[David Larock]

Thanks for the reply!

I’ll try that out.

Is the way I’m setting the camera rig up the best for this kind of animation?

Is there a better way of doing things?

[David Larock]

Thanks both of you! This really helps.

So, I can do the same with a video texture? Would I need to render an alpha version of the video animation?

[David Larock]

Ah I see. Well it turns out the problem is still there…

This time I didn’t click RAM preview, I was dragging a layer in a composition and it froze then restarted after about 3-4 minutes.

Could this be to do with OpenGL also because I was using adaptive resolution? And that uses OpenGL right?

Cheers

[David Larock]

Hi Kevin,

Is it a known problem for the system to freeze if you have out of date drivers?

I’ve updated the driver and it hasn’t froze since.

Cheers for the help Kevin and Dave!

[David Larock]

What version of After Effects?
CS6

Have you installed the recent updates?
Yes

What operating system?
Windows 7 Ultimate

What kind(s) of source footage?
A after effects template that uses particular and knoll light factory, also froze when I was RAM previewing Video Copilot’s element.

What were you doing when the problem occurred?
Just clicked RAM preview

Has this ever worked before?
Yes.

What other software are you running?
None.

Do you have any third-party effects or codecs installed?
Red giant trapcode, magic bullet and effects suite.
Video copilot Element

Tell us about your computer hardware.
Intel i7 3770
Nvidia GTX670
2 drives, one SSD, running Windows and CS6 and normal drive for files

Do you have any third-party I/O hardware
None

Are you using OpenGL features in After Effects?
Yes. Adaptive resolution.

Does the problem only happen with your final output, RAM preview, or both?
Freezes upon clicking RAM preview.

Are you using Render Multiple Frames Simultaneously multiprocessing?
Not sure, how do I check?

What is the exact sequence of steps that you are taking?
Opening templates and RAM previewing.
Creating a new composition, adding a solid with element and extruded a mask and keyframing a camera with DOF and motion blur on. When I clicked RAM preview it froze. (Entire PC)

Cheers for the suggestion Dave.

[David Larock]

What is NLE? Would I be able to purchase a transition like that?

Wow mate, that works very well. I will have a go and try and re create it myself 🙂

Cheers!

[David Larock]

Hi mate, thanks for the reply.

I ran memtest and it doesn’t give any errors. Is there something else that could be wrong?

[David Larock]

Thanks mate! I see what you’re saying.

What do you think of getting 2x 2gb GeForce GTX 660 graphic cards?
Also, would that work? Getting two graphic cards?

I don’t think I’ll have enough to get anything better.

[David Larock]

Ah I see.

How would I select the SSD as a boot drive?

Could you select the same SSD drive that AE is running off as a drive for disk cache? Or would it be better to use the 1TB Drive?

Cheers mate.

[David Larock]

Yeah, I added in 32gb ram.

Do you think the “2GB NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 – 960 Cores,DVI,HDMI,DP – 3D Vision Ready” is a decent graphics card for what I want to do?

With the solid state drive, how does it work?

Would it come with the operating system on the SSD? Should I install AE and programs on the SSD and use the other drive for my files?

Cheers for all the help mate!