Haha, oh goodness, I suppose I could be more specific.
OS: Windows XP
Ver: AE CS3 Professional
AE is using 2gb of Ram, I have recently updated the drivers.
I am not using any footage so far. I just created 1 solid in AE, duplicated it and applied fractal noise to one version, and set the other version to “Luma Matte”
I think AE knows I am under deadlines and am trying to work ahead. That may be the cause of all my problems.