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What’s Wrong? – AE CS3 displaying Effects incorrectly
I just installed After Effects CS3 onto my PowerPC G5 and tried to open one of the projects I started in AE7. First I got a dialogue box saying, “1 rendering plug-in was not found. (Standard 3D). The default rendering plug-in will be substituted.” Then, the effects I had applied in the composition would not display correctly. (For instance, the ‘Glow’ effect was blown out and 3x its diameter.) Is all of this related to Adobe’s lack of support for OpenGL on the MAC, or are these separate problems? I just don’t know which is causing the display problems, the OpenGL issue or the missing Standard 3D plug-in? Any information you have would really help. Thanks ahead of time.
Darren5102
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The Standard 3D compositing mode isn’t in AE CS3, which is why you’re getting the error. The Advanced 3D mode has been the default for the past couple of versions anyway.
Did the values on your effect change, or is it only the appearance? Depending on how you have the comp configured, there could be a visual difference between Standard 3D and Advanced 3D. My only advice for this type of pain is the same that comes up every time a new version appears- finish any work you started in the old version in that version. Use the new version for new work.
Regarding OpenGL, it isn’t a factor in this problem. And once Apple has fixed their side of the problems, Adobe should be producing an update to enable OpenGL on the Mac.
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