After Effect error: Particular cannot work on a time-reversed layer

[Bruna Pastore]

Hi, thanks for answer me back.
I also tried in After Effect CS4 and CS6.
Both of them keep the same error.
I’ve tried a lot, I have no ideia what’s happening.

Is there another way to do that?
I’m learning AE.

[Kalleheikki Kannisto]

I take that to mean that Particular doesn’t work on a time-reversed layer for a reason. The likely reason being that Particular has a built-in Physics Time Factor that you can use to speed up or slow or reverse time.

[Rosa Hughes]

I still get the error message when I precompose Particular and do time-remapping (using the latest version of CC).

I found the only way to get it to work is to go into the advanced comp settings (of your Particular comp) and check the ‘preserve frame rate when nested’ box.

[Brandon Irwin]

Life saver! thank you so much. Clicking that box in advanced COMP settings allows particular to be time reversed!!! Thanks

[Beata Nowak]

Dear Dave,

I have stumbled upon this issue today and figured out a different solution.

If you time-reverse the comp with trapcode particular applied to it and precompose the whole thing, it will work on time-reversed layer in the main comp, but not in the precomp. Double reversal does the tricks. Just another way to go around it.

Regards,
Bet