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  • Weird things happening in AE – ram preview – audio preview

    Posted by Hope Holmesby on December 7, 2014 at 1:30 am

    Hi, thanks for reading.

    some keyboard commands are not working

    When using 0 on numeric keypad for ram preview nothing happens. Also when using ‘.’ for audio preview – nothing.
    Was working a few days ago.

    instead, the arrow tools get stuck in drag mode. Does work from the Preview palette if clicking the buttons: Ram and Play

    the space bar does allow playing.

    tried shutting down, restarting, pram zap, making anew project.
    still does same thing

    any ideas?

    Thanks again for any idear…..

    Warmly,
    Hope

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    Hope Holmesby replied 11 years, 5 months ago 2 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Brian Charles

    December 7, 2014 at 2:24 am

    Have you tried resetting After Effects default preferences?

    Since you’re on a Mac here’s the procedure:

    Launch After Effects while holding down Option + Command + Shift

    You should be presented with a dialog asking whether you want to reset the preferences. Click Yes… and see whether this resolves the issue.

  • Hope Holmesby

    December 7, 2014 at 3:01 am

    Hi

    thanks for the answer….i Tried that…didnt work
    turns out I had turned on Mouse Keys in Macs Accessibility area: Mouse and Trackpad.
    Maybe there is a keyboard shortcut that turn it on by accident.

    oh brother.

    thank you Brian for your input.
    inspired me to look further.

    Warmly,
    Hope

    __________________________________________________

    Life is here to enjoy.

    iMac 3.5 GHz Intel Core i7, 2TB;
    Mac OS 10.9,
    16 GB RAM;
    2 La Cie external HDs 1 TB each;
    After Effects CS5.5;
    Sound Track Pro 3.0.1;
    Final Cut Pro 7.0.3;
    Compressor 3.5.3

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