• Adobe After Effects

  Grid blending modes not working in CS5

  Posted by Paul Roper on December 14, 2010 at 11:32 pm

  So here’s a funny (annoying) thing…

  I create a new solid.
  Apply Effect > Grid.
  Tweak the size so it’s nice and griddy, with transparent holes.
  Change the blending mode so I can see my original solid through the grid holes…except I can’t. No matter what blending mode I select, I can only ever see either the solid or the grid.

  This is a definite bug in CS5 – I just created the same effect in CS4 and it worked perfectly. I then opened the project in CS5, and the grid has vanished.

  What a pain. Progress…

  Paul Roper replied 15 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Todd Kopriva

  December 15, 2010 at 12:02 am

  I just tried it, and it works for me.

  Please submit a bug report with as much detail as possible, including operating system, footage type, and whether you’ve installed the After Effects CS5 (10.0.1) update.

  Oh, and turn off OpenGL rendering if you have it on.

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  Paul Roper

  December 15, 2010 at 4:39 am

  I submitted a bug report to Adobe earlier today.

  I’ll try switching off OpenGL tomorrow…I think it’s on for interactions, but I’ll turn it off completely. I’ll also check what the OpenGL settings are in CS4 (which was working fine) and report back!

  I have the latest 10.0.1 update installed.

  I got round it by using two layers ( 1: the solid, 2: the grid, parented to layer 1), but obviously this isn’t ideal.
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  Paul Roper

  December 15, 2010 at 10:19 pm

  Well, I’ve tried switching off OpenGL (both in the comp’s preview menu and in the preferences) and the problem remains exactly the same.

  The Generate > checkerboard effect has exactly the same problem. But Effect > Generate > Circle works fine.

  Any thoughts, anyone??

  After Effects version: 10.0.1.19

  Mac Pro 2x 2.4GHz Quad-Core Intel Xeon
  12GB RAM
  Mac OS 10.6.4

  Graphics specs:
  ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT:

  Chipset Model: ATI Radeon HD 2600
  Type: GPU
  Bus: PCIe
  Slot: Slot-1
  PCIe Lane Width: x16
  VRAM (Total): 256 MB
  Vendor: ATI (0x1002)
  Device ID: 0x9588
  Revision ID: 0x0000
  ROM Revision: 113-B1480A-252
  EFI Driver Version: 01.00.252
  Displays:
  Cinema HD:
  Resolution: 2560 x 1600
  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
  Mirror: Off
  Online: Yes
  Rotation: Supported
  Cinema HD:
  Resolution: 2560 x 1600
  Pixel Depth: 32-Bit Color (ARGB8888)
  Main Display: Yes
  Mirror: Off
  Online: Yes
  Rotation: Supported

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