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Disable Rendering
This feels like it should be the most simple thing in the world, but for some reason the function doesn’t seem to exist.
I want to disable rendering in After Effects. So that when I drag a mask on a composition, only the vector on the mask shape moves. Then, when I click ‘Render’, the changes I’ve made are analysed, and then applied to the new render.
That is, instead of AE adding like a retarded puppy, jumping up and down and trying to render everything as I do it.
I know Final Cut and Shake have this function, and I can’t believe that AE doesn’t…
So far the only method I can see is to close the composition viewer window. That world for changing variables in opacity and such, but is useless when it comes to masks and so on……….
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3 Replies
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perhaps disabling live update might be what you are looking for…?
https://help.adobe.com/en_US/AfterEffects/9.0/WSAF696587-2D81-42e2-B248-4C5C2B7D3614a.html
it’s one of the toggle options just above the timeline… it looks like a rectangle with an ‘x’ in it over a shaded rectangle.
Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW -
[Josephs Brett] “That is, instead of AE adding like a retarded puppy, jumping up and down and trying to render everything as I do it.
“Have you tried using the Caps Lock key? That disables updating. RTFM.
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yep… there’s also solo-ing layers so ae is only rendering the layers that you are working with, that can also improve ae’s interaction response with complex comps.
Kevin Camp
Senior Designer
KCPQ, KMYQ & KRCW
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