Creative COW | Ian Dillon | Activity https://creativecow.net/members/iandillon2/activity/ Activity feed for Ian Dillon. Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:24:24 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.5.10 en-US 30 hourly 2 8397a239106d8c1b414705ca11b28847 Ian Dillon started the discussion I used to be able to hold Opt+Shift to convert vertices but now can't in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/i-used-to-be-able-to-hold-optshift-to-convert-vertices-but-now-cant/ Thu, 22 Jun 2023 19:37:25 +0000 I used to be able to hold Opt+Shift to convert vertices but now can't

I used to be able to hold Opt+Shift to convert vertices on a mask but now can’t. Now it show a little camera. So annoying I have to go select it from the menu every time now. Any suggestions?

Thanks in advance

Ian

]]> 6696ccd4d795e8d0a31cc0f2ccb3c402 Ian Dillon replied to the discussion 4-Color gradient presets anywhere? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/4-color-gradient-presets-anywhere/#post-2433548 Thu, 11 Aug 2022 22:12:44 +0000 Reply to 4-Color gradient presets anywhere?

I checked out that website and noticed if you click on the gradient it displays the two colors used to creat it. You can take a screen grab of that and sample the two colors using the layer gradient tool then save as a preset.

]]> bfb4f7c4970e4abcfbffe06b921cd873 Ian Dillon started the discussion After Effects crashes when I open comps, but not always... in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/after-effects-crashes-when-i-open-comps-but-not-always/ Thu, 05 Nov 2020 18:37:04 +0000 After Effects crashes when I open comps, but not always...

I have a new MacBook Pro with latest version After Effects. I’m trying to work on a project from my older MacBook Pro that had a slightly older version of After Effects. I can open comps a couple times then I get a crash when opening them. It can even be a comp that I just had open. I’ve tried all the standard clearing caches, RAM, switching to…

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]]> 4d355ea89d5272b8e61462633aec82e2 Ian Dillon started the discussion Can't migrate settings from CC 2019 to CC 2020 in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/cant-migrate-settings-from-cc-2019-to-cc-2020/ Sat, 24 Oct 2020 03:32:34 +0000 Can't migrate settings from CC 2019 to CC 2020

On my new MacBook with AE CC 2020 installed I click on “Migrate previous version settings” (under the General Preference tab) and I get a notification that says, “No previous versions of After Effects settings found”. I have my old MacBook sitting right next to me with AE CC 2019 installed and I have uploaded the settings. Why is the new AE not…

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]]> 94e96fd124e9a35907e58becb2e1ea4f Ian Dillon replied to the discussion Is upgrade MacBook memory or graphics better for After Effects? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/is-upgrade-macbook-memory-or-graphics-better-for-after-effects/#post-2335585 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 03:36:43 +0000 Reply to Is upgrade MacBook memory or graphics better for After Effects?

From the pic it doesn’t look like I would get much of a CPU upgrade for $200. Only point-two ghz. What do you think??

]]> ec48afce0d326c5d9571706c35e69a41 Ian Dillon replied to the discussion Is upgrade MacBook memory or graphics better for After Effects? in the forum Adobe After Effects https://creativecow.net/forums/thread/is-upgrade-macbook-memory-or-graphics-better-for-after-effects/#post-2335584 Wed, 23 Sep 2020 03:34:40 +0000 Reply to Is upgrade MacBook memory or graphics better for After Effects?

Really? Can you buy third-party RAM for MAcBook Pros???

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