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  • Video (eyeball) switch missing

    Posted by Jonathan Ramsey on August 8, 2013 at 5:31 pm

    I’ve searched high and low on this one because it seems absolutely inane that I cannot find the answer. Nevertheless, I am using a template AE project. In some of the comps, the eyeball video switch is missing. I have toggled the switches/mode at the bottom of the timeline window, selected SWITCHES on and off for columns… and I don’t see anywhere to turn back on this icon.

    Save me from how ridiculous this is… 😉

    Thanks,
    Ramsey

    AE CS6, Mac

    Tags: video eyeball switch disappear missing gone

    John Cuevas replied 12 years, 11 months ago 3 Members · 5 Replies
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  • Todd Kopriva

    August 8, 2013 at 8:50 pm

    Show a screenshot of your Timeline panel.

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    Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
    After Effects quality engineering
    After Effects team blog
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  • John Cuevas

    August 8, 2013 at 8:51 pm

    In timeline right click next to “layer name”, then “Columns” > “AV Features”

    Johnny Cuevas, Editor
    Thinkck.com

    “I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
    —THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

  • Todd Kopriva

    August 8, 2013 at 8:52 pm

    BTW, the name of the column with those items is A/V Features. When choosing what columns to show, enable that one.

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    Todd Kopriva, Adobe Systems Incorporated
    After Effects quality engineering
    After Effects team blog
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  • Jonathan Ramsey

    August 8, 2013 at 9:59 pm

    Ahha! So simple. So easily missed. THANL YOU. Adobe calls it the Eyeball Switch so I made the assumption it would be SWITCHES. AV FEATURES did the trick.

  • John Cuevas

    August 14, 2013 at 10:18 pm

    Glad to help

    Johnny Cuevas, Editor
    Thinkck.com

    “I have not failed 700 times. I have succeeded in proving that those 700 ways will not work. When I have eliminated the ways that will not work, I will find the way that will work.”
    —THOMAS EDISON on inventing the light bulb.

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