• Adobe After Effects

  AE CS3 :: Vector Paint :: Brush frame tracks slooow behind mouse pointer

  Posted by Spey Fisher on October 13, 2007 at 1:16 am

  I upgraded from AE 6.5 to CS3 and see that Vector Paint does not perform well– the brush frame tracks behind the mouse when moving at anything but a very slow speed. The same project in AE6.5 is fine. The results are the same on 3 different machines. My primary machine is with a newly installed OS with no other Adobe products installed, only AE CS3 8.0.1. I called Abode– they saw the problem and having no workaround, submitted a bug report and suggested I do the same.

  I’d like to upgrade to CS3 for the availability of FLV from the Render Queue (rather than File >> Export).

  My question:

  Is “FLV from the Render Queue” available somehow in AE6.5? — then I don’t need to upgrade.

  Is there a plugin for CS3 with a vector paint option? — then I can upgrade.

  Thanks,
  Stumped

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  I called Adobe Tech Support and they could recreate the problem:

  Composition >> New Composition | Layer >> New >> Adjustment Layer | Effect >> Paint >> Vector Paint | (Vector Paint) >> Enlarge the brush size | Move brush around while not painting => brush frame tracks behind mouse pointer

  The tech rep considered this a bug and could offer no workaround. He said I should submit a bug report.
  While I was on hold with Adobe Tech Support I found if I leave the mouse alone for a period of time, the brush frame may disappear and when I move the mouse again, the brush frame reappears in the spot where it disappeard. I can do this repeatedly and make brush frame ‘residue’ patterns. After about a minute of this the remnants disappear.

  MACHINE_1:
  OS: WinXP SP2
  CPU: Intel Core2 Quad Q6600@2.40GHz
  VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GS PCIE 512 MB (6.14.11.6371 – nVIDIA Detonator 63.71)
  RAM: 4GB(2 x 2GB) DDR2 800 (PC2 6400)
  HDD: WD Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
  MOUSE: Logitech MX518 — (Generic Windows Driver)
  TABLET: None
  MONITORS: 1 or 2 LCD

  MACHINE_2:
  OS: WinXP SP2
  CPU: AMD Athlon X2 Dual Core 3400+ @2.09GHz
  VIDEO: NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GS PCIE 256 MB (6.14.11.6371 – nVIDIA Detonator 63.71)
  RAM: 2GB(2 x 1GB) DDR2 400 (PC 3200)
  HDD: WD Raptor 150GB 10,000 RPM 16MB Cache SATA
  MOUSE: Microsoft Intellimouse Explorer — (Generic Windows Driver)
  TABLET: None
  MONITORS: 1 or 2 LCD

  ******BUG******
  Steps to reproduce:
  1. Composition >> New Composition
  2. Layer >> New >> Adjustment Layer
  3. Effect >> Paint >> Vector Paint
  4. (Vector Paint) >> Enlarge the brush size
  5. Move brush around while not painting

  Results: Brush frame tracking lags behind mouse pointer. This tracking lag is more pronounced in an actual project.

  Expected results: Brush frame should keep up with mouse pointer. After Effects 6.5 performs just fine.
  FILEMON.EXE DUMP
  3:47:02 PM AfterFX.exe:396 OPEN C:\…\Adobe After Effects CS3\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\ SUCCESS Options: Open Directory Access: All
  3:47:02 PM AfterFX.exe:396 DIRECTORY C:\…\Adobe After Effects CS3\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\ SUCCESS FileBothDirectoryInformation: VectorPaint.AEX
  3:47:02 PM AfterFX.exe:396 CLOSE C:\…\Adobe After Effects CS3\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\ SUCCESS
  3:47:02 PM AfterFX.exe:396 QUERY INFORMATION C:\…\Adobe After Effects CS3\Support Files\Plug-ins\Effects\VectorPaint.AEX SUCCESS Attributes: A

  3:52:55 PM AfterFX.exe:260 OPEN C:\…\After Effects 6.5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Professional\Professional Effects\VectorPaint.AEX SUCCESS Options: Open Access: Execute
  3:52:55 PM AfterFX.exe:260 CLOSE C:\…\After Effects 6.5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Professional\Professional Effects\VectorPaint.AEX SUCCESS
  3:52:55 PM AfterFX.exe:260 OPEN C:\…\After Effects 6.5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Professional\Professional Effects\ SUCCESS Options: Open Directory Access: All
  3:52:55 PM AfterFX.exe:260 DIRECTORY C:\…\After Effects 6.5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Professional\Professional Effects\ SUCCESS FileBothDirectoryInformation: VectorPaint.AEX
  3:52:55 PM AfterFX.exe:260 CLOSE C:\…\After Effects 6.5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Professional\Professional Effects\ SUCCESS
  3:52:55 PM AfterFX.exe:260 QUERY INFORMATION C:\…\After Effects 6.5\Support Files\Plug-ins\Professional\Professional Effects\VectorPaint.AEX SUCCESS Attributes: A

  Spey Fisher replied 18 years, 10 months ago 2 Members · 3 Replies
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  Serge Hamad

  October 13, 2007 at 8:53 pm

  Hi,

  Please try the following:

  Create a layer, apply vector paint then click on the Option menu.

  Now uncheck the Stylus option that says “Use High Res. Coordinates”

  Et voila! you should be ready to go.

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  Spey Fisher

  October 14, 2007 at 8:15 pm

  The stylus option that says “Use High Res. Coordinates” is checked but is also grayed out so it can’t be unchecked. I see it is the same for AE6.5.

  My Wacom tablet is not, and hasn’t been, installed.

  I’ll hook it up to see if I can uncheck that box.
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  Spey Fisher

  October 16, 2007 at 12:18 am

  I installed the Wacom tablet which allowed me to uncheck:

  Stylus option >> “Use High Res. Coordinates”.

  I unchecked that but the change had no effect.

  Any suggestions to a fix or Vector Paint alternative/plug-in ?

  thx

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