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  • An unspecified AVI or DirectShow error ocurred.

    Posted by Brianovich on December 9, 2005 at 2:37 pm

    hi guys n girls,
    can someone please help me with this i imported some motion backgrounds for use in my project and was working with them until the next time i launched AE and the backgrounds appeared as offlines. I got this response: After Effects error: an unspecified AVI or DirectShow error ocurred. (1)(53::33).
    Can anyone PLEASE help me with this.
    Thanks n God Bless

    Brianovich replied 20 years, 8 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Tim Kurkoski

    December 9, 2005 at 4:49 pm

    Where did the AVI files come from? What codec do they use? This error usually indicates that there’s something wrong with the files.

    Try starting a new project and testing the files in there. Close and reopen the project a couple of times. Comparison test to other files. See if you can narrow down the cause of the problem a little.

    If all else fails, try reinstalling AE.

  • Brianovich

    December 15, 2005 at 3:10 pm

    thankyou so much for your advice Timothy i was able to solve the issue… very grateful I am!

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