anymore, if the layer refers to itself.

   When „Source Layer 4“ points to the same layer it is applied to, with the dropdown set to „Masks“, the effect would apply the layer’s alpha, but only within the layer’s masks. Now, it does not respect the masks at all and won’t apply the alpha.

   Simple Setup: red shape layer with a mask, „Solid Composite“ with green color applied, then „Set Channels“ with „Source Layer 4“ set to the same shape layer, using „Masks“. See attached images for what the setup did before and what it is doing now.

   The effect still seems to be working fine, as long as the alpha refers to another layer.

   The issue might be related to the recent revision of the Set Channel effect with the may 2020 update: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/using/whats-new/2020-1.html#Otherenhancements

   The Set Channel effect does not seem to respect masks for the alpha source anymore, if the layer refers to itself.

   When „Source Layer 4“ points to the same layer it is applied to, with the dropdown set to „Masks“, the effect would apply the layer’s alpha, but only within the layer’s masks. Now, it does not respect the masks at all and won’t apply the alpha.

   Simple Setup: red shape layer with a mask, „Solid Composite“ with green color applied, then „Set Channels“ with „Source Layer 4“ set to the same shape layer, using „Masks“. See attached images for… more

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   Resolved  ·  AdminJohn Colombo (Quality Engineer, After Effects, Adobe, Adobe DVA) responded

   The fix for this issue was included with After Effects 2021 ( version 18.4 ).

   
   

   Thanks again for helping make us aware of this issue and please let us know if it is not working correctly in versions later than After Effects 18.4.

   - John, After Effects Engineering Team 

8. Bug - Roughen Edges doesn't work the same in 2020 as it does in previous versions

   In AE CC 2020, the Roughen Edges effect still shows the original edges of shapes and vectors. It also produces oddly colored edges.

   This wasn't the case before this version. It used to produce nice rough edges.

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   Resolved  ·  AdminVictoria Nece (Sr. Product Manager, Motion Graphics and VFX, Adobe DVA) responded

   This is fixed in After Effects 17.0.1, released last night. Please update and let us know if you’re still seeing any issues.

9. URGENT BUG - Effects on 3D shape layers don't show at all - 2020 17.0.2

   This is a crucial bug that needs to be fixed IMMEDIATELY!

   Any shape layer that's 3D doesn't show any effects. If 3D is disabled on the layer, the effects show.

   This is a crippling bug introduced in the latest update and it needs to be fixed ASAP!!!!

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10. BUG: Pickwhip in expression editor

    When Pickwipping a slider inside and expression with brackets, the auto expression will miss the closed bracket because of the outside brackets. This means you need to add another bracket on the end which is fine, but some people may not see it get missed until an error spits out.

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    Resolved  ·  AdminJohn Colombo (Quality Engineer, After Effects, Adobe, Adobe DVA) responded

    Hi Josiah,

    Thank you very much for reporting this issue. As of After Effects’ March 2021 release ( version 18.0 ), pick-whipping between brackets properly preserves all existing brackets and no longer results in an expression that needs correcting. Please let us know if you continue to see any issues with pick-whipping in the expression editor after updating to AE 18.0.

    https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/user-guide.html/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.ug.html

    - John, After Effects Engineering Team

11. баги в варп стабилайзере

    на варп стабилайзере не могу выделять мышкой несколько трек поинтов. выделяющая маска рисуется где то в левом верхнем углу. поправьте плиз этот баг. а то очень неудобно по одной точке выделять с зажатым шифтом((

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    Resolved  ·  AdminVictoria Nece (Sr. Product Manager, Motion Graphics and VFX, Adobe DVA) responded

    This is fixed in After Effects 17.0.1, released last night. Please update and let us know if you’re still seeing any issues.

12. CC Vignette bugs

    Found a very easy way to replicate buggy behavior with CC Vignette.
    1.Put any image or media in the timeline
    2.Create an adjustment layer on top of it and add CC Vignette.
    3. set a couple position keys on the adjustment layer and animate it.
    4. You should see lots of strange behavior on the layers beneath the adjustment layer.

    I ran into this issue lots when working with full-screen comps that had to shift over to split-screen.

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    Resolved  ·  AdminJohn Colombo (Quality Engineer, After Effects, Adobe, Adobe DVA) responded

    This issue was fixed as part of After Effects 17.0. Please let us know if you continue to see any unwanted behavior.

    Cheers,
    - John, After Effects Engineering Team

13. Bug report: Exposure effect > Gamma Correction control is broken

    The Exposure effect in the latest version gives a different result with the same exposure values as before. For example, in my project I have the Exposure effect with the Exposure value set to 3. If I open the project in the latest AE version it looks so much brighter. To get the same look in CC 2014, I have to set the Exposure value to 15 instead of 3.

    I found that the Gamma Correction slider in the Exposure effect behave inconsistently with the previous versions of AE. If the Exposure value is set to 0 and you drag the Gamma Correction slider down it looks like everything is working as it should. But once you increase the Exposure value, Gamma Correction is broken. I try to lower the Gamma Correction value, but the color values increase dramatically for some reason. In my case Gamma Correction was set to 0.2 and that ruins everything. That makes no sense, it looks like a bug!

    • I see this inconsistent behavior in the 32-bit project.
    • I use the latest vesrion of AE (16.1.0, build 204).
    • The NVidia driver is updated to the latest version.
    • I tried both, CPU and GPU rendering with the same result.

    The Exposure effect in the latest version gives a different result with the same exposure values as before. For example, in my project I have the Exposure effect with the Exposure value set to 3. If I open the project in the latest AE version it looks so much brighter. To get the same look in CC 2014, I have to set the Exposure value to 15 instead of 3.

    I found that the Gamma Correction slider in the Exposure effect behave inconsistently with the previous versions of AE. If the Exposure value is set to 0 and you drag… more

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    Resolved  ·  AdminTim Kurkoski (After Effects Senior Quality Engineer, Adobe DVA) responded

    Thank you for filing this bug report. Please see the comment from Jason Bartell below: this bug was fixed in the October 2018 release of After Effects (version 16.0; note that the current release is 16.1.1). You can install this release via the Creative Cloud desktop application.

14. Fix "Work Area" preview functionality

    When I have a Work Area delineated in my composition, I hit Preview (Numpad 0). Currently, under the Preview Panel, I have the Range set to "Work Area" for Numpad 0. I would expect this to then just render preview frames in that Work Area. Instead, it renders those preview frames -- and then continues to render frames until the end of the composition, causing a massive slowdown. I contacted Adobe support and they directed me here.

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    Resolved  ·  AdminTim Kurkoski (After Effects Senior Quality Engineer, Adobe DVA) responded

    Thanks for following up, Derrick. I’m going to close this issue as Resolved. If you encounter the problem again, please post back and we can re-open it.

15. After Effects Crash on .TGA import to comp. Also get better customer service that can actually answer questions regarding a specific product

    Latest version of After Effects. Import a .TGA sequence fine. Import a single .TGA and After Effects crashes and requires I close the app. The .TGA sequence that imports fine is 8192 X 8192. The single .TGA is the same size. One crashes after effects the other does not. This BUG just showed up today after update. Additionally I attempted to contact support and was directed to a person that was reading from a web page trying to assist, zero experience with After Effects. We pay a monthy subscription and the only time I have ever contact Adobe about a problem I get sent to a person who has zero experience. This is NOT customer service. My computer is running Windows 10, 64gb Ram, 3- Nvida 980Ti video cards, 8 core Xeon Processor. Huge waste of time. I will now have to uninstall After Effects and reinstall and older version. If the software is not ready to be released and has not been tested please do not release it and waste peoples valuable time. I attempted to attach the .TGA file and was given the error the file type was not valid and the attachment was to large ? If I cant send you the file how can you recreate the error ?

    Latest version of After Effects. Import a .TGA sequence fine. Import a single .TGA and After Effects crashes and requires I close the app. The .TGA sequence that imports fine is 8192 X 8192. The single .TGA is the same size. One crashes after effects the other does not. This BUG just showed up today after update. Additionally I attempted to contact support and was directed to a person that was reading from a web page trying to assist, zero experience with After Effects. We pay a monthy subscription and the only time I have ever contact Adobe about a… more

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    Resolved  ·  AdminTim Kurkoski (After Effects Senior Quality Engineer, Adobe DVA) responded

    This bug was fixed in the April 2019 release of After Effects (version 16.1). You can install this release via the Creative Cloud desktop application.

    A list of bugs fixed in After Effects 16.1 can be found here: https://helpx.adobe.com/after-effects/kb/fixed-issues.html

16. apply color LUT strength slider

    I use the "Apply color LUT" effect all of the time. However more often than not I need to adjust the strength of the LUT, so it would be very handy to have a "strength" slider build right into this plug-in.

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    Resolved  ·  AdminTim Kurkoski (After Effects Senior Quality Engineer, Adobe DVA) responded

    Thank you for filing this request.

    In the Timeline panel, every effect has a Compositing options section, which includes an Effect Opacity control. (This is also the set of controls you would use to add a mask to the effect.)

    Does this do what you want for the Apply Color LUT effect? Or are you asking for a different result? If something different, please elaborate.

    Update 4 Dec 2018:
    Based on your comment below, I’m going to close this as resolved. Glad the effect opacity control works for you.